Night

Night
Author: Elie Wisel

'Over there. Do you see the chimney over there? And the flames, do you see them?"( Yes, we see the flames.) "Over there. that's where they will take you. Over there that will be your grave. You still don't understand? You son of bitches. Don't you understand anything? You will be burned! Burned to a cinder. Turned into ashes"! His anger turned into fury. We stood stunned, petrified. Could this just be a nightmare? An unmaginable nightmare?

This book is a very sad story about how a father,a son (Elie), and their family were taken from their homes and moved to german camps. Its about how Elie survived and now is telling his story. This reminds me of all the other books I have read on the Holocoust. It is amazing how people can be so cruel to people just because of their religon, of their belifes. It is rediculous that the Nazis destroyed so many lives, and what they put people through. I don't know how one can be so cruel.

John Berger Quote

'When we read a story, we inhabit it.
The covers of the book are like a roof and four walls.
What is to happen next will take place within the four walls of the story.
And this is possible because the story's voice makes everything its own.
~ John Berger'

I chose this quote to represent my blog because I think it really says why I read. When I really like a book I inhabit it, I will not put the book down until it is done. The story talks on it's own, it has it's own characters right in your head, the words speak for themselves, they are the voice of your imagination.