tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post8409312251164260297..comments2024-03-15T12:14:33.129+00:00Comments on Biblibio: Amazon review of the weekMeytal Radzinskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15805413335735169073noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-73583624018799329732009-07-26T08:45:28.909+01:002009-07-26T08:45:28.909+01:00Some interesting thoughts here - reading Amazon re...Some interesting thoughts here - reading Amazon reviews is often a depressing experience and makes you wonder how any book sells, so misunderstood and misinterpreted are the authors.Tom Cunliffehttp://www.acommonreader.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-48418332091799778042009-07-24T17:51:50.699+01:002009-07-24T17:51:50.699+01:00Saying that someone "made up" their Holo...Saying that someone "made up" their Holocaust experiences is a vicious form of slander. not that frauds don't happen- see "angel girl"- but let's get real. refusing to accept what happened to people is just a few steps away from denying it altogether.Marie Cloutierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14938166831865436287noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1246220242273461143.post-63433856503859680932009-07-23T22:55:33.059+01:002009-07-23T22:55:33.059+01:00The notion of comparing Holocaust memoirs with eac...The notion of comparing Holocaust memoirs with each other seems to be a sort of dicey territory to start with, doesn't it? I mean, these are all peoples' own horrific experiences presented in the way they were able to/wanted to present them, therefore I think I would have a hard time saying about any Holocaust memoir that it was the "worst" I'd ever read despite the fact that I too have read many. Just because Holocaust memoirs exist as a sort of genre based on a "shared" experience certainly doesn't make them automatically comparable. <br /><br />That said, I did find your comparison of Night and If This is a Man to be really interesting but more in the way you considered why one seems to get more attention over the other and the conclusion you ultimately reached. Perhaps Night is more approachable for a general audience based simply on the way that it is written, but I'm sure that both have much to offer in a large body of Holocaust history.Meganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07751131767729086158noreply@blogger.com