Night: Elie Wiesel

I'm a little numb after finishing this.

I always knew I should read it, but I tend not to choose books that are even a little maudlin.

And, in the first half, I didn't think the story was too terrifying. I knew what was coming, of course, and it seemed that Eliezer was treated a bit more humanely than some of the other Jews. I was worried I'd become somehow desensitized to the subject matter.

But that last half will stick with me forever.

(109 pages)