The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Brianna Carter

carterb24 — 2024-02-27 17:08:25 UTC

On page 23 it states "The man watches him closely. He says, 'I've heard the SS boasting that this is going to be the biggest concentration camp of all.'" This shows the reader that this is about concentration camps during the holocaust. So if the reader is interested in history this could be interesting for them.

carterb24 — 2024-02-27 17:09:59 UTC

On the cover of the book it says "based on the powerful true story of love and survival." This shows the reader that it is a true story, so if the reader finds those books appealing then they might be interested in this one. It also tells you that the characters are going to have romance and have to try to survive.

carterb24 — 2024-02-27 17:13:35 UTC

On page 54 it states" He ran away from home to Berlin and joined the Hitler Youth and then the SS." This is another piece of evidence that shows that this book would be appealing to a person that likes history. And it shows the lives of the Nazis running the concentration camp, so that could be very interesting to some audiences.

carterb24 — 2024-02-27 17:22:29 UTC

There is a prologue at the beggining of the book that repeats itself on page 41, it talks about how he has to tattoo some girls but in the middle of the main character, Lale, tattooing a girl a man comes up and grabs her face. The girl and Lale seem to form a bond in the quick time they are together. It states on page 2 and page 41 "When he has finished, he holds on to her arm for a moment longer than necessary, looking again into her eyes. He forces a small smile. She returns a smaller one. Her eyes, however, dance before him." The prologue allows the reader to realize that this is an important part of the book because it wouldn't be highlighted twice if it meant nothing.

carterb24 — 2024-02-27 17:26:43 UTC

On page 7 it states "For nearly four weeks he helped around the house, fixing things with his father and brother, building new beds for his young nephews who had outgrown their cribs." This shows the reader that Lale is a helpful, hardworking, and family oriented person.

carterb24 — 2024-02-27 17:28:39 UTC

On page 33 it states, "'We cahnged your soiled clothes. We swapped them with someone's who had died overnight.' Lale is now untoppable to stop the tears that toll down his emaciated cheeks." This shows the reader that Lale is appreciative of the people who help him and that Lales blockmates are caring people because Lale could've been killed but his friend helped him and kept him is a comfortable state.

carterb24 — 2024-02-27 17:34:58 UTC

On page 47 it states "Baretski snorts beside Lale. 'It's true-- with that bag and those words you are safe, except from me, of course. Screw up and get me into trouble, and no bag or words will save you.' His hand goes to his pistol, rests on the holester, flicks the catch open. Closed. Open. Closed. His breathing grows deeper. Lale does the smart thing: lowers his eyes and turns away." This shows the reader that Baretski is powerful, ruthless and wont hesitate in killing Lale. And it shows the reader that Lale is intelligent for not saying or doing anything back to Baretski.

carterb24 — 2024-02-27 17:39:08 UTC

On page 48 it states "As the trio walks several miles back to Birkenau, Leon stumbles and falls--fatigue and lack of nourishment overcoming him. He picks himself back up. Baretski slows his walk, seemingly waiting for Leon to catch up. As Leon does, Baretski sticks his leg out, causing him to fall again. Several times more on the journey." This shows the reader that Baretski is cruel because he repeatedly trips Leon knowing he was weak.

carterb24 — 2024-02-27 17:41:53 UTC

On page 8 it states "Lale is one of the last to leave. Approaching the door, he sees the body of the man killed in the skirmish. Briefly closing his eyes, he acknowledges the mans death with a quick prayer." The author does a good job at showing us that Lale is religious and a kind and respectful human during this.

carterb24 — 2024-02-27 17:46:21 UTC

On page 9 it states "The men trudge toward the looming, dirty pink-brick-building with picture windows. Trees line the entrances, flush with new spring growth." The author wrote this in a way that the author can clearly imagine what the building looks like. Along with how the trees are bloomed. And she did a good job of using the word "trudge" instead of walked to allow the reader to imagine what they looked like walking toward the building.

carterb24 — 2024-02-27 17:51:12 UTC

On page 10 it states "He wears a jacket and trousers with blue and white vertical stripes, with a green triangle on his chest." This reminded me of the movie called "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas". Since I have watched this movie before it allowed me to imagine the scene a lot better and relate it to something I have seen before.

carterb24 — 2024-02-27 17:53:49 UTC

On page 11 it states "An SS officer pulls off Lales jacket, rips his shirtsleeve and pushes his forearm flat on the table. He stares in disbelief as the numbers 32407 are stabbed into his skin, one after another. The piece of wood with a needle embedded in it moves quickly and painfully. The the man takes a rag dipped in green ink and rubs it throughly over Lales wound." This allows the reader to imagine what the tattooing process was like for Lale and it uses the decription of what was happening and what Lale felt during the process to do so.

carterb24 — 2024-02-27 17:55:12 UTC

On page 17 it states "... their hands encased in white gloves, their elegant pearl earrings matching their necklaces." This allows the reader to imagine what the girls were wearing when Lale met them.

carterb24 — 2024-03-01 17:49:37 UTC

On page 61 it states "Back in his small room, Lale paces to and fro, rehearsing the first words he will say to her." This text shows us that this is a romance book. This allows the book to be interesting to people that like romance books.

carterb24 — 2024-03-01 17:52:05 UTC

On page 69 it states "Weeks have gone by; the trees surrounding the camp have dropped their leaves, the days have become shorter as winter advances." This allows the reader to picture that it is turning winter by describing the trees.

carterb24 — 2024-03-05 16:57:18 UTC

On page 105 it states "When Lale asks for her opinions, he finds Nadya's answers silimar to those his mother would give." This shows the reader that Nadya is wise and caring like a mother.

carterb24 — 2024-03-05 17:00:53 UTC

On page 110 is states "Baretski laughs. 'This is one doctor you don't want to be introduced to, trust me. I'm scared of him. The guys a creep.'" This shows the reader that Herr Doktor Josef Mengele is not a nice guy, especially if Baretski is even scared of him. It could show the reader that if one of the characters ever have to interact with Herr Doktor it will not be a good thing.

carterb24 — 2024-03-05 17:05:38 UTC

On page 115 it states "'We--I mean my felloe officers and I-- are in need of some entertainment, and as the weather is improving, we were thinking of a game of soccer. What do you think?'" This is the introduction to chapter 12 and it is about the officers and the prisoners playing soccer. This could be interesting to the audience that likes sports because it talks about the game they played and even a few of the characters were semi-professional soccer players before the concentration camp.

carterb24 — 2024-03-05 17:10:24 UTC

On page 188 it states "'I have no idea. When they took me out, I was sure I was headed for the Black Wall, but then I was thrown in a truck and brought back here.' 'I've never known anyone to walk away from the Strafkompanie--so well done,' Baretski says." Being put in Strafkompanie and beat and tortured is one of the main things the main character, Lale, has had to survive. So if the audience is interested in that then they will like the book because there is also a lot of other survival parts.

carterb24 — 2024-03-05 17:15:56 UTC

On page 139 it states "Dead eyes stare. Men, young and old; children at the bottom. Blood vomit, urine, feces, The smell of death pervades the entire space. Lale tries to hold his breath. His lungs burn." This gives a good description about when Lale has to go to the crematorium and confirm prisoner numbers. The author does a good job at doing this when she describes what is there but she uses the words "His lungs burn," to describe the smell.

carterb24 — 2024-03-05 17:17:19 UTC

On page 158 it states "She stands out, with her flowing blond mane." This gives a good description about what the ladies hair looks like and it allows the reader to picture long blonde hair on the girl.

carterb24 — 2024-03-05 18:12:18 UTC

On page 8 it states "He learned from a young age, from his mother, that women love them. When would be the next time he could give a girl flowers? He takes them in, them brilliant colors flashing before his eyes, whole fields of poppies dancing in the breeze, a scarlet mass. He vows that the next flowers he gives to someone he will pick himself." On page 113 it states "He bends and gently picks the short stem He will find a way to give it to Gita tomorrow." The sentence from page 8 is the vow that he will pick the next flower he gives to a girl and on page 113 he finds a flower to give to Gita, the girl he loves. The author does a good job at occasionally bringing up Lale giving a girl flowers and he often states that girls like flowers. So keeping this a constant in the story makes the book have more flow.

carterb24 — 2024-03-05 18:16:19 UTC

On page 16 it states "As they disappear into the darkness, Lale makes a vow to himself: I will live to leave this place. I will walk out a free man. If there is a hell, I will see these murderers burn in it." On page 163 it states "Then he realized. In three weeks time, he will have been here for two years. Two years. How has he done it? How is he still breathing, when so many aren't? He thinks back to the vow he made at the beginning. To survive and to see those responsible pay." There are more parts in the book that Lale thinks about his vow to himself. Having the repetition of mentioning his vow gives the reader hope that he will make it out of the camp. (finish at end of the book talking about whether he gets out or not)

carterb24 — 2024-03-12 18:43:31 UTC

Once again Lale talks about his vow. But in particular, on page 131 he is talking to Gita about the vow he made to himself. It states "'Yes, we do. There will be a tomorrow for us. On the night I arrived here, I made a vow to myself that I would survive this hell. We will survive and make a life where we are free to kiss when we want to.' Gute blushes and turns away." And then on page 250 Lale and Gita find each other after being separated and freed from the camps. It states "Lale sweeps up Gita into his arms and kisses her. One of Guta's friends comes over and leads the horse away. Then, with Gita's arm around Lale's waist and her head resting on his shoulder, they walk away, merging into the crowded street, one young couple among many in a war-ravaged city." The author not only kept mentioning the vow Lale made himself as a staple in his story but she also made it a common staple in his relationship with Gita.

carterb24 — 2024-03-12 18:57:00 UTC

On page 91 it states "'Your size. The Germans are the cruelest bastards ever to live, but they are not entirely stupid. They have a kack for finding the right person for the right job, and I'm sure they will find word for you.' 'What kind of work?' ' don't know. You'll have to wait and see.'" This was when Lale and Jakub first met. Lale told Jakub he will find a job suited for him. And then on page 171 Lale and Jakub meet again under poor circumstances. It states "'My job is to get names from you--names of prisoners who might be planning to escape or resist, and, of course, the names of prisoners who get the money and jewels to you.' Lale looks away. The enormity of what Jakub is saying begins to register. 'Like you, tatowier, I do what I have to do to survive'" and it also states "Oh, Jakub. I never imagined this would be the work they found for you. I'm so sorry." I think the author does a good job of having a lot of character in the story but she reuses them throughout the story and gives them a bigger purpose. She does a good job at introducing people early on and they are a bigger part of the story later on.

carterb24 — 2024-03-12 19:07:48 UTC

In chapter 25 Gita is trying to find a safe house to stay at. On page 215 it states "The sun has gone down, and the weak streetlamps cast little light. They are forced to ask a passerby for help finding the address they have been given. For some reason this reminds me of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows:Part 1 movie when Harry and Hermione go to Godric's Hallow and visit Aberforth. The way the street is described in the book reminds me of what the move looks like and they are in a similar situation.

carterb24 — 2024-03-12 19:09:50 UTC

On page 5 it states "Flowers. He learned from a young age, from his mother, that women love them." I also like flowers so the author allowed me to make a text to self connection. It reminds me of when my boyfriend gets me flowers and I enjoy them a lot.

carterb24 — 2024-03-12 19:15:36 UTC

On page 64 it states "The next morning, Gita and Dana are the last to leave their block. They exit with their arms linked, talking, oblivious to their surroundings." This is one example to the tight friendship between Gita and Dana. It reminds me of the Little Women musical I was apart of during sophomore year and the Little Women movie that came out a few years ago.

carterb24 — 2024-03-12 19:22:46 UTC

On page 128 it states "Stories had filtered back about the concentration camps." The entire book is about concentration camps which relates back to learning about the Nazi's and what they did to Jews. In particular I remember reading an Anne Frank book in 4th grade and this entire book made me think about that and what they had to go through.

carterb24 — 2024-03-12 19:25:18 UTC

On page 230 it states "From a drawer he selects soft underpants, crisp socks and a smooth brown leather belt. He finds a polished pair of shoes in another cupboard." This allows me to fully understand what Lale is changing into and it allows me to picture it in my mind.

carterb24 — 2024-03-12 19:33:37 UTC

On page 237 it states "He steps outside and watches as the women clamber aboard the truck for the trip home. Most seem intoxicated, but none look distressed. He goes back to bed." This shows me that Lale is a very caring and respectful guy towards women.

carterb24 — 2024-03-12 19:38:55 UTC

On page 127 it states "Memories flood Gita, scents and textures and flashes of the past: a familiar doorway, the aroma of soup..." This reminds me of when me and my dad first made homemade chicken soup together. We even made homemade egg noodles so when the book mentioned chicken noodle soup, it reminded me of that.

carterb24 — 2024-03-12 19:46:36 UTC

On page 15 it states "Lale and Aron find themselves in Block 7, a large hut with triple bunks down one wall." This reminds me of the bumks that are in Monsters University when Mike gets trapped in the summer camp. The way the author describes the bunks make me think of the camp from that scene.