The Forgotten

Wiesel reminds us what can happen if we refuse to come to terms with our past. It is a good book to refer to when listening to Cheney, Obama, and pundits claim that we must move forward. One cannot move forward by not holding ourselves accountable for our past. As painful as it might be we must have......more

Beautiful book about Symbolic and actual things--The love of a son for his father and vice-versa.. Beautiful Jewish prayer at the beginning of the book...Beautiful love interest for the son.. How death is always observing us over our shoulder.... Well told tale captivating , invigorating, and plain spe......more

Almost like across between Milan Kundera and Jonathan Safran-Foer. Thematically interested in exile, exiles; with a little bit of that Jewish magical realism thrown in. (My apologies, I read it forever ago). The truth was that Malkiel's father had never known any woman but his own wife. A matter of f......more

Siento que tengo una deuda con Elie Wiesel. Que debí leerlo antes. Que debo honrarlo, no sé bien por qué. Lo he estado escuchando en diversas entrevistas que dio antes de morir y después de leer su Witness y su Open Heart, lo amé más. Un tipazo. Este libro es melancólico y triste, y también me pareci......more

there is nothing new I could ever find to say about any of Wiesel's works. Each one is epic.......more