The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris is a historical fiction book. The German camp asks families all over the world to send one person to a camp. Lale Sokolov decided to go for his family and arrived there to work in the fields but soon was made the Tätowierer. Lake met someone he truly loved and soon after had to flee from the camp and went searching for his family and his beloved one. I really enjoyed reading this book as I learned many things about what the camp was like and how badly they treated them. There were a lot of ups and downs and the plot of the story was really interesting, and I could not put the book down as soon as I picked it up. I would recommend this book to people who like reading about histories that have a tiny connection to the world war, and I would also recommend this book for the ages of 12-13 as there was some content inappropriate for younger ages. (Ellery. Grade 7)

Rating: 4/5

Vocabulary Difficulty: 2/5

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris is a holocaust-historical fiction book about Lale Sokolov, who is imprisoned at the Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camp. I like this book because it shows us the experiences of Jewish people during World War 2 (WW2) and how families had to find each other after being separated all over Europe. Another reason I like this is book is the fact that Lale uses his position as the Tätowierer to help other prisoners in the camp and how we ourselves should use our position to help others. This book had slightly challenging vocabulary, but it was nothing much to handle. I recommend this book for anyone over the age of 12, because it does contain some mature content and is quite long, but it is indeed an enjoyable read. (James. Grade 7)

Rating: 4/5

Vocabulary Difficulty: 3/5

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris is a non-fiction book about the true story of Lale, a man who spent years in the largest concentration camp during WW2. Lale is sent to Auschwitz as a prisoner but becomes the new tattooist. He tattoos the prisoners’ numbers onto their arms. One day, Lale tattoos a group of women and ends up falling in love with one of them, named Gita. Throughout the story, Lale and Gita meet in secret and promise each other that they will get out of the war together. Although this book ends well, there are many parts of it that are quite sad, since the book focuses on the aspects of living as a Jew in a concentration camp more than it gives information on Lale and Gita. If you do not deal well with reading about death, crime, and/or torture, I would not recommend reading this book because it talks about hard topics and all the wrongs that were committed inside concentration camps. Otherwise, this book is a very important book in learning about what people went through in concentration camps during the war through the eyes of a survivor. (Justine. Grade 8)

Rating: 3/5

Vocabulary Difficulty: 2/5

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris is a story about a man named Lale who is Jewish and gets sent to a Concentration camp in World War 2 where he gets put to work as a tattooist who tattoos the prisoners with their number. Lale falls in love with a Girl he meets while tattooing. This book is about how daily life was for them in the camp and how they survived. This story really shows how terrible the concentration camps were. This book is non fiction and I would recommend this book to people who are interested in history. (Monty. Grade 7)

Rating: 5/5

Vocabulary Difficulty: 3/5

The Tatooist of Auschwitz is a book is the historical fiction version of Holocaust Survivor, Lale Sokolov's time in Auschwitz and as a tatooist. This book takes place during World War II, when the German Nazis planned to get rid of the Jews. Lale ends up in a concentration camp in Auschwitz and becomes the tatooist. There he meets Gita, his significant other. They are in love and wishes to survive this camp. This book is very interesting to read especially getting to know more about the lives in the camp and how he meets Gita. The story gets emotional is the middle and especially at the end. There are lots of swearing words and parts of the book that need a lot of maturity to understand it even for me. I recommend this book to students who are mature enough to read possibly over 13 years of age. (Ahyun. Grade 7)

Rating: 3/5

Vocabulary Difficulty: 3/5