We Must Not Think of Ourselves by Lauren Grodstein is a story of the Holocaust. Given that the history in this book is the collecting of stories, a significant portion of the book is narrated through interviews. As such, the story is "told" rather than "shown," and the emotional connection that should be the heart of such a book seems distant. Nevertheless, the book does introduce me to the Oneg Shabbat Archive, an aspect of history with which I was unfamiliar.
Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2023/12/we-must-not-think-of-ourselves.html
Reviewed for NetGalley and a publisher's blog tour.
Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2023/12/we-must-not-think-of-ourselves.html
Reviewed for NetGalley and a publisher's blog tour.