Book Review Night and Dawn"I will never forget that night, the first night in the camp, which turned my life into one long night, seven times cursed and seven times sealed. Never will I forget that smoke. Never will I forget the little wreaths of smoke under a silent blue sky. Never will I forget those flames that consumed my faith forever , of the desire to live. Never will I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to dust. I will never forget these things, even if I am condemned to live as much as God himself acclaimed writer Elie Wiesel. From this simple passage, the reader enters the mind of the author and begins his quest to understand its horrors, secrets and impacts own anguish that he transformed into art. Although classified as a novel, the series is rather a poetic testimony of Wiesel's personal experiences during the Holocaust period. For these reasons, Night is often perceived as a memoir even though Wiesel is not the protagonist of either book. However, a novel will usually be concerned with creating a convincing fictional story: it will make sure to explain the causes and effects of everything that happens in its fictional world, tying up loose ends and fleshing out all its characters. The Night, however, is solely about Wiesel's personal experience. Whatever events lie outside the narrator's direct observation fade from the memoir's perspective. Dawn, while a continuation of Night, serves more as a commentary on it, and not as a memoir... middle of paper... yet again. I can think of few criticisms for this book. It engages the reader with its captivating depiction of the Holocaust while questioning human endeavors. The only comment I would make is that it is not as well organized as the other novels. Wiesel tends to bounce around in a way similar to a boy who is so excited to tell his story that he will forget things, then remember them and remember them, and then sometimes he goes off on a tangent. This makes both books feel slightly disorganized. But that's what makes the novels unique. This technique actually attracts the reader more as they are left with empty spaces; forcing them to continue reading. Overall, Night and Dawn are two excellent stories that can be enjoyed and enjoyed by people of all ages and religions. Elie Wiesel himself said: "If I were to rewrite these books today, I would not rewrite a single word."