FACES reviews the three trending books, The Tattooist of Auschwitz, Still Me and The Hate You Give.
The Tattooist of Auschwitz
Author: Heather Morris
Based on a true story, in the midst of the second world war, Lale Sokolov is shifted to a concentration camp at Auschwitz-Birkenau. His captors gain knowledge that he is a polyglot and put him to work as a tattooist, tasked with inking his fellow prisoners becoming the the Tattooist of Auschwitz. It is here that Lale meets Gita, prisoner #34,902, and vows to survive and marry her. In a harrowing tale of atrocity, strife, compassion and bravery, the book documents the fate of Lale, his care for fellow inmates, his hope for freedom and the endurance of love.
Still Me
Author: Jojo Moyes
The third book in the ‘Me Before You’ series follows Louisa Clark to New York as she takes on a job working for wealthy Leonard Gopnik and his much younger wife Agnes. Confident and ready to start a new life, the distance makes it challenging for her to continue her relationship with Ambulance Sam. Then there’s Joshua Ryan, the late Will’s doppelganger, a man who brings the past hurtling into her present. Lou finds herself torn between New York city high society and being true to herself in this funny, refreshing read.
The Hate U Give
Author: Angie Thomas
Starr Carter has two sides to herself – one who lives in a middle class black neighborhood and the other who attends a suburban private school. While keeping her two personas separate has been causing turmoil within her, witnessing the death of her unarmed friend Khalil at the hands of an armed police officer makes it impossible for her to maintain that balance anymore. His death becomes a national headline, and soon Starr find herself embroiled in television interviews, caught up in protests against his killing and intimidated by the local drug lord. What she does and says could shake her community and put her life and family at risk…