I'm a huge fan of Wiesel's book, Night. But having read little of his other works, I decided to give this one a chance. The title alone suggested a happier narrative than Night. But then, I just couldn't connect with it. Wiesel's voice was prominent, and his writing was still well done... I just couldn't get into the story. I felt like the narrator was disconnected to the story, which jumped along the timeline. I'm not sure if that was done intentionally - since the majority of the story we witness through the psychiatrist. It would make sense that she wouldn't know the story as well as the narrator. I highly recommend this novel to any reader who is fascinated by religious or phychologica literature. However, it was definitely not my favorite work of Wiesel’s. Not because it strayed away from Wiesel’s classic style of contemplating eternal questions, nor because lacked his usual allegorical methods. It did both of those things and more. However, it was plainly just too controversial in how it compared references to The Book of Job in The Bible with Hasidic teachings, the Kabbalah, Talmud, etc. Although it was extremely thought-provoking, and forces the reader to question their own sanity as well as those of the characters, it is certainly not a book for conservative readers.
What do You think about La Danza Della Memoria (2008)?
I actually stopped reading...not the right time for me to read this devastating a story line.
—hannie
Just couldn't get into this. Decided to put it down for now.
—Johnna
