i just think that, with a story of this seriousness, the characters need to feel real; so when there is a lack of emotion and spirit, it does the story a massive injustice. Dita Polachova was raised in a loving home in Prague, the only child of book-loving parents, who filled their shelves with German, Czech and French books. Within a month her lawyer father lost his job and the family were evicted by Germans, who demanded the flat for themselves. It lacked passion, emotion and the book was slow in many places and many of the characters less than interesting.

Dita is just 14years old and has been chosen and trusted to be the class librarian of Block 31, now you might think oh well it's only a librarian, but books are banned and anyone caught with them are sentenced to death! The story follows Dita and her mother, Liesl, as they are taken to Auschwitz and the daily life in the family camp through sickness, death, hunger and fear as thousands of prisoners come and go in the camps around them. Little did she know that by the age of 14 her life would be saved by a dozen tattered books which comprised possibly the smallest library in the world, in Auschwitz-Birkenau.It reflects on the great blessings we have that we take for granted (for example, the availability and access we have to any and all books on any and all subjects), and the travesties that we, as a Human Race, have inflicted on others. From the author of The Prince of the Skies, based on the incredible and moving true story of Dita Kraus, holocaust survivor and secret librarian for the children's block in Auschwitz. Alberto Manguel mentioned her “clandestine children’s library” in his book about the great libraries of the world.

For readers of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The Choice: this is the story of the smallest library in the world - and the most dangerous. With the horrific fate of millions of people, it is nice to hear the story of a heroic Dita that has overcome so much in her lifetime. The library has now become her first-aid kit, and she's going to give the children a little of the medicine that helped her recover her smile when she thought she'd lost it forever.Lo único que me faltó fue adentrarnos mejor en determinados acontecimientos, aunque puedo entender que era complicado condensar tantas cosas en una novela gráfica. The Holocaust is a sensitive subject, and this graphic novel addresses it with candor and compassion. I might revisit this book again when I am in the mood for a historical fiction, but decently not any time soon. It was apparent that while he was writing this novel, he also had emotion and hatred for what was going on.