Welcome to Litsy!

This book was intense for me, in the best way possible. It follows a boy named Gregor who is a Jew hiding in a cave in the forest, he meets a stranger with no name, so he gives him his name (Gavrial). It follows Gregor afterwards while he is hiding and fleeing from soldiers and police, making comrades in other forests. I was experiencing real anxiety over his safety and that of his friends. I cannot recommend it more if you want to be disturbed.

"You mustn't judge him, son. Above all when you're not even acquainted. That's like throwing stones at him from an ambush; you risk nothing, he everything. By speaking ill of him you're sure to please everybody. People will say 'there's a good boy; he's protecting us; he's avenging us!' Too easy!"

I can never tire of Elie Wiesel's words. His stories are so eloquent. What a gift it would be to be half the writer he is, may he rest in peace.