Elie Wiesel, in general, should be required reading. His words. His story. His life evokes images and a reality that is hard to read, but I find his raw honesty and perspective touches me in a place I won't forget. And I think that is why what he writes is important. Night was hard to read for me. Mostly because the monsters were ordinary people. I mean it is horrific and tragic and I want the people to have devil ears and fire blowing out of their mouths. But the terror, is that they were just people. Dawn and Day were different short stories, but I think every bit important. I have very few books in my personal library these days, as I have donated them and frequent my library these days in an effort to avoid clutter in my home. I bought this book at the Holocaust Museum in Washington DC, and I am keeping it in my personal library for reference. Recommend.

For my masters degree, I set myself the challenge to read all of Elie's books in order of publication--starting with Night. The journey through his works, one after the other, revealed an increasingly nuanced understanding of one man's struggle to come to terms with human evil, suffering, forgiveness and memory. Elie is a man of remarkable compassion. We are the richer for having his works in our libraries.

Excellent book with a great history. Really enjoyed the 2nd book and thought provoking 'Night' novel. Dug deep into the psyche of a holocaust survivor.

I loved how this was written. It clearly showed the horrors of what Elie experienced, while not watering anything down. It was agonizing, terrifying, and miserable all at once. The holocaust still needs to be learnt about as horrific as it was, things like it still happen all over the world. Thank you Elie for sharing your story

Okay so Night had been and always will be my favorite book. I read it in high school and along with Alls Quiet on the Western Front, are responsible for my now addiction to reading. I read a lot as a child, but it was sporadic. After reading Night, it was changed to daily, and then the latter led to a sometimes unhealthy addiction.
When I learned that there was a trilogy with Night I was excited to read the next two. I was then extremely disappointed to find out Dawn and Day were fiction. I started Dawn and it just didn't have the same appeal. I have not given up completely on it, but I have to put it down to read something less depressing for minute. I will come back to this one in the future, and then update my review, but right now my heart is just not into it.
As for the five stars, Mr. Wiesel could have written hi over and over for two hundred pages, Night is worth all the stars plus more. That story is so unforgettable! I don't even have the words to do it justice beyond "magnificent"! So I will leave it at READ IT!!!!

Night was a historical account of the horror the author suffered. Dawn and Day were fictional and not very good. I do not recommend. I believe surviving the Holocaust stole this authors soul which is understandable but very depressing stories.

2.5 stars (4.5 stars for Night)

The first part which is a memoir, Night, truly left me speechless. I've read a fair amount of WWII stories, not to mention holocaust ones; but because of many factors, Night gave me chill. No wonder it's a Nobel prize literature. Words and phrases can't convey the monstrous act that was done against humanity but this book will always resonates with mankind. It was fairly short and concise, should be a reqired reading if it's not already. On the other hand, Dawn and Day are both quite a drag for me to read, no offense. If I hadn't bought the trilogy version of this book (all three parts combined), I wouldn't have read the two latter half. I get the message but they're just simply boring and not that intriguing as they could have been.

Unfortunately, due to part 2 & 3, the overall stars of this book drop drastically. If you're looking for a master piece, reading Night and skipping the other twos wouldn't hurt at all.

I first read Elie Wiesel's "Night" in high school and planned to give it a reread after he passed away. I was surprised to learn there was a trilogy so I picked up this book, which has fictional works "Dawn" and "Day" too. While the latter two are certainly heavy with the absolute turmoil that surviving the Holocaust caused, I didn't love the pairing of both fiction and nonfiction in one big work.

"Night," of course," tells the story of some of Wiesel's acutal experiences in Auschwitz and Buchenwald. It was probably the first book about the Holocaust I ever read -- and even upon rereading, it's heart-wrenching, painful and moving to hear about the horrors from those who lived them.

"Dawn" takes a look at what might have happened had a survivor who had Wiesel's Holocaust experiences, moved to Palestine and become involved in the push to get Great Britain out of the country. What does it take to turn someone who was victimized into a killer himself? What role does God play the life of someone who witnessed what Wiesel witnessed? It's an interesting meditation, though I felt it wasn't as strong as the other stories.

"Day" was another fictional piece, (though it had an autobiographical vibe to it,) in which a Holocaust survivor struggles with an indifference toward the concept of death and a survivors' tactic of keeping his thoughts and feelings closed off as a sort of protective measure. While this short novel started off a little slowly, it gained momentum as it unfolded and I found it made me rather thoughtful about its themes.