The aftermath Book

The year is 2003. There is a 10 year old girl who has been granted special privileges to go into the 12-15 year old section of her school library. She picks up this book, mildly intruigied, and has no idea where this book will lead her.

Fast forward 8 years, the year is 2011, and that girl is in her last year of high school, determining what she wants to study in University. She realizes she has spent the last 8 years reading all she can about the Holocaust because of a book she once read in the school library. She settles on applying to the history department of her chosen school.

Fast forward another 5 years, the year is 2016, and the girl has spent 5 years studying History. She has taken every class on the Holocaust her school offers, in every department she can find it. She was taught by someone who fled Europe because of the Holocaust when he was a young boy, and she graduates with a lifelong love and interest in history, particularly the Holocaust.

This book honeslty changed my life. When I was a very young kid I wanted to do nothing but be a lawyer. And I still do, but I chose to study history instead of pursuing degrees that could move me closer to that life, because of this book. I've read it dozens of times, but not since I was young. It has always stayed with me, and I'm glad to have it back in my life.

I can't really comment on the book, writing, story, etc, because of how biased I am. This book shaped who I am, so for that it will always and forever be 5 stars.