Recommended. We should all read more books about this theme, so we don´t forget what happened. We should try to not repeat History and these kind of books help with that. Nice read despite the theme

The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz By: Thomas Geve and Narrated by: Mark Meadows is a powerful True Story of Hope and Survival This audiobook had me hooked and you will need tissues. This book/audiobook is an account of a brave young lad called Thomas who was twelve years old and his mother spent his time in three different concentration camps during the Holocaust and one of the camps was Auschwitz, however they were immediately separated from each other. Somehow with every everything that is going on around Thomas he manages to keep hope in his heart, that one day he will see his mother again and they will be free.
This is a well written story of a deep and courageous man.and an account of life in hell where creative solutions kept this young boy alive ....

The narrator Mark Meadows was excellent.

I highly recommend this book.

Big thank-you to NetGalley and Harper Collins and Harper Audio for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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Thank you for an ARC (audio) of this book in exchange for my honest opinion!

I have to say that I would have preferred to read the ebook of this one to see if there were any illustrations. The title suggests that there would be illustrations. Since I only listened to the audio, this was "simply" another autobiography/memoir. Don't get me wrong, this was a compelling books, but I felt it was missing a connection to the title.

I’ve enjoyed many books told from survivors of auschwitz but I struggled with this book. I found it really confusing to listen to and struggled to follow meaning I didn’t enjoy this one very much. Still it’s an important story as everyone’s is and I think it’s one that should be told. I think the story would have been told better in a different formatting.

Amazing account of the horrors of war but also of resilience. I enjoyed the narration of this audiobook and am grateful to Netgalley and publisher for the opportunity to provide my honest opinion.

I listened to the audiobook version of this real life story of 13 year old Thomas, which was well narrated by Mark Meadows. Thomas' life was devastated when he and his mother were incarcerated into a concentration camp and nearly immediately separated. Thomas went on to spend nearly 2 years in three different concentration camps, including Auschwitz. This is a story of hardship, brutality, endurance, friendship and many other emotions as told from the memories of Thomas. An incredibly important read, which tells how things really were in these concentration camps - and how diabolically some humans are able to treat others. The prisoners existences were, overall, horrendous and, if they survived, they would go on to suffer a lifetime of nightmares. Highly recommended. Many thanks to Netgalley and Harper Collins UK for my copy.

Wow, what do you say about this book. A true life version of a young Jewish boys life. He tells a tale that breaks your heart. Even if the tales of the holocaust are part of your upbringing this will not fail to upset you. The telling of his experiences in concentration camps dig into your heart. This book deserves to be,part of the school curriculum in the hope of our your saying “ we shall not forget”. I for one will never forget the telling of this truth.

The narrator was great and really added to this story. It was heartbreaking, as all books I’ve read on the Holocaust were. Thomas was just a young boy when he and his mother were sent to a concentration camp. He was separated from his mum almost immediately and spent almost 2 full years of his young life in three concentration camps. He told his story initially through pictures that he drew of his experiences, from memory. Later he painted them in colour and many are on display in Yad Vashem today. This is heartbreaking, especially when we remember how young Thomas was during the time he didn’t in the camps. It’s a nook I won’t forget in a hurry.

The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz by Thomas Geve was Thomas’s heart wrenching and emotional account of his time he spent in three different concentration camps during the Holocaust. Thomas was a young twelve year old boy when he was transported to the first of the three camps he would be in. One of the camps Thomas and his mother found themselves in was Auschwitz. He arrived with his mother but the two were immediately separated. He spent a total of twenty-two months of his young life in concentration camps. Thomas shared his own horrific story both in prose and in pictures. His original sketches and drawings had been lost. Upon liberation, Thomas recreated his drawings from memory. He sketched them first with pencil and then added color from the water color paints he was given by his American liberators. His paintings and sketches were displayed at Yad Vashem and remain there even today.

Many survivors of the Holocaust were hesitant to share their stories and deepest memories. For some it was just too painful to remember. Others felt guilty that they survived and millions did not. Thomas was determined to tell what he had seen, experienced and lived through. He had written two previous books before Charlie Inglefield helped Thomas retell his story in a more modern version. The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz was the combined result. The newer version retained all the facts but was updated in language. The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz was a unique account of the Holocaust because it was told from the perspective of an almost teenage boy. Thomas described his friends he made and lost, the meager food rations he was given, the places he lived and their conditions and the jobs he was assigned to at each camp. Thomas tried to find some good in those he came in contact with. The simple and kind remarks that came his way, often few and far between, helped give Thomas the will and desire to survive. To this day, Thomas speaks to audiences around the world about the Holocaust. He lives in Israel.

I listened to the audiobook of The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz by Thomas Geve and Charlie Inglefield. It was brilliantly narrated by Mark Meadows. He was really able to capture the emotions, sufferings, despair and hope in his reading of this book. I highly recommend this book.

Thank you to Harper Audio for allowing me to listen to this advanced copy through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions expressed in this review are completely my own. This book is set to be published 7/27/2021.

An inspiring true story of barbarity, hope, and survival: the Holocaust memoir of a teenage boy imprisoned in Birkenau, Auschwitz, Gross Rosen, and Buchenwald which illuminate the dark days of World War II.

A lot of detail has gone into this book, for me - it does not work successfully as an audiobook unfortunately and I was not able to finish, possibly due to. how it is narrated, not 100%. I would love to give this a go as an E-book or physical copy instead. I have given it three stars as It is no judgment on the book, author, or story, just that it does not work as an audiobook at the moment.

I enjoyed this audiobook very much. The narrator's voice held my attention and the experiences of Geve meant I was keen to read on and on to find out the outcome. I'd definitely recommend this to listeners/readers who are captivated by the horrors of The Holocaust. My thanks to Netgalley, publisher and author for an advance audio copy in exchange for my review.

What an amazing story of endurance.
A story about an innocent boy who had to grow up very quickly at the age of 13 when he ended up in his 1st concentration camp and where he was trained as a bricklayer. The hardship he had to endure in 3 different camps for 23 months in the end. It's amazing how vivid his recollection is of what happened at the camps but also so good to read about the friendships that was formed and how they tried to stay positive during all of this.
The narrator did a very good job of giving life to Thomas's story.

Thank you to Netgalley and HarperCollins UK audio for the audiobook in exchange for my honest opinion

Many thanks to Netgalley, Harpercollins UK Audio and Thomas Geve for this audiobook. This book was brilliantly narrated by Mark Meadows who really captured the emotive nature of the story. There have been many Auschwitz memoirs in recent years and this is another great addition to the genre, with its unique teenager perspective, as Thomas was 13 when he was taken to Auschwitz. Very touching and memorable, however I would have liked to have learned more about the drawings... perhaps they weren't referred to because of this being an audiobook?

Thomas Geve lived in Berlin with his mother. Working as a gravedigger. As a teenager he was taken to Auschwitz with his mum. She died there. He survived and after liberation he recorded what camp life was like in drawings.
This is what we need to preserve. A survivor memories of what actually happened. So many stories, all so different but all equally important in documenting history for future generations.
The narrator was easy to listern to but I did expect a reader with an accent to bring the story more to life.
Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for the opportunity to listern to this book.

The amount of detail within this book is incredible, following the Journey from living comfortably with his family, through three concentration camps and finally his liberation to freedom. There is so much insight into the life inside the concentration camps for a young boy, and the friendships and interactions with others. While this book describes a most inhumane and atrocious period of our history, it gives the opportunity to see how those who experienced it saw it.
This book is well written, and I was thoroughly invested in Geve's story from the start. The pace is consistent throughout, and the voice of the author is well established and strong. In addition to this beautiful story, Geve's drawings made whilst still in one of the concentration camps are available to be viewed. These drawings are detailed and moving, and contribute to the book wonderfully.

The Boy Who Drew Auschwitz is the first book I have read by the author.
This book follows a young boy as he ages through his teenage years being Jewish in wartime Germany. The story progresses from the rise of Hitler’s powers to the various ways Jewish people would avoid capture, and the activities and jobs they were still aloud to complete during the early years of war. Further into the story the author explains life for people living in multiple concretion camps, including as the name suggests Auschwitz. This element of the book was most intriguing as it covered not just Jewish prisoners, but other nationality and religions along with insights and the workings of multiple institutions during this time.
The book is honestly the best biography style books, along with one of the greatest war-time books, I’ve read. This is one of the most binge worthy books I’ve read in months! It was easy to follow and captured heavy topics without being to much of a harsh read while continuing to remain respectable to those lost. It allows the reader to embark on a discovery of sections of the holocaust and concentration camps from a firsthand view. I personally learnt allot more from this one book than I did in all my modern history lessons taken in school. I would 100% recommend to anyone interested in this period of history. I look forward to reading more from this author in the future.