Night by Elie Wiesel (2006, Paperback)

This is the story of a boy's Holocaust experience, his survival, and his struggle with notions of God in the midst of this suffering. His town is abandoned and brought to concentration camps by the Nazis. He is separated from his mother and remains with his father. He suffers and sees the extreme suffering of others and his soul falls into despair even though he is determined to survive. It is a short book, but long enough to have a great impact. The writing is superb, poetic, and haunting. Why did it take me so long to finally take this off my bookshelf. It is essential reading.