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The Sunflower is a very good firsthand account of the Nazi concentration camps. Wiesenthal depicts the setting and tone of the area so well at you feel like you're right there with him in those cramped beds recalling the horrors of the day. Towards the second half, the book progresses into a torturous confession of an S.S. officer and a plea of forgiveness. Wiesenthal leaves the reader to ponder the choice that he had to make, by leaving the story open to the mind. You'll ponder the question of "what would you do?" for days and weeks to come. I highly recommend this book to all readers.

The Sunflower is the story of a dying Nazi SS soldier who calls Simon Wiesenthal, the author, into his hospital room and asks for forgiveness for the crimes he has committed. Wiesenthal leaves the room in silence without fufilling the Nazi's dying wish: to be forgivien by a Jew. The book also describes Simon Wiesenthal's own experiences in the concentration camps and instances where he was a vicitm of an anti-semitic movment. This book greatly moved me and opened my eyes to even more amazement and wonderment that I have have ever known about World War II and the Holocaust. It was an excellent read and yet a mildly depressing one, too.

The author has taken me personally to a new level in my life! While reading it, and then for weeks after, I could not tell enough people about it. The Sunflower poses the reader to do a lot of reflecting on self. I have given this book as a gift and it's for no special reason, but to share the gift that Mr. Wiesenthal has given us. Thank you sir for enhancing the quality of my life!