Silent Night post 1

Silent Night

By Stanley Weintraub

Summary:          I am going to give a brief summary of what happens in the first 35 pages of the Book silent night. The first thing that almost all books do at the beginning of the book is they tell the setting of the book and what time period it is in. It happened in the 19hundreds. In the early months of World War 1, on Christmas Eve, men on both sides laid down their arms. Also disregarding the orders of their commanders they came tighter and spontaneously celebrated Christmas. That is basically what happens in the first thirty five pages of Silent Night. Lastly Silent Night is a book that you have to read.

Quote:

“After a silent night and day--in many sectors much more than that--the war went on.  The peace seemed nearly forgotten. Yet memories of Christmas 1914 persist, and underlying them the compelling realities and the intriguing might-have-beens. What if...?”

This quote I think shows a summary of the book. The quote even has the book title, and when you see the book title in the quote you know it is important. That is why I choose the quote. I am not going to fully divulge the meaning of the quotes because then I would defeat the purpose of reading it.

Reaction:

My reaction to the book is that it was a very interesting read. I have always been interested in history from the begging. It is fun to learn about new things. Also that the book is one of my favorite books know. That is because the Author writes it as if you were actually their and it is so vivid in description that you can imagine the scenes happening as you read. Lastly I can’t stress enough that you read this book. That is because I loved it so much and I don’t normally enjoy reading but I did.