Truth be told, after Night and Dawn, Day was an underwhelming letdown. Perhaps some may feel that it is alright if not considered a sequel to the two previous volumes, but even then I would argue that as a standalone it ain't great either.

Some good (and honest) points that Wiesel makes though, include that there is truly no meaning in pain and suffering. People all too often confuse "suffering" with "perseverance." With the later you can certainly make meaning from overcoming or surviving something horrific. But suffering in and of itself has no meaning, and while bleak, it does tend to bring out the worst in people.

That said, the main character knows suffering, but not necessarily perseverance. The specifics of his dark past play a role in this outcome, but he then falls completely to the suffering. That specifically is not an inauthentic response. The problem is he uses this internal chaos as an excuse to use the women around him as a means to unleash these sentiments.

While I initially felt bad for Kathleen, I was eventually just left frustrated with her two dimensional rigidity. It's hard to sustain sympathy for characters who have been written solely to act as a catalyst for change in a male character's personal growth; that's just a boring and unpleasant plot device.

Lastly, while I could see this as a fictional sequel to Night, this novel does not really address the events of Dawn. Normally, this would not be an issue, but given where things left with Dawn, it does not make much narrative sense that there would be no reflections on what seemed to be fairly significant acts.

Overall, I did not like it, but read and decide for yourself.