Reviews tagging 'Torture'

L'artista della fuga by Jonathan Freedland

16 reviews

julied's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, War, Deportation

lcg527's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Torture, Violence, Murder, War

lilybear3's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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This is a very emotional and heavy read, but incredibly important.  Every person who is able, should read it.  It is heartbreaking, infuriating, and painful to read Rudi and Fred's accounts.  I don't know the right words to properly talk about this book other than we should continue to learn from those who have experienced things first hand.  We also see the how vital the bridge between knowledge and belief is.  Those combined spur action.

Rudi and Fred's accounts should be added among those of Primo Levi, Anne Frank, Elie Weisel, and more.  Their commitment to remembering every little detail gives us a glimpse of the horrors.  Their story, among the millions of victims, should be remembered and honored.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Chronic illness, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Moderate: Rape, Self harm, Sexism, Suicide, Suicide attempt

Minor: Abortion

carson_moore's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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Amazing book. An unbelievable story that is somehow true. Rudolph Vrba saw essentially every aspect of Auschwitz and the terror of the Third Reich. You get an in depth look at all of it bundled together as a thrilling story of escape. Incredibly informative, enthralling, and heart breaking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Slavery, Torture, Murder

ncoletti's review against another edition

5.0

dark emotional medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Torture, Antisemitism, Murder, War

linguaphile412's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Racism, Violence, Antisemitism, War, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Torture, Grief

Minor: Cancer