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pixiebix's review
4.5
This is absolutely, undeniably a book for everybody who has ever suffered—and so everybody on this earth—to read.
The Choice is so much more than a memoir of an Auschwitz survivor. This is a diary of the light that can be found in darkness; of trauma, reconciliation of trauma, and rebirth; of the forgiveness of your torturers (whether they be the SS soldiers of Nazi Germany’s concentration camp, your childhood abuser, or the friend who didn’t invite you to a meal with your group); of the resilience, self-respect, and strength that comprise forgiveness; of the reality of the darkness of trauma, and the fact that only you can liberate yourself from that very mental cage; of the power of choice; of the sacredness of the present.
This is truly the most transformative non-fiction I have ever read. I hope this book finds itself in many more hands than it already has.
Graphic: Antisemitism, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Violence, War, Death of parent, and Kidnapping
Minor: Excrement, Cannibalism, Panic attacks/disorders, Pregnancy, Sexual violence, and Suicide
amberinbookland's review
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Antisemitism, Cancer, Cannibalism, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia
gcldsteins's review
5.0
Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Genocide, Grief, and Violence
Minor: Alcoholism, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racial slurs, Rape, and Toxic relationship
cuppa_curiositea's review
4.75
There are both good and terrible things that I will never forget because of this book, and I don't regret it at all. I was less engaged in the last few chapters that focused on client experiences, but I still plan to read the "sequel" The Gift when I get a chance.
Graphic: Antisemitism, Body horror, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, and Grief
emikate's review
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Suicidal thoughts
Moderate: Rape, Cannibalism, and Blood
Minor: Excrement