Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Night by Elie Wiesel

168 reviews

giannaroberts's review against another edition

dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide

maiahhtratchh's review against another edition

informative sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, and Death of parent

noclermi's review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing and Genocide

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Sexual content

acceyer's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Grief, and War

poopsock's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Murder

a_d's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Torture, Antisemitism, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent

morgemort's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

birdy117's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad

5.0

This is about a 16 year old’s survival in Auschwitz and should be read by every single person at least once in their lives. The two forwards alone broke my heart. The story is told very matter of factly - no embellishing, no coddling. Just very straight forward. 

“Never shall I forget that night….
“Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the faces of the children……
“ Never shall I forget those flames that consumed my faith, forever. Never shall I forget the nocturnal silence that deprived me for all eternity of the desire to live. Never shall I forget those moments that murdered my God and my soul and turned my dreams to ashes. Never shall I forget those things, even were I condemned to live as long as God Himself. Never.”

And never should we forget.


I did add trigger warnings. But this is after all, a history of Mr. Wiesel and his imprisonment at Auschwitz. This is suitable for a teenager to read, say 13/14+ with guidance. After all a 15/16 year old lived it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

amy_thompson854's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, and War

gorg_j's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

I feel wrong rating books like these, so here are a few quotes I saved.

“NEVER SHALL I FORGET that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed.”

“He liked my shoes; I would not let him have them. Later, they were taken from me anyway. In exchange for nothing, that time.”

“But deep inside, I knew that to sleep meant to die. And something in me rebelled against that death.
Death, which was settling in all around me, silently, gently. It would seize upon a sleeping person, steal into him and devour him bit by bit. Next to me, someone was trying to awaken his neighbor, his brother, perhaps, or his comrade. In vain. Defeated, he lay down too, next to the corpse, and also fell asleep. Who would wake him up? ”

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Antisemitism, Murder, and War