Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

Night by Elie Wiesel

44 reviews

cat_branch08's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Night by Ellie Wiesel is a truly heartbreaking book. I recommend that readers research the holocaust before reading this book and look at trigger warnings. This book explores many themes, such as hope, death, and trusting god in a crisis. It will make you reflect on life and is 100% worth the read. (I also strongly recommend that you read the author's note; it was one of the best parts of the book)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, and Antisemitism

lenaricharz's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Deportation, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Death, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Child death, Genocide, and Confinement

kwichris's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Torture

Minor: Religious bigotry

jaidenmarie11's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

Extremely hard to read and one of the most harrowing, disturbing, and tragic books I’ve ever come across. I think it’s also one of the most important books ever written, the perspective shows that whatever you thought was troubling can get darker.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Deportation, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Torture, Death, Hate crime, Child death, Racial slurs, Genocide, Police brutality, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Grief, Emotional abuse, and War

Minor: Homophobia

sarasreading's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I didn't realize going into this that it was nonfiction, and that the author was only 15 during these events. There are no words that are adequate enough to describe what happened to Elie Wiesel. I can't believe I've never read this before, and I also can't believe how long this tiny book feels. How can so much unimaginable suffering be contained in something so small? 

This book will haunt me, and everyone should read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Antisemitism, Child death, Death of parent, Deportation, Grief, Murder, Religious bigotry, Violence, Torture, and Death

Minor: Pedophilia and Trafficking

carleereads__'s review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Eating disorder, Violence, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Genocide, and War

happilyeveralli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

AN AMAZING SECOND READ OF THE YEAR, READ FOR ENGLISH 10. Usually I don’t really “latch” onto the books I read for school. NIGHT was the opposite. I was instantly hooked. I’m not sure why. The book was a poignant read, and a needed one for our time. This is one book that I think everyone should make the effort to read at least once. It’s difficult to get through, of course, due to the subject matter, but powerful and impactful. 

For the survivor who chooses to testify, it is clear: his duty is to bear witness for the dead and for the living. He has no right to deprive future generations of a past that belongs to our collective memory. To forget would be not only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Religious bigotry, Genocide, War, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

124smilehd's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

4.75

I remember reading this book in high school and not being as interested because it was something I had to read. Rereading this as an adult has made a whirl of a diffrence. My copy had the preface, forward from the original french publication, and speech from the Nobel prize award which gave me so much more context and insight. It also helped me delve into further research about the topic and Wiesel himself.

The story itself is a dark and honest recount of a boy who survived the holocaust and it shows the progression of his lost of hope, faith and even humanity. By his own admission, by the end when his

father dies

he feels nothing but relief, just as others before him had abandoned loved ones in order to keep themselves alive. As a reader you can't help but feel the heartbreak as he breaks both from internal and external tortures.

The book is beautifully written, with phrases that I will never forget and will probably keep me thinking for years to come. This is thanks to the tremendous skill of his wife, Marion Wiesel, who is the translator of this edition.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Genocide, Antisemitism, Violence, War, Gore, Child death, Death, Police brutality, and Suicide

Moderate: Medical content and Deportation

ashsparrow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Grief, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Racism, Violence, War, Religious bigotry, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent and Medical trauma

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

tazrox's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, and Violence