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The Librarian of Auschwitz by Antonio Iturbe

19 reviews

bookwormcat's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Torture, Police brutality, Suicide, Bullying, Child death, Body horror, Racial slurs, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, War, Excrement, and Violence

emmaleigh55's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Genocide, Death, War, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Murder, Excrement, Hate crime, Rape, and Torture

featheredpages07's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, War, Emotional abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Body horror, Deportation, Domestic abuse, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual violence

teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition

challenging dark sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

Ooof, that was a tough one. It is dark, heavy and very atmospherical/vivid. I understand that this is what may make it so great for some. For me, it was just a bit much. But I one hundred percent understand the privilege I have in saying this. I enjoyed the story and Dita as a character. The story was multidimensional as were the characters. The translation was done very well; it read like it was written in English. What surprises me is that this is listed as young adult. with the writing style, details and description, I would not say it is.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Emotional abuse, Child death, Torture, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, and Death

Moderate: Racial slurs, Suicide, Racism, Religious bigotry, War, Violence, Confinement, and Hate crime

Minor: Deportation, Classism, Grief, Medical content, Xenophobia, Rape, and Cursing

rachjaki744's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Classism, Death of parent, Slavery, Torture, War, Xenophobia, Racism, Violence, Hate crime, Murder, Death, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Rape, and Terminal illness

rachel_sheppard's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

A heart wrenching book with both the depravity of humanity alongside courage and resilience. It paints a vivid picture of the horror of Auschwitz and the pockets of hope, love, kindness, bravery that could not be stopped.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Religious bigotry, Emotional abuse, Body horror, Murder, Grief, Torture, Blood, Death, Physical abuse, Child death, Antisemitism, Genocide, and Death of parent

cooldudenick's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Genocide, War, Violence, and Antisemitism

Minor: Suicide

leila_reads_too_much's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Police brutality, Racism, Violence, Death of parent, Excrement, Gore, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Medical trauma, Physical abuse, Vomit, War, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Confinement, Death, Religious bigotry, and Torture

Minor: Pandemic/Epidemic and Sexual harassment

lilborrower's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Murder, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Genocide

nneka's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

"The real disease is intolerance"

This book was tearjearking, insightful and at certain times humorous. It really allowed me to delve deeper into the Holocaust and the atrocities that happened in Auschwitz. It is a constant reminder to us all that we can never forget what happened, and Antonio Iturbe did a superb job at ensuring Dita Kraus's voice was heard.

"Adults are corrupted. That's why young people are so important. You can still shape them, improve them"

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death, Death of parent, Child death, War, Antisemitism, and Physical abuse