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faniladm's review against another edition
5.0
"You can't change what happened, you can't change what you did or what was done to you. But you can change how you live now."
This is Holocaust book. Memoir ini membahas bagaimana Edith Eger berhadapan dan mengatasi trauma menjadi tawanan kamp konsentrasi. Cara dia bertahan. Cara dia berusaha tetap hidup. Bagaimana perang memang benar-benar bisa merubah perilaku/tingkah laku seseorang. Dalam buku ini juga membahas perjalan penulis menjadi seorang psikolog yang menghadapi pasien-pasien dari trauma, ntah itu karena perang, keluarga, pasangan, atau pelecehan.
The Choice terbagi jadi empat bagian, Penjara, Kabur, Kebebasan, dan Penyembuhan. Dua bagian awal itu adalah kehidupan dia selama jadi korban perang, dan dua bagian akhir kehidupan dia setelah perang dan menjadi psikolog.
Selama baca buku ini, banyak banget pesan tentang kehidupan, memaafkan, live changing, dan freedom. Benar-benar enlightenment dan menginspirasi. Part yang aku suka dari buku ini tuh sesi percakapan antara Edith Eger dan pasien-pasiennya.
Without hesitation this one is the second book about psychology that I love the most after Maybe You Should Talk to Someone (Semua Orang Butuh Curhat).
Well, kalian semua harus baca buku ini. Aku gatau ada terjemahannya atau nggak, but if you can read engbook I highly recommend this one to put as your next read!
Oh iya, jangan lupa liat trigger warning, soalnya banyak banget.
Graphic: Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Sexual harassment, and War
ashleycmms's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide
eesti23's review against another edition
3.5
"How can I be useful to you?"
"How can I support you as you take responsibility for yourself?"
I had expected The Choice: Embrace the Possible to really move and inspire me. Instead I was left feeling lukewarm. This is a difficult subject and Edith Ever is clearly a brave, strong, and amazing woman. Her story is split into two parts: the war and her work. There wasn't much new when it came to the war portion. We've heard most of these stories before. The difference here is that these are Edith's stories and Edith's experience of them.
Overall, an important story and an okay book. Just not as motivational as I was expecting.
Graphic: Genocide, Antisemitism, and War
Moderate: Torture and Death of parent
bookedbyelizabeth's review against another edition
4.75
CW: genocide, death, trauma, loss of loved ones, violence, PTSD, antisemitism, racism, depression, panic attacks; mentions of rape, addiction, infidelity, eating disorder (recommend looking up on Storygraph for more CW).
The Choice is an inspiring, powerful, challenging memoir of a Holocaust survivor and a testament to resilience, inner strength, and healing from trauma. Dr. Eger experienced unspeakable horrors and darkness, and she not only survived Auschwitz but then embarked on an incredible healing journey. She immigrated to the United States where she became a psychiatrist in order to help others with their trauma.
Her path wasn’t easy as she coped with her grief, guilt, and PTSD while trying to move forward and build a new life for herself and her family. But she learns to make the choice to face the trauma, to accept what happened, to forgive herself, and to heal. The past can neither be changed nor forgotten, but the present is in our control.
This book was difficult to read and made me emotional several times. It was a lot to take in, and I made sure to read slowly and took my time reflecting after finishing the book. It made me think about how her lessons could apply to my own life. I was in complete awe of Dr. Eger’s journey, her strength, her wisdom, and her compassion.
Also, International Holocaust Rememberence Day is coming up on January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Berkenau. I remember learning about the Holocaust in history class, reading Night by Elie Wiesel, and taking a field trip to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC. I think memoirs and exhibits help us remember the humanity in historical events and remind us that it really wasn’t all that long ago. Antisemitism existed before the Holocaust and has continued after, and it shouldn’t be minimized or ignored.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and War
charlyhannah's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Antisemitism, and Death of parent
keeganrb's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Suicide, Torture, Xenophobia, and War
Minor: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Mental illness, and Rape
astridrv's review against another edition
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Toxic relationship
mayapetrick's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
Minor: Infertility and Infidelity
strawberrysheepie's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and War
pixiebix's review against another edition
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: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicide, Excrement, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy