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4.53 AVERAGE
4.53 AVERAGE
A holocaust memoir, but there is actually not that much about the holocaust in it. It’s about Edith who at 16 is sent to Auschwitz with her parents and eldest sister. Her mother is immediately sent to the gas chambers and they never see their father again, but they survive. She is so skinny at the end she is almost left for dead by the Americans but her sister manages to capture their attention. She then moves to the US and becomes a psychologist. But the book is really about accepting what has happened to you and finding happiness in being alive. It’s quite mindful.
emotional
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Lovely book, I can highly recommend. Definitely became one of my favourites.
Tragic and powerful. An eye-opening firsthand account of the Holocaust and life after surviving.
challenging
emotional
hopeful
slow-paced
Well this is what you expect it to be and more. A man's search for meaning was a defining book for me and this was a wonderful, slightly different perspective and experience in a similar sittuation. What I loved about this story is not only the experience in the author's formative years but how she managed to grow and thrive from that.
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
A deeply moving account, not only of her experiences as a young girl surviving Auschwitz, but also of her life, her struggles, facing her fears and learning not only how to find healing for herself, but also how to help others to find healing for themselves. A profound and uplifting read.
Indrukwekkend verhaal van een bijzondere vrouw die laat zien dat iedereen kan wat zij kan.
Erg mooi om te zien hoe ze zichzelf in staat stelt om het verleden achter zich te laten en de keuze te maken geen slachtoffer meer te zijn.
Oprah Winfrey-gehalte is wel een beetje aanwezig, vandaar de ene ster aftrek. Erg leesbaar en zeker de moeite waard voor mensen met (zware) trauma's.
Erg mooi om te zien hoe ze zichzelf in staat stelt om het verleden achter zich te laten en de keuze te maken geen slachtoffer meer te zijn.
Oprah Winfrey-gehalte is wel een beetje aanwezig, vandaar de ene ster aftrek. Erg leesbaar en zeker de moeite waard voor mensen met (zware) trauma's.
El libro tiene enseñanzas muy valiosas y lo disfruté mucho a pesar de que no es mi género favorito. Un libro muy lindo y personal.