Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

72 reviews

sh543's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Police brutality, Sexual harassment, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Blood, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, and Racial slurs

Moderate: Deadnaming, Suicide, Dysphoria, Sexism, Child abuse, Child death, and Medical content

vedpears's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Echoing other reviews of low rating, the characters have nearly zero personality and the book is written in such a way that it is rushed and lacking in the prose department. A novel should immerse you in the moments and happenings. This book didn't explain why this all came to be and glosses over what was happening at the facilities to instead make this a romance novel. A ROMANCE NOVEL. SET IN AUCHSWITZ. This felt more like a PowerPoint presentation on paper that missed the point. 

I understand that this was a retelling of what she was told by the real-life Lale. I suspect the 80 year old didn't have the most reliable memory and his stories morphed over time to become more tolerable for himself to recall. The treasure troves of jewels and having enough chocolate to share on multiple occasions was very unbelievable and credibility was shaken from it.

That being said, it is a quick-paced read and I do feel bad for the people who had to live this. I was hopeful for a miraculous outcome for certain people because of what I know from outside this book. Unfortunately, the author did a poor job bringing depth to most characters presented and seemingly a poor job doing basic research beforehand.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Infertility, Kidnapping, Death, Torture, Slavery, Murder, Hate crime, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Violence, Trafficking, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Physical abuse, Deportation, Confinement, Medical trauma, Genocide, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Chronic illness, and Child death

This is not a fact-based story. It is a disrespectful twisting of events to make a romance.

slushhhhy's review

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Confinement, Death, Grief, Physical abuse, Sexual assault, Torture, Antisemitism, Racism, Rape, and Sexual content

ashybear02's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Religious bigotry, Racial slurs, Genocide, Confinement, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Grief, Deportation, War, Sexual content, Physical abuse, Hate crime, and Death

artiiichoke's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

• devastatingly tragic, i would recommend this to everyone and anyone that feels comfortable 
• the events of ww2 are explored in a way that is historical and factual but does not lighten the realism of what occurred 
• very, very sad 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Rape, Murder, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Racism, Confinement, Death, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Physical abuse, Torture, and Medical trauma

buxels's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? N/A
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

I did not realize it was a true story until the end :) it's also the first book in a series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Confinement

crystalmartillo's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring 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

4.75

Very emotional story that gives a bit of hope that things will turn out okay and that love can be found in dark places

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, War, and Gun violence

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Torture, Fire/Fire injury, and Violence

teh_niarr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Death, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Racism, War, Toxic relationship, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexism, Trafficking, Rape, Misogyny, Ableism, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Forced institutionalization, Religious bigotry, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Murder, Emotional abuse, and Child death

madisonfrank's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Antisemitism, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Racism, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Vomit, Classism, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Murder, Sexual violence, Suicide, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Torture, War, Xenophobia, and Violence

carobllt's review

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Torture, Confinement, Death, Police brutality, Rape, Violence, Antisemitism, Genocide, Hate crime, War, Physical abuse, Deportation, Emotional abuse, and Murder