Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

72 reviews

aliciachauhan_'s review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

this book is so unbelievably beautiful and heart wrenching. it's not the typical type of book I usually read however I thought I'd give it a go and I'm so glad that I did. everyone should read this book as its so informative and it really resonates and reminds you how lucky we are to have freedom and to live. I cried endlessly towards the endings, the pictures broke me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Cursing, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Classism, Confinement, and Murder

bookish_bobbie's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Medical trauma, Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, and Torture

Minor: Sexual violence and Violence

aquaria127's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, War, Antisemitism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Racism, Torture, Violence, Confinement, and Hate crime

ancient_sorbet's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

4.0

The main character is a good person who finds himself compromising his morals to continue to live and save as many others as he can. I find this to make his character decidedly more lovable. The most of the other side characters weren’t developed well enough to really have me care if they died. Sone I genuinely was upset by, but a lot I didn’t feel the impact. I figured it was a style choice to show the impact of being surrounded by death. The book was filled with characters that would put Satan out of a job, and they were based on real people. But she also also shown a lot of humanity too. All in all it’s a beautiful book. </spoilers>

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Emotional abuse, Bullying, Blood, Child death, Antisemitism, Murder, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Racial slurs, Genocide, and Confinement

Moderate: Sexual violence and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual assault

The sexual violence is incredibly brief as is what I would consider the sexual assault scene. I would still use caution if any of that triggers you. It is on par with any other Holocaust/Shoah work. I wanted to give survivors of trauma a warning.

pershie13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a fast-paced, gripping story about a Jewish Slovak man named Lale's experience as a prisoner in Auschwitz during World War II. The book is based on a true story and share's Lale's experiences there, as well as a love story that lasts throughout his time at the camp. The resilience of all the people there is astounding, and Heather Morris does an excellent job of recounting the horrors of Auschwitz, as well as the strength of the people there. I've read many World War II historical fictions before, but this is the first one I've read that shows the war through the prisoners' perspective. As a result, the horrors of what these people went through was uncovered for me in a way it hadn't been before. The conditions and treatment of the people, as well as all the different groups wrongly imprisoned there, were all thoroughly researched and well represented by Morris, and I learned so much about the inner workings of the Nazi regime and exactly what they were trying to do. It is an important perspective that truly shows readers what happened and why it must never happen again. I think that Lale's story is so important for everyone to read in this regard because these experiences are his story, the story of countless survivors, and that of 6 million people who didn't make it out of these camps. As people who experienced Auschwitz and other concentration camps continue to age, Lale's story will remain written for all to read and truly understand one of the most horrible things inflicted on people in human history.

I absolutely loved the story and tore through this book in three days. I do wish that some of the events and characters would have been developed in greater detail. I found myself struggling to grasp at the concept of time or some of the characters' physical features or personalities because much of that was completely skipped over. I also do think that the book could have been a bit longer. For a book just over 250 pages long, I think this story was told well, but I think it could have been expanded a bit to further reinforce the message and importance of the events throughout the story. Since the book originally started as a screenplay, I think a lot of this would have been covered in a visual format, but it needed to be translated to the book to help me picture the setting a bit better. Overall, the story itself was excellent, but the writing style was not for me and didn't allow me to connect with the characters as much as I'd like. The notes at the end are excellent, so do not skip those! They help you learn more about Lale and Gita and give you a better grasp on the timeline of their experiences at Auschwitz.

This book was good, and I'm so glad Lale's story was able to be told. I think this is a worthwhile read, and it is a quick one to get through. I look forward to reading the sequel.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Hate crime, Violence, Body horror, Antisemitism, Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Rape, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Vomit, Sexual content, War, and Blood

khymihr's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Child death, Medical trauma, and Rape

melancholymegs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Violence, War, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Rape, Police brutality, Gun violence, Cursing, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Torture, Racism, Murder, Medical content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Infertility and Excrement

booksanna's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-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? No

5.0

A terrible story confined in pages of a book. Greatly written and so tragic but well detailed story of a happy ending among terrible suffering. A Must Read. Please buy a physical copy it’s worth it. This story deserves to be told and taught. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Torture, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Mass/school shootings, Confinement, Violence, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, Genocide, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: War, Sexual assault, and Rape

abby_p's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Child death, Sexual violence, Religious bigotry, Rape, Genocide, Body horror, Gore, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, War, Slavery, Racial slurs, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, Racism, Police brutality, Murder, Medical trauma, Hate crime, Gun violence, and Grief

marianguish's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, Slavery, Sexual violence, Racism, Racial slurs, Police brutality, Medical trauma, Genocide, Confinement, Colonisation, and Antisemitism