Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

71 reviews

aech's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Torture, Genocide, Slavery, Murder, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Death, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, Grief, Racism, and Hate crime

Moderate: War

julesfrigault's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Body horror, Hate crime, Genocide, and Grief

Moderate: War and Xenophobia

bakedbeanss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

4.5

This book was hard to read. It is about such an important but difficult topic. The fact that it is based on true events and that people got treated this was is absolutely heartbreakingly tragic. I feel that everyone should read this book. The romance portion was beautiful. And I’m extremely happy with the ending and that it didn’t go the other way. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, War, Grief, Torture, Slavery, Rape, and Racism

alanadriggers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Torture, Sexual assault, Blood, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Gore, Rape, Child death, Death, Grief, Violence, and War

jg34's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful slow-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? No

4.0

Pretty hard to read content wise but I knew that going in. I think the author did well to put sort of a first person perspective on what it was like live in a concentration camp during WWII with more depth and realness that can be obtained from reading a history book. I know this is based on a true story and a real couple but the way it was written I was not totally sold on the love story. The man just decides he loves a random girl and that’s that? They had some sweet moments and I know that the author had a lot of other information to cover but the love story was kind of the whole point so I wish it was flushed out a bit more. 

After reading some other reviews some say this might not be the most historically accurate portrayal, so when reading this please keep this in mind. I don’t think it ruins the book for me as I was more into it from an emotional standpoint but knowing that just don’t take everything as fact.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Death, Blood, Confinement, Genocide, Xenophobia, War, Religious bigotry, Torture, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Grief, Death of parent, Sexual content, Trafficking, and Suicide

Minor: Excrement, Child death, and Vomit

This is a book about the holocaust and it doesn’t not shy away from gruesome truths that happen at concentration camps

stilestastic's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Antisemitism, Death, Religious bigotry, Torture, Genocide, Grief, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Rape and Sexual assault

ariel_marie's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, War, Antisemitism, Murder, Racism, Child death, Misogyny, Death, Death of parent, Rape, Religious bigotry, and Sexual assault

saubean's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual violence, Torture, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Murder, Grief, Gun violence, Slavery, Violence, War, Confinement, Death, Genocide, and Racism

Moderate: Death of parent and Alcohol

Minor: Excrement

burstsofrain's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Death, War, Rape, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Antisemitism, Child death, Violence, Xenophobia, Torture, Slavery, Religious bigotry, Murder, and Grief

dikshasuri's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexual assault, Genocide, Antisemitism, War, Grief, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, and Deportation