Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

71 reviews

raachelnorth's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Hate crime, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Sexual assault and Sexual violence

smellyellie07's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I love how people who survived actually had the courage to share their stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, and Violence

jojo_'s review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Genocide, Torture, Murder, Xenophobia, and Violence

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Rape, and Sexual violence

Minor: Sexual content and Misogyny

my_plant_library's review

challenging dark emotional informative 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Confinement, Grief, Racism, and Sexual assault

charliefosterx's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Homophobia, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, and Violence

tamaraepps's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

Please note this book is problematic in that it is badly researched and has many inaccuracies regarding individuals and events at Auschwitz concentration camp.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, Slavery, Gun violence, and Hate crime

Moderate: Mental illness, Rape, and Medical trauma

Minor: Sexual content

squiroz94's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Rape, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Torture, and Violence

lucys_library's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Torture, and Grief

ravensandlace's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

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Holocaust books are always hard to review. I have read a lot of them in my day and I still struggle to rate and review them. I always feel bad if I rate them lower then 3 (three) stars because I feel I am disrespecting the history of what happened. But I also wouldn’t be doing my job as a reviewer if I rated a book high simply because of the topic. It’s not fair to the book. Luckily, I enjoyed this book quite a bit and the 4 (four) star rating is justified.

Lale was a good main character. I didn’t quite relate to him but I enjoyed his POV nonetheless. He was a bit too obsessed with women but I appreciated how much he respected women. He remained true to himself, even though he was in a very horrible situation. It was interesting to read about his job as a tattooer, as this book is based on someone who was a tattooer for Auschwitz. It’s not a usual Holocaust topic. Overall, I don't have any real complaints about him although I was a little concerned about him at the end. 

The book was written in second person, which really brought the book to life. I felt like I was right there with Lale, even though I really didn't want to be there. I think that if the book had been written in any other way, it would have felt old and uninteresting. The author choosing to write the book this way was a great choice. 

The problem I had with the book was the ending. It felt incredibly rushed. I wish the author had taken the time to respect the ending like the rest of the book. Everything had been happening at a relatively decent speed, if a little slow at times. Once the last 50 pages hit, it seemed like everything was happening at breakneck speed and I felt myself getting whiplash. The ending is what kept me from giving the book a full 5 (five) stars.  

Overall, this was a good book. I, of course, highly recommend it as it's an interesting topic being the story of a tattooer. I can't wait to read the second book, which is about Cilka, a side character. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Excrement, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Torture, and Violence

This book is about the Holocaust. With that comes the trigger warnings normally associated with the Holocaust.

bebidocrimes's review against another edition

dark emotional sad

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Confinement, Death, Gore, Genocide, Grief, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Sexual content, and Violence

Minor: Cursing, Medical content, Medical trauma, Suicide, and Torture