Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation by Rosemary Sullivan

4 reviews

queerloras's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

I found this absolutely fascinating. I've had an interest in the story of Anne Frank for years, having read The Diary of a Young Girl aged about 10 or 11. What I found most interesting was the insights into how the bureaucracy of the Nazi regime's hunt for Jews worked - the SD, the Jewish Councils, the V-Frauen and -Mannen. It was desperately sad at the same time as gripping. And as much as it's interesting that a likely suspect has been identified - I don't actually care.

As the writers of the book say, the man in question was a victim of the Nazis, not a perpetrator, and was most likely doing what he was forced to in order to keep his own family safe, something nobody could vilify him for.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism, Trafficking, Torture, War, Xenophobia, Confinement, Grief, Murder, Police brutality, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Chronic illness, Death of parent, Death, Deportation, Genocide, Stalking, and Child death

alisonannk's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Police brutality, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Gaslighting, Torture, Child death, and Death

the_vegan_bookworm's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

4.0

What an interesting novel about a complex and fascinating cold case! Sullivan approaches a difficult subject with tact, compassion and understanding. Highly recommend reading this if you are interested in Anne Frank's story or the holocaust at large.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, Death, and Genocide

Moderate: Torture

ninjamuse's review

dark informative medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Confinement and Murder

Minor: Suicide, Terminal illness, Lesbophobia, War, and Torture