Reviews tagging 'Murder'

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

8 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

frawst_disasta_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

I really appreciated the formatting of this book.  It went through various hypotheses and why/why not a particular hypothesis worked.  But also it’s a stark reminder why we say “Never again”, even while we witness countless wars.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Death, Religious bigotry, Racism, Grief, Murder, and Child death

makenna_reads's review against another edition

medium-paced

3.5

I did enjoy this book and found it interesting however I do have to lower my rating due to the many inaccuracies and problems with the research discussed. The author is not solely responsible as she wasn’t the one researching but putting out a highly inaccurate book causes harm and misinformation.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

exmareadastra's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child death, Xenophobia, Murder, War, Genocide, and Death

Minor: Sexual assault

abby_can_read's review

informative sad medium-paced

3.0

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This book was well researched, and it was written in a straightforward account. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Trafficking, War, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Murder, Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, and Religious bigotry

its_van_vulpen's review against another edition

challenging informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Gore, Antisemitism, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, Deportation, Genocide, Grief, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Hate crime, and Murder

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

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