Reviews tagging 'War'

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

159 reviews

tdswans's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, Sexual assault, Rape, and War

am4man's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Grief, Racism, War, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual assault, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Gun violence, Violence, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Deportation, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Murder, Sexual violence, and Torture

curly_cat_lvr's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I read a LOT of WWII books, but for some reason this one just gutted me and hit me in the core of my being. I think because it’s the first one I’ve read that was an account from someone inside the camps and telling the story of what they did to survive and help others survive. I wish this was mandatory reading for students to understand history on an intimate level. The love story was beautiful. The stories of friendships was beautiful. And finding these moments of beauty among the bleakness of the story, were the glimmers that kept me going, because I had to know how it ended. 

 I think this book deserves five hearts instead of stars. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

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Content Warnings

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

kimpossiblereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

This is greatly an informative book living through Lale's life in Auschwitz, there is a good coverage of the overall journey however the story does lack some depth. Some events and incidents are mentioned briefly whereas the reader may be interested in more detail. As it was based of a true story there is great detail of the actual individuals and the lives they lived.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, War, Genocide, Death, Physical abuse, and Confinement

melstephens's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Violence, Death, and War

Moderate: Death, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Blood, Grief, Confinement, Genocide, Deportation, Child abuse, Child death, Rape, Body horror, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexual violence, Torture, and Religious bigotry

kirstencholewa's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful 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? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, War, Violence, and Torture

Moderate: Rape, Deportation, Excrement, and Gun violence

dcequeen77's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, Grief, Hate crime, Rape, Violence, Blood, Murder, Racism, War, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Torture

kierakarlenzig's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Murder, Genocide, Violence, Death, War, Torture, and Gore

shelbi's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cultural appropriation, Violence, War, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Genocide, and Forced institutionalization

gillianengelbrecht's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Genocide, and Child death

Moderate: Gore, Sexual violence, Torture, Murder, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Mass/school shootings, Kidnapping, Grief, Blood, Antisemitism, and Suicide attempt

Minor: Death of parent and War