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The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

28 reviews

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

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

cday13's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book was difficult to read, to say the least. Its depictions of Auschwitz were unflinching in its brutality, yet glimpses of kindness kept the reader hopeful. I especially enjoyed the chapters after the characters left Auschwitz and were "saved". The difficulties of navigating what was still a war zone and trying to get home were eye opening, and something many other books of the same genre leave out. 
It would have been interesting to know where certain characters ended up (for example, Baretski, Jakub, or Victor). Although I suppose it is more realistic to not know. Certainly it would be very unlikely for Lale or Gita to ever know that information. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Murder, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Rape, Torture, Antisemitism, Blood, Confinement, Genocide, Deportation, and Grief

firefly28x's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad tense medium-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? N/A

5.0

I finished this book in a single day and it has rendered me speechless. It clearly lays out many of the horrors and atrocities of the holocaust and really makes you think about what people had to go through during this time. I was gripped from start to finish and can't wait to read more of Heather Morris' works

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Death, Confinement, Genocide, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Alcohol, Body horror, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Physical abuse, War, Blood, Torture, Rape, and Hate crime

Moderate: Deportation, Death of parent, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Gun violence, Medical trauma, Forced institutionalization, and Slavery

Minor: Vomit, Infertility, Excrement, and Adult/minor relationship

amckinneyreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Classism, Domestic abuse, Antisemitism, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Religious bigotry, Suicide, Violence, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and War

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

jadeneedy's review

dark inspiring tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

4.0

Incredible story but the writing was not as moving as I expected 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, Medical trauma, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Death of parent, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Physical abuse, and War

cc24680's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, Religious bigotry, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, and Torture

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

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