Reviews tagging 'Deportation'

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

22 reviews

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

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

lexibug's review against another edition

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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Hate crime, Genocide, Gun violence, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Death, Deportation, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child death, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, War, Grief, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent

marissaumble's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Police brutality, Child death, Slavery, Torture, Antisemitism, Confinement, Death, Genocide, War, Deportation, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Hate crime

emcheym's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Suicide, Sexual content, Emotional abuse, Police brutality, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Death of parent, Deportation, Genocide, Gun violence, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Alcohol, Child death, Slavery, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Rape, Violence, and War

marionrosa's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Deportation, Death, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Sexual assault, Racism, Torture, Medical trauma, and Rape

Minor: War and Death of parent

lottie1803's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, Rape, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, Genocide, Antisemitism, Deportation, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, and Violence

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