Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

69 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

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

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

colorfulpieces's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book is absolutely heart wrenching, but the story is written and told so beautifully. After every devastation, I’d just sit there and reflect on the fact that it actually happened. And I’m horrified. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Murder, Child death, Death, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Blood, Confinement, Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, and War

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

reka111's review against another edition

dark hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

If you wake up in the morning, it is a good day.

I honestly don't know what to write. As someone who knows history - although modern is not exactly my favorite - and has been to Auschwitz it is quite difficult. I mean it's a bit historically inaccurate and based on a true story, so it just makes it harder, but I'll try my best. 

Lale was a very likable and lovable character who - both in the book and in real life - saved a lot of people from death because he was a tattooist in hell itself. Gita has also grown close to my heart, she really suffered a lot and she deserved peace terribly. 

The plot itself was easy to handle, albeit shocking and stomach-churning in several places - still reality. The pace was a bit slow, but that was what it took to understand more of it. In sum, it conveyed well the situation and what they had to survive.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Antisemitism, Death, and Torture

Moderate: Rape

Minor: War, Child death, and Death of parent

joshprep's review against another edition

hopeful informative inspiring fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Confinement

Moderate: Death and Child death

georgiacatt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

5.0

Everybody should read this book. If you know a little or a lot about the holocaust, it touches on it in a way that is new and personal. It is even more devastating through getting to know the real people as characters in the book. Beautifully written - I couldn’t put it down 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, War, Death, Child death, Antisemitism, and Murder