Reviews tagging 'Cursing'

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

11 reviews

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

hanna_g's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Deportation, Genocide, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, and Torture

Minor: War

lcahi479's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

A story detailing the experience of a Jewish man in Auschwitz responsible for tattooing the prison numbers of the other Jews. Although the book does focus somewhat on the developing romance between Lale (the main character) and Gita (a female prisoner) the romance is not really the center of the novel. Rather the story emphasizes the experiences of Jews in concentration camps- the horror, the mundane, the brief moments of joy. Very emotionally compelling. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Antisemitism

Minor: Cursing

beckgorey's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective sad medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Vomit, Torture, Racism, Racial slurs, Alcoholism, Religious bigotry, Death, Body horror, Violence, Physical abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Hate crime, Gore, Cursing, Child death, Blood, Antisemitism, Sexual violence, Rape, Murder, and Genocide

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.5

this was a really interesting story about a young man during the Holocaust and how he survived the concentration camps and helped out the other people in the camp to the best of his abilities. the relationships that were formed between the characters were so sweet and i thought that that was the best part of the book,

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Murder, Torture, Antisemitism, Excrement, Death, Sexual assault, Rape, Sexual violence, Cursing, Religious bigotry, Gun violence, Violence, Genocide, Gore, Grief, and War

maggieoc_x's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Death, Hate crime, Racism, and War

Moderate: Cursing, Child death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Rape

aliciachauhan_'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? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

this book is so unbelievably beautiful and heart wrenching. it's not the typical type of book I usually read however I thought I'd give it a go and I'm so glad that I did. everyone should read this book as its so informative and it really resonates and reminds you how lucky we are to have freedom and to live. I cried endlessly towards the endings, the pictures broke me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Cursing, Excrement, Panic attacks/disorders, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Classism, Confinement, and Murder

melancholymegs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Violence, War, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Rape, Police brutality, Gun violence, Cursing, Suicide, Sexual violence, Sexual assault, Religious bigotry, Torture, Racism, Murder, Medical content, and Kidnapping

Minor: Infertility and Excrement

hckilgour's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.0

Of the Holocaust stories I’ve read, this may be one of the most unique. Not only did Lale survive, but he thrived and found love.

While the overall story was excellent, the writing style didn’t do it justice. The style was choppy so that the story felt juvenile. I also felt Lale was womanized which inclined me to think lesser of him, which should not have been the case.

For the most part the story follows Lale, but occasionally jumps to Gita, Cilka, and others. Until the end when Lale and Gita are separated, those other perspectives were mostly unnecessary. The first segment of chapter 13 also weirdly jumped to a third omniscient narrator. I also have a qualm with Gita’s prisoner number suddenly change.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Rape and Cursing

smellyellie07's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

I love how people who survived actually had the courage to share their stories.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Child death, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Murder, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, and Violence