Reviews tagging 'Religious bigotry'

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

49 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

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

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

mvdd1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Genocide, Racism, Religious bigotry, Death, and Forced institutionalization

Minor: Sexual violence and Sexual assault

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

mandiemarie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

This book is a romance caught up in such a terrible time. Learning about how truly awful the Nazi's were from the perspective of someone who dealt with them for years, has made my negative feelings intensify. But my respect for the survivors become immeasurable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Racial slurs, War, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Religious bigotry, Racism, and Murder

zoejung12's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-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? No

5.0

This book was incredible. It was so moving and emotional, but there was never a lull. I would highly reccomend this book to everyone. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Confinement, and War

mostpeoplecallmemilo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, War, Sexual assault, Murder, and Religious bigotry

planreadrepeat's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.0

Although fictionalized, the book does do a decent job describing the horrors of concentration camps. I’ve only read about “regular” prisoners but this is set with a special prisoner as the main. Not a sympathizer but maybe a little pragmatic about saving himself and those he cares about. I do think it was a good story about humans keeping hope and surviving when faced with impossible odds. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Confinement, Antisemitism, Genocide, and Murder