Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

The Daughter of Auschwitz by Malcolm Brabant, Tova Friedman

5 reviews

halfling_stories's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book, especially the first half, is a challenging, painful read. The details of the Shoah are starkly presented and preserved, with the author's memories supported by photos and historical research.
While at times horrifying, this memoir is beautifully written; the author's lost family are lovingly remembered.
I'm glad the latter half of the book is a memoir of her whole life after liberation- full of hope and healing and service and family.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Child death, Antisemitism, Death, and Deportation

Moderate: Grief, Violence, and War

sammietee's review against another edition

dark emotional

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Genocide, and Murder

booksandmarvel's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Genocide, Torture, Death, Physical abuse, Murder, and Religious bigotry

hckilgour's review

emotional informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

3.0

This is an incredible story of survival.

I do find it particularly sad that Tova felt like she needed to share this story only in 2020 because of rising antisemitism.

I do think it was also that Tova’s life after the Holocaust was detailed to. I feel like so many people just imagine that things went back normal really quickly. And that is never the case.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide

aliteraryescape's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death

Moderate: Death of parent, Death, and Genocide