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brookey8888's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Classism, Death, Murder, Antisemitism, Child death, Bullying, Genocide, Emotional abuse, Grief, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Torture, Violence, Confinement, Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Death of parent, and Gaslighting
bibliorama's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Physical abuse, Child abuse, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, and War
It's a first hand account of the Holocaust. It's going to tell it like it was in all its brutality. I say it's important to read no matter what the trigger warnings are.brogancha's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Genocide, War, Terminal illness, Antisemitism, and Injury/Injury detail
geffen_alon's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Xenophobia, Body horror, Child death, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Blood, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Torture, Sexual content, Racism, Physical abuse, Medical trauma, Kidnapping, Suicidal thoughts, Slavery, and Murder
cat_branch08's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, and Antisemitism
kwichris's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: War, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, and Genocide
Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Torture
Minor: Religious bigotry
lostposture's review against another edition
5.0
Five stars to author Elie Wiesel for reliving his pain to share his experience for the world to learn from. Five stars to Marion Wiesel for her haunting translation of his story from French to English. May they both rest in peace.
This will live with me for a long time.
Graphic: Antisemitism, Child abuse, Torture, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Child death, and Death of parent
Moderate: Violence, Blood, Medical content, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: War and Sexual content
I think that covers most of itwanderingdeviant's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Death, Injury/Injury detail, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Genocide, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Murder, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War
abbyluvsfrogs444's review against another edition
5.0
A rating less than five stars would be ridiculous. This is the best memoir ever written. I don't have much to say other than this is a must read for everyone. We must remember what happened. In Wiesel's words, "...one could not keep silent no matter how difficult, if not impossible, it was to speak."
He also says, "For the survivor who chooses to testify, it is clear: his duty is to bear witness for the dead and for the living. He has no right to deprive future generations of a past that belongs to our collective memory. To forget would be not only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time."
We have a responsibility to stand firmly against evil and bigotry. If you stay silent, you are taking the side of the oppressor. That is the reason why Wiesel wrote this book. To make sure the world knew what happened and we never forget it.
"Because if we forget, we are guilty, we are accomplices."
Again, this is a must read. Not only is this story important, the way Wiesel writes is magnificent. His talent shines through. He has such a strong narrative voice, one I could never forget, even if I tried.
Old review:
A lot of books about the Holocaust end with a renewed hope of life or a lesson learned through the experience. This one doesn't have that. Wiesel's telling of his experiences are so raw and truthful. He tells it exactly how it happened and how it made him feel. It's so much more realistic for someone to completely lose their faith and hope after a horrific experience like this, which is what Wiesel talks about in this book. As sad as it is, it's just so truthful and blunt.
Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Body horror, Antisemitism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Deportation, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Torture, Death, Genocide, War, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence
nejmia_remis's review against another edition
Graphic: Antisemitism, Torture, Body horror, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Genocide, Confinement, Death, Grief, Murder, and War