Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Night by Elie Wiesel

34 reviews

bibliorama's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

"And that is why I swore never to be silent whenever and wherever human beings endure suffering and humiliation. We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented."

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Content Warnings

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.

dirtyseagull's review against another edition

dark informative sad tense fast-paced

4.25

It's an unbelievably dark tale told that feels like it belongs in horror fiction when you describe it or think about it, and yet it was real and lived by millions.

Haunting, and Incredibly moving.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Confinement, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Body horror, Child abuse, Death of parent, Violence, Torture, and War

jeremie's review

dark emotional fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Physical abuse, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Torture, Violence, Gore, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, Deportation, Police brutality, War, Confinement, and Death of parent

amongthestars's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Antisemitism, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, Hate crime, War, Emotional abuse, and Grief

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Child abuse, Antisemitism, Blood, Murder, Torture, Violence, Body shaming, War, Genocide, Death of parent, Physical abuse, Child death, Confinement, and Slavery

ashsparrow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Hate crime, Grief, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Death, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Racism, Violence, War, Religious bigotry, and Gore

Moderate: Death of parent and Medical trauma

Minor: Adult/minor relationship

lostposture's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

To give this book a five-star ranking feels wrong. How do you award an experience so painful? How do you respond to the story of the survivor? With pity for their misfortune? With joy and awe of their stupendous luck? Or do you simply go numb, heart breaking under the thunderous crush of human capacity for hate and evil? How can I give such a terrible story five stars?

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.

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Content Warnings

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 it

horizonous's review against another edition

challenging dark medium-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child death, Death of parent, Murder, Antisemitism, Genocide, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Medical content, Child abuse, and Sexual violence

thattheatrekid's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

I read this for class and will never regret it. Wiesel is a masterful writer. It feels like you’re reading a novel as he relays his real experiences in such a real way. The violence is not grotesque at all, simply stated in a matter-of-fact way. The way this book emphasizes the emotional and psychological developments of the Holocaust victims really punches in the impact of what happened. I wept when they arrived at Auschwitz and walked with Wiesel through his words. I don’t care what your personal reading preferences or sensitive topics are; read this book. We are here. We will never stay silent. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gore, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Death of parent, Police brutality, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Grief, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Suicidal thoughts

shannay_05's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Blood, Child death, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Child abuse, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Gore