Reviews tagging 'Suicidal thoughts'

Night by Elie Wiesel

32 reviews

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

unabashedlynat's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, Death, War, Torture, Murder, and Genocide

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Confinement, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, and Homophobia

jaidenmarie11's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

Extremely hard to read and one of the most harrowing, disturbing, and tragic books I’ve ever come across. I think it’s also one of the most important books ever written, the perspective shows that whatever you thought was troubling can get darker.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Deportation, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Torture, Death, Hate crime, Child death, Racial slurs, Genocide, Police brutality, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Body horror, Medical trauma, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, Sexual assault, Grief, Emotional abuse, and War

Minor: Homophobia

hdoomk's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Suicide attempt, Vomit, Suicidal thoughts, and Excrement

queerloras's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Hate crime, Murder, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Trafficking, War, Child death, Deportation, Genocide, and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual content, Medical content, and Adult/minor relationship

happilyeveralli's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

AN AMAZING SECOND READ OF THE YEAR, READ FOR ENGLISH 10. Usually I don’t really “latch” onto the books I read for school. NIGHT was the opposite. I was instantly hooked. I’m not sure why. The book was a poignant read, and a needed one for our time. This is one book that I think everyone should make the effort to read at least once. It’s difficult to get through, of course, due to the subject matter, but powerful and impactful. 

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.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Religious bigotry, Genocide, War, and Death

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

shanban0303's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

Went into this book the same way I go into most that are part of the canon: a bit fearful and prepared to be disappointed. Not by the story, but by the writing. Was not disappointed at all. Such a quick-paced, moving retelling of a time in the authors life. Will be coming to this one forever and ever.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Child death, Death of parent, Gore, and Suicidal thoughts

theallmightyme's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Racism, Murder, Death, Violence, Torture, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, and War

karendarias's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, Antisemitism, Genocide, Police brutality, and Suicidal thoughts

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