Reviews tagging 'Torture'

Night by Elie Wiesel

87 reviews

philosopher_kj's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Police brutality, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Child death, Grief, Xenophobia, Genocide, Confinement, Torture, Violence, Deportation, Body horror, Death of parent, and Racism

Minor: Pedophilia and Excrement

emrhysraine's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, Torture, Antisemitism, Violence, Murder, Suicide, Slavery, Racism, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Genocide, Death of parent, and Death

elspethmigliore's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

this was so heartbreaking to read. truly a gift to have the opportunity to read from the author’s point of view. 

most likely a reread ☑️

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Medical content, Gore, Child abuse, Blood, Violence, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Grief, Death of parent, Death, Cannibalism, Animal death, Trafficking, Ableism, Vomit, Torture, War, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Genocide, Animal cruelty, Slavery, Child death, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Sexism, Medical trauma, Confinement, Rape, Physical abuse, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

mattyvreads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

One of the most important pieces of literature in U.S. history. It is a first hand account of the horrors of the Holocaust and the atrocities of the Nazi party.

There is courage in Wiesel’s words. He recounts, with honesty, trauma after trauma that most readers could never dream of. This book is an essential artifact in remembering our history and never allowing it to happen again.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Mass/school shootings, Child abuse, Murder, Genocide, Violence, Torture, Body horror, Suicidal thoughts, Hate crime, Suicide attempt, and Child death

Moderate: War

lilliankellems07's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, War, Xenophobia, Violence, Torture, Religious bigotry, Murder, Hate crime, Genocide, Death of parent, and Death

amjohn63's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, Death, and Violence

brookey8888's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-paced

4.0

This is obviously a very important book. It was interesting and heartbreaking to hear his story. This is to me very textbook like, which is fine, but was hard for me to fully comprehend and connect with it. I do think everyone should read this because we cannot forget. 

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Content Warnings

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

ziggy_queerdust's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Antisemitism, Death, Death of parent, Deportation, Genocide, War, Hate crime, Torture, Grief, and Violence

Minor: Pedophilia and Child death

geffen_alon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

It really helps portray the brutality and severity of the holocaust 

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Content Warnings

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

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