Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Night by Elie Wiesel

122 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.

halogirl350's review

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

A gripping narrative of the author’s experience in the Holocaust. Relatively short but packs an emotional punch - Wiesel’s prose is devastatingly beautiful and paints a picture of the absolute devastation the worst of humanity can wreak.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, War, Grief, Child death, Genocide, Murder, Violence, and Antisemitism

cdelfino's review against another edition

emotional sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, War, and Violence

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

caoxtina's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

averymg13's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.5

This book explores the Holocaust in a way that I've never seen before. The detail expressed is heartbreaking, and earthshattering, making you want to kiss the ground your reading on. I cannot recommend this book enough, thank you to my sophomore-year high school teacher Mr. Hill for introducing it to me. It was a great read then, and still is now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Grief, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Violence, War, Hate crime, Murder, and Racism

letsgoghgirls's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Genocide, Hate crime, Antisemitism, War, Death, Child death, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Violence

cat_branch08's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Night by Ellie Wiesel is a truly heartbreaking book. I recommend that readers research the holocaust before reading this book and look at trigger warnings. This book explores many themes, such as hope, death, and trusting god in a crisis. It will make you reflect on life and is 100% worth the read. (I also strongly recommend that you read the author's note; it was one of the best parts of the book)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, and Antisemitism

almostqualified's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Antisemitism, Xenophobia, Genocide, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Violence, and War

Minor: Medical content

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