Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Night by Elie Wiesel

115 reviews

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

kay4eva's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

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

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.

the_anonymous_author's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

5.0

This book is an absolutely heart shattering, gut wrenching journey through the eyes of holocaust survivor. I read this book after meeting a holocaust survivor and let me tell you, you will not want to put this book down until it is done, and then you will cry or stare into the void. It contains descriptions I will never forget.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, Death, Death of parent, Suicide, Child death, and War

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

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

lenaricharz's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Forced institutionalization, Deportation, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Death, Religious bigotry, Hate crime, Child death, Genocide, and Confinement

eveningreverie's review against another edition

dark sad tense fast-paced

3.0

Immensely important book. Doesn't mean it's a fun read, doesn't mean it's written particularly well. It's direct, it's clear, it's in your face about what it wants to say. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Xenophobia, Death, Child death, and Death of parent