Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Night by Elie Wiesel

116 reviews

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

shelbydm's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, War, Murder, and Confinement

ellia's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

left me heartbroken

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Content Warnings

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

Minor: Child death and Death of parent

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Ableism, Classism, Deportation, Excrement, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Suicide

lajoy's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Antisemitism, Child death, Confinement, Police brutality, and Torture

sabrinag98's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

I think everyone should read this book. This memoir is such an important part of history. I think we often learn about The Holocaust in school, but until we listen to and read survivors stories, we can't truly begin to comprehend how horrific WWII and Nazi Germany truly were. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, War, and Death of parent

miranda_is_reading's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

5.0

I had to read this book in high school. I remember it being sad but, very educational and a good read. I’m glad I picked it back up for a reread. Elie Wiesel’s story and experience of concentration camps is heartbreaking, eye opening and something everyone should read about to learn about this part of history. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Bullying and Blood

Minor: Child death, Child abuse, War, Grief, and Pedophilia

kylajaynebooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Child death, Hate crime, Medical content, Medical trauma, Police brutality, Racism, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Deportation, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Vomit, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail

cleches's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Torture, Child death, and Death of parent

jenna_reads_'s review against another edition

dark informative fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Death of parent, Gun violence, Child death, Murder, Hate crime, Child abuse, and Religious bigotry