Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Night by Elie Wiesel

83 reviews

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

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

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

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

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

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