A review by krandelzhofer
The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

True story that showed the difficult decisions people had to make to survive: how could they justify their "privileged" positions in the concentration camps to survive and how could they use it to help others. This story was not as deep and as well-written as other WW2 historical fiction novels.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation

Minor: Child death, Infertility, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Terminal illness, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War