A review by rebeccanar
The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany by Gwen Strauss

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Wow, 'The Nine' really grabbed me. It tells the incredible story of nine women who survived the absolute worst during WWII in Nazi prison camps and their journey to freedom. It's not presented as a  history book, but more like their personal story, which makes it so powerful. You can tell the author did their research, talking to friends, family and survivors to fill in all the details. It's a thoughtful and thorough read. If you go for the audiobook, there's a song and a quick interview with the author at the end.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Deportation

Moderate: Body horror, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Physical abuse, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical trauma, Sexual harassment

Minor: Domestic abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Lesbophobia, Alcohol, Classism

Trigger Warnings: This book details graphic and emotional experiences within Nazi concentration camps.