Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

The Men with the Pink Triangle: The True Life-and-Death Story of Homosexuals in the Nazi Death Camps by Heinz Heger, Klaus Muller, Sarah Schulman

10 reviews

sweaterdad's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

4.5

An incredible account that, although hard to read at times, is a vital testament to the atrocities endured by queer people. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Torture, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Outing, Antisemitism, Forced institutionalization, Homophobia, Murder, Sexual assault, Suicide, Xenophobia, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Emotional abuse, Mass/school shootings, Rape, Violence, and War

spaghetti_noodle's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

The book is about gay men's experience in the Holocaust. When it comes to gay survivors, a lot of their experiences and history were silenced due to stigma and homophobia. Because of this, there is a whole element of the Holocaust that remains under-studied. Reading about Heger's experience taught me a lot about the everyday life in the concentration camps and what had to be done for survival. It was a difficult and emotional read, but I'm glad I got to read his story and learn about this part of history. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Gun violence, Death of parent, Sexual violence, Injury/Injury detail, Antisemitism, Xenophobia, Torture, Physical abuse, Death, Murder, Homophobia, Gore, Racism, Outing, Body horror, Blood, War, Violence, and Genocide

careinthelibrary's review against another edition

challenging informative sad slow-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Homophobia, Antisemitism, Violence, Genocide, Death, Hate crime, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual violence, Torture, Outing, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, and Toxic relationship

maestro_cerrotorcido's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

This book is incredible. I would say it is a must read for everyone. Most people don't realize not only how horribly gay men were treated during the Holocaust, but also how the defeat of the Nazis was not liberatory for them. The Stalanist and liberal states were just as homophobic as the Nazis. There was no recompense for gay men suffering through the Holocaust, no Nuremburg for them, nothing but more imprisonment and detestations from everyone around them. Unfortunately this has resulted in very few gay male Holocaust survivors telling their stories. That makes this book so important.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual violence, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Death, Genocide, Murder, Racism, Sexual assault, Torture, Classism, Hate crime, Outing, Slavery, Confinement, and Violence

Moderate: Trafficking, War, Sexism, and Antisemitism

waspbutch's review against another edition

informative sad tense fast-paced

4.5

Important, honest, disturbing. Glad I read it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Murder, Rape, Sexual assault, Slavery, Antisemitism, Confinement, Fire/Fire injury, Physical abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Ableism, Medical trauma, Suicide, Torture, Racism, Death, Violence, Gore, Sexual violence, Homophobia, and War

maddb_96's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Violence, Rape, Hate crime, Gun violence, Bullying, Physical abuse, Homophobia, Adult/minor relationship, Medical trauma, Antisemitism, Sexual harassment, Outing, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Police brutality, Murder, Misogyny, Genocide, and Death

scoobygirl93's review

challenging dark informative sad

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Outing, Death of parent, Rape, Sexual violence, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Physical abuse, Torture, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Death, Emotional abuse, Fire/Fire injury, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, War, Blood, Bullying, Confinement, Alcohol, Racial slurs, Gore, Homophobia, Medical content, and Murder

Minor: Ableism, Antisemitism, and Suicide

melancholymegs's review against another edition

challenging informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping, Death, Homophobia, Torture, Sexual violence, Xenophobia, Sexual content, War, Hate crime, and Forced institutionalization

Moderate: Rape, Ableism, Antisemitism, and Racism

Minor: Alcohol, Confinement, Death of parent, Suicide, and Suicide attempt

mneex05's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Homophobia, Hate crime, Murder, Rape, Physical abuse, Violence, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Gun violence, Torture, Xenophobia, and War

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship

hanreadin's review against another edition

dark informative sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Homophobia, Rape, Violence, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, and War