Reviews tagging 'Racism'
The Nine: The True Story of a Band of Women Who Survived the Worst of Nazi Germany by Gwen Strauss
6 reviews
leahkarge's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Ableism, Antisemitism, Child death, Racism, Sexism, Sexual assault, Slavery, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Blood, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Gaslighting, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Pregnancy, Violence, Genocide, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Deportation, Grief, Confinement, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Torture, Vomit, War, and Xenophobia
philodora's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Chronic illness, Confinement, Sexual assault, Suicide, Child death, Abortion, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Body shaming, Racism, Death, Death of parent, Misogyny, Murder, Police brutality, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Infertility, Sexual harassment, Suicidal thoughts, War, Classism, and Deportation
misslisag's review
3.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Antisemitism, Racism, and Religious bigotry
canadabooks's review
3.25
Moderate: Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Torture, Trafficking, War, Violence, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism
lozababe's review against another edition
5.0
We follow nine women as they escape from a death march and their journey to try and get to safety. Throughout the recount of the escape, their own stories of who they were before and how they came to be at the concentration camp were told.
The resilience of these nine women throughout everything they enjoyed was inspiring and that they retained their hope and kindness after the disgusting treatment that they endured is nothing short of a miracle.
The story is harrowing, but also one that I feel everyone must know. I thought I knew enough about what happened in those concentration camps in World War II but after reading this I have found that I only knew the tiniest amount of what they endured.
Although I know this is a true story, sometimes I had to remind myself that it was not fiction as some of the passages were so horrific in their descriptions that it is almost unbelievable that a human being can treat another human being like that.
This book will stay with me for a long time, which I am glad of. Thank you to Gwen Strauss and Pigeonhole for allowing me to read this incredible book.
Graphic: Antisemitism, Bullying, Child death, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Gore, Gun violence, Homophobia, Lesbophobia, Medical trauma, Murder, Pregnancy, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Domestic abuse and Eating disorder
remy_licked_my_book's review
5.0
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐/5
I finished The Nine this morning and I have so many thoughts to share.
This is a true story of 9 brave women who founded and joined the Resistance during WWII, they would go on to each be arrested, tortured, and sent to various concentrations camps before setting out on a harrowing death march where The Nine narrowly escape. This story is told by the author, @gwenskioski in first person and I really loved the way we dived in and out of present and past tense. I can't even imagine the blood, sweat, and tears that were poured into the research of this book.
This story is so important for so many reasons.
• It's the first time all nine stories have been put into one book. Many of the women wrote their own books accounting this incredible story, but this is the first all in one account.
•It highlights so many groups that were marginalized during the Holocaust that you might not know about or think about.
•This book allows for women to be highlighted for the bravery they showed during WWII. It explains the stigmatizing shame that came at the end of the war and silenced women of telling their stories. It describes how women were rarely acknowledged for their sacrifices and contributions. It was encouraged that the men get the credit for they had been "humiliated enough" as if pretty girls in their 20's did not experience the same horrors.
•This book is horrifying and yet incredibly beautiful. I used my 'serendipity' bookmark during this read and by the end I realized it could not have been more fitting. As a group, they found Serendipity within themselves and through each other. Their friendship saved them.
•If you have any interest at all in feminism, history, the Holocaust, and female empowerment, this will be an incredible read. I encourage anyone and everyone to pick up a copy when it is released on May 4/21.
Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Body shaming, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Hate crime, Gun violence, Infertility, Medical content, Medical trauma, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Sexual assault, and Slavery
Moderate: Torture and Violence
Minor: Eating disorder