Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

The Happiest Man on Earth: The Beautiful Life of an Auschwitz Survivor by Eddie Jaku

5 reviews

janelephant's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Racism, Death of parent, Death, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

scoobygirl93's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Gun violence, Murder, Body horror, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Blood, Death of parent, Deportation, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Medical content, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, War, Xenophobia, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Gaslighting, and Slavery

nikmahie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

A witness testimony that really touched me. The stories about what happened to Eddie really struck me, as I could try to imagine them. They were ‘easier’ to try to imagine, than some other witness stories. For example the story about the nights in the barracks, while it was freezing, where the people on the outside had to swap places with the ones on the inside to not freeze to death. The way the author describes everything, and really takes you on a tour around his life and everything that happened… I don’t know, but it hit me hard. And even though the stories are horrendous and unimaginable, and you can feel the despair and sorrow behind every word… the hope at the end is so present during it all. It really makes you rethink your life and let’s you reflect on your life in this society. And while I must admit that I am not that hopeful for the future to come, I am hopeful that I can change my life and that of my family and friends for the better by loving them and being loved in return. 

Thank you, Eddie, for sharing your experiences with the world. And for trying to explain what happened, so we can try our best to not let hate and inhumanity take over again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Xenophobia, Murder, Racial slurs, Torture, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Antisemitism, Grief, Violence, Deportation, Excrement, Genocide, Death, Death of parent, Body horror, and Confinement

Moderate: Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Physical abuse, Emotional abuse, and Suicide attempt

mia_stewart's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Murder, Physical abuse, and War

Moderate: Genocide and Religious bigotry

esterix's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, and Bullying

Moderate: Child death, Emotional abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Ableism, Child abuse, Death of parent, Suicide, Suicide attempt, War, Blood, Homophobia, and Infertility

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death