Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

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

25 reviews

janelephant's review against another edition

dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

rosieraggz's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, and War

scoobygirl93's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

team_mosaic's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

5.0

such a painful but wonderful read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Murder, and War

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

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

theasbookworld's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, War, and Deportation

camoo3032's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Incredible story and yet so uplifting. Eddie writes the book with so much warmth

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Infertility, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Gun violence

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

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

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

cabbagecakes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Suicide attempt