Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

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

3 reviews

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

jordancole's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Physical abuse, Gun violence, War, Genocide, Violence, Self harm, Racism, Murder, Suicide, Racial slurs, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, and Hate crime

naturesbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad fast-paced

5.0

A very fast paced book about Eddie's experiences as a Holocaust survivor. He faced so much trauma yet despite all of it, he still went on to lead a mostly happy and fulfilled life. I concur with his sentiments that hatred doesn't get us anywhere as a society and was in absolute awe of his ability to be such a kind-hearted person despite everything he went through. He faced the worst of humanity yet he remained hopeful for a better life. I highly recommend this book to everyone. It is very sad and difficult at times but worth the read. I think we all have much to learn from Eddie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Torture, and Violence