Reviews tagging 'Torture'

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

32 reviews

imscrem's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Eddie Jaku touchingly recounts his tale of surviving the Holocaust. He manages to give a positive spin to the story through his focus on the help he received from others and the relationships that carried him through. Still, the story is filled with brutality and inhumane treatment. It’s a book we can all learn from.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Minor: Animal death, Infertility, and Mental illness

marypetrushko's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture

anne_reader's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

laur1099's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

smashbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture and Antisemitism

astylecollector's review against another edition

emotional

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War

mvdd1's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicide

alphawolfe13's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

It's important to read accounts like this so we remember the past. Totally recommend this!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Deadnaming, Death, Torture, and Antisemitism

Minor: War

johnnysbookrev's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Another five book this year. I couldn't stop listening to this book. I listened to it in one day. This is a quick read. 

He was captured and held at Auschwitz, one of the worst concentration camps, for two years. He witness so many deaths, escaped death, and escaped Auschwitz and then returned. I highly recommend reading this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Torture, and Violence

thrillofthepage's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Suicide attempt