Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

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

10 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

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

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

savanapavlak's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Police brutality, and Death of parent

cococorycollins's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Deportation

Moderate: Animal death, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Injury/Injury detail

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

nicole_g_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

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

madelonpaige's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring slow-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, and Death of parent