lizard800's review
4.75
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Racism, Murder, Child death, Antisemitism, Slavery, Torture, War, Racial slurs, Violence, Suicide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Genocide, and Death
saviross's review
4.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Kidnapping, Slavery, Violence, Antisemitism, Death, War, Confinement, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Torture
juliecukier's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Police brutality, Antisemitism, War, and Suicide
tinyjude's review
5.0
The story is a recollection of the horrors, sorrows and hopes of an Holocaust survivor many years after the events. The novel is devised by his son, with whom he has a complicated relationship over the years. Therefore, the topics and their depiction are brutally honest and fundamental in the study and general knowledge of this moment in history. The objective is not to like the characters, but understand what they have been through and put it out in the world so their stories are finally told and not forgotten.
Although it is extremely unfortunate that he was not able to use his mother's diaries and see her perspective as a Jewish woman and a survivor, the story is nonetheless crucial. I hope to read more about the topic from Jewish people (or any of the other minorities affected and decimated by the Nazis) and especially, about the experiencies, thoughts and after effects of those women.
Graphic: Violence, Torture, Physical abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, Child death, Death, Antisemitism, War, Suicidal thoughts, Medical trauma, Sexism, Gun violence, Xenophobia, Grief, Hate crime, Genocide, and Death of parent
toriauricht's review
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Suicide, War, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Murder, Violence, Torture, Genocide, Racism, Physical abuse, Child death, and Death
caelysium's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Confinement, Genocide, Murder, Police brutality, Death, Child death, Mental illness, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Suicide, Antisemitism, Torture, Violence, Blood, and War
Moderate: Injury/injury detail, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
jassieex's review
3.75
Graphic: War, Genocide, and Violence
Moderate: Torture and Terminal illness
Minor: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts
tree_branch's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Murder, Injury/injury detail, Confinement, Child death, Violence, War, Death, Torture, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Gun violence, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Genocide
Moderate: Suicide
walskishere's review
Graphic: Antisemitism, War, Police brutality, Hate crime, Gun violence, Murder, Genocide, Torture, Confinement, Injury/injury detail, Body horror, Gore, Death of parent, Death, Blood, Grief, and Deportation
Moderate: Excrement, Xenophobia, Child abuse, and Suicide
Minor: Terminal illness
m4rtt4's review
5.0
Graphic: Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Slavery, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Suicidal thoughts, Racism, Child abuse, Suicide, Torture, Child death, Gore, Grief, Injury/injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, War, Excrement, and Genocide