Reviews tagging 'Physical abuse'

The Twins of Auschwitz by Eva Mozes Kor, Lisa Rojany Buccieri

11 reviews

emmajh91's review

challenging emotional inspiring fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

oceanwriter's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Years ago I watched the viral video of Eva Mozes Kor talking about her Auschwitz survival story. Her message of forgiveness has stuck with me. I later learned she’d written this memoir. 

 

Straightforward yet impactful, the pages of this book are filled with the horrifying experiences Eva and her twin sister Miriam faced at the beginning of the war, in Auschwitz, and in particular, with Josef Mengele. Eva also discusses her life after the war and the impact of being imprisoned under such terrible conditions. 

 

While the book ends on notes of forgiveness, Eva in no way condones the atrocities committed by the Nazis, rather, she elaborates that for her own freedom, she found forgiveness was the only way to escape the clutches of her memories. I’ve found her story and outlook on life inspiring. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Antisemitism, Medical content, Medical trauma, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Confinement and Physical abuse

Minor: Chronic illness and Gun violence

mitta_girl452's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

This book was a beautiful insight into the horror of Auschwitz, particularly Josef Mengele and his medical experimentation on twins. 
Eva's story was gorgeous and beautifully written. 
A must-read for those who love historical novels.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Gore, Hate crime, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Medical trauma, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Physical abuse, Slavery, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Chronic illness and Gun violence

beccah1610's review

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Physical abuse, and Antisemitism

tyr2607's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: War

greatu's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

aridd1's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Colonisation, and War

emily_123's review

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, and Murder

bookswithtrish's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, and War

jaderio's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Physical abuse, and Antisemitism