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Night by Elie Wiesel

23 reviews

cat_branch08's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

Night by Ellie Wiesel is a truly heartbreaking book. I recommend that readers research the holocaust before reading this book and look at trigger warnings. This book explores many themes, such as hope, death, and trusting god in a crisis. It will make you reflect on life and is 100% worth the read. (I also strongly recommend that you read the author's note; it was one of the best parts of the book)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, and Antisemitism

unabashedlynat's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, Death, War, Torture, Murder, and Genocide

Moderate: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gore, Confinement, and Grief

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Gun violence, and Homophobia

kwichris's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, and Genocide

Moderate: Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Murder, and Torture

Minor: Religious bigotry

neverlandingonabook's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Death, Gun violence, Genocide, Torture, Antisemitism, Grief, and Death of parent

amongthestars's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad tense medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Antisemitism, Death, Death of parent, Child abuse, Cultural appropriation, Gun violence, Hate crime, War, Emotional abuse, and Grief

queerloras's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Hate crime, Murder, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Mass/school shootings, Police brutality, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Trafficking, War, Child death, Deportation, Genocide, and Gun violence

Minor: Sexual content, Medical content, and Adult/minor relationship

vintage_library's review against another edition

dark emotional sad fast-paced

5.0

A very raw account of the personal experience of Elie, an Holocaust survivor. It was a difficult, but important read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Antisemitism, Violence, Gun violence, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, and Murder

Minor: Torture

abbyluvsfrogs444's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

5.0

New review (1/28/23):
A rating less than five stars would be ridiculous. This is the best memoir ever written. I don't have much to say other than this is a must read for everyone. We must remember what happened. In Wiesel's words, "...one could not keep silent no matter how difficult, if not impossible, it was to speak."

He also says, "For the survivor who chooses to testify, it is clear: his duty is to bear witness for the dead and for the living. He has no right to deprive future generations of a past that belongs to our collective memory. To forget would be not only dangerous but offensive; to forget the dead would be akin to killing them a second time."

We have a responsibility to stand firmly against evil and bigotry. If you stay silent, you are taking the side of the oppressor. That is the reason why Wiesel wrote this book. To make sure the world knew what happened and we never forget it.

"Because if we forget, we are guilty, we are accomplices."

Again, this is a must read. Not only is this story important, the way Wiesel writes is magnificent. His talent shines through. He has such a strong narrative voice, one I could never forget, even if I tried. 

Old review: 
A lot of books about the Holocaust end with a renewed hope of life or a lesson learned through the experience. This one doesn't have that. Wiesel's telling of his experiences are so raw and truthful. He tells it exactly how it happened and how it made him feel. It's so much more realistic for someone to completely lose their faith and hope after a horrific experience like this, which is what Wiesel talks about in this book. As sad as it is, it's just so truthful and blunt. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Confinement, Body horror, Antisemitism, Child death, Emotional abuse, Deportation, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Religious bigotry, Torture, Death, Genocide, War, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Violence

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Antisemitism, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Torture, Violence, War, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Ableism, Classism, Deportation, Excrement, Gaslighting, Suicidal thoughts, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual content, Suicide attempt, Abandonment, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Slavery, and Suicide

latamayo's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

Please look through trigger warnings before reading. It is a very hard book to read as it deals with the authors experience as a Jewish person during WWII.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Antisemitism

Moderate: Blood, Death, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, War, Fire/Fire injury, Gore, Genocide, Confinement, and Body horror

Minor: Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, Vomit, Kidnapping, Excrement, and Child death