Reviews tagging 'Sexual assault'

Las modistas de Auschwitz by Lucy Adlington

4 reviews

liddymyrs's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

This was such a good book on the history of Auschwitz. I learned so much. However, it is explicit as was the nature of the Nazis treatment of Jews. The writer doesn’t hold back in describing what happened. I had no idea there were women who sewed to survive. It inspires me to pick up sewing again!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexual assault, Grief, and Murder

marenm's review against another edition

informative slow-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and Deportation

courteneykenyon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-paced

5.0

A powerful story that deep dives into some of the most challenging parts of the Holocaust. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Misogyny, Racism, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Mass/school shootings, Gaslighting, and Abandonment

Minor: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Gore, Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and Abandonment

gabriellainman's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective tense slow-paced

5.0

In a heartbreaking retelling of history, “The Dressmakers of Auschwitz” discusses the courageous women who sewed in a workshop to survive. This Upper Tailoring Studio saved twenty-five women and girls, and explained how the friendships made in this studio helped the women survive. 

This novel is a chilling collection from a small group inside Auschwitz; extensively researched and well-sourced, Adlington offers a new take on the Holocaust and what people did to survive by using quotes, pictures, and interviews from survivors. The author does a fantastic job weaving in history and real accounts to make for an easier read. 

This was not a group that I had previously known about, and it was heartbreaking to learn of these women. It was a difficult read, and it was difficult to imagine just what these women went through to survive the Third Reich. If you enjoy reading about WWII history or reading about just how dark the history of fashion gets, this is the book to read. 

⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ / 5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Sexism, and War

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Suicide, and Torture