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The Choice: Escape Your Past and Embrace the Possible by Edith Eva Eger
11 reviews
justinenoon82's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Sexual assault, Slavery, Torture, Antisemitism, Murder, and War
Moderate: Child death, Eating disorder, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Alcoholism, Cancer, Eating disorder, and Alcohol
Edith Eger’s journey from a Holocaust survivor to a renowned psychologist is both heartbreaking and inspiring. Her ability to find hope and meaning in the darkest times is truly remarkablenicamas's review against another edition
5.0
Following the story of Ediths life from her young family life, through the horrors and tribulation, and most horrendous suffering during the camps of WW2, through to her liberation and later life is incredibly sad and challenging. Further into the book understanding how those experiences shaped her later life, and seeing which choices she made is profound.
It inevitably leads to you reflecting on your own choices and is a must read book.
Moderate: Hate crime, War, and Injury/Injury detail
chickaboogawah's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Vomit, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Cannibalism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
phillybookish's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Miscarriage, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual assault, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
fanchera's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Cancer, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Self harm, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Dementia, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
monloesco's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, War, and Deportation
ashleycmms's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Pregnancy, and War
Minor: Addiction, Alcoholism, and Suicide
bookedbyelizabeth's review against another edition
4.75
CW: genocide, death, trauma, loss of loved ones, violence, PTSD, antisemitism, racism, depression, panic attacks; mentions of rape, addiction, infidelity, eating disorder (recommend looking up on Storygraph for more CW).
The Choice is an inspiring, powerful, challenging memoir of a Holocaust survivor and a testament to resilience, inner strength, and healing from trauma. Dr. Eger experienced unspeakable horrors and darkness, and she not only survived Auschwitz but then embarked on an incredible healing journey. She immigrated to the United States where she became a psychiatrist in order to help others with their trauma.
Her path wasn’t easy as she coped with her grief, guilt, and PTSD while trying to move forward and build a new life for herself and her family. But she learns to make the choice to face the trauma, to accept what happened, to forgive herself, and to heal. The past can neither be changed nor forgotten, but the present is in our control.
This book was difficult to read and made me emotional several times. It was a lot to take in, and I made sure to read slowly and took my time reflecting after finishing the book. It made me think about how her lessons could apply to my own life. I was in complete awe of Dr. Eger’s journey, her strength, her wisdom, and her compassion.
Also, International Holocaust Rememberence Day is coming up on January 27, the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Berkenau. I remember learning about the Holocaust in history class, reading Night by Elie Wiesel, and taking a field trip to the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in DC. I think memoirs and exhibits help us remember the humanity in historical events and remind us that it really wasn’t all that long ago. Antisemitism existed before the Holocaust and has continued after, and it shouldn’t be minimized or ignored.
Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and War
mayapetrick's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Slavery, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Grief, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Cancer, Domestic abuse, Eating disorder, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Xenophobia, Medical content, Medical trauma, Alcohol, and Dysphoria
Minor: Infertility and Infidelity
pixiebix's review against another edition
4.5
This is absolutely, undeniably a book for everybody who has ever suffered—and so everybody on this earth—to read.
The Choice is so much more than a memoir of an Auschwitz survivor. This is a diary of the light that can be found in darkness; of trauma, reconciliation of trauma, and rebirth; of the forgiveness of your torturers (whether they be the SS soldiers of Nazi Germany’s concentration camp, your childhood abuser, or the friend who didn’t invite you to a meal with your group); of the resilience, self-respect, and strength that comprise forgiveness; of the reality of the darkness of trauma, and the fact that only you can liberate yourself from that very mental cage; of the power of choice; of the sacredness of the present.
This is truly the most transformative non-fiction I have ever read. I hope this book finds itself in many more hands than it already has.
Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Violence, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Sexual violence, Suicide, Excrement, Cannibalism, and Pregnancy