Reviews tagging 'Grief'

De gelukkigste man ter wereld by Eddie Jaku

8 reviews

imscrem's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.0

Eddie Jaku touchingly recounts his tale of surviving the Holocaust. He manages to give a positive spin to the story through his focus on the help he received from others and the relationships that carried him through. Still, the story is filled with brutality and inhumane treatment. It’s a book we can all learn from.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicide, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Minor: Animal death, Infertility, and Mental illness

anne_reader's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Self harm, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

thrillofthepage's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, and Suicide attempt

scoobygirl93's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Medical content, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

nikmahie's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

A witness testimony that really touched me. The stories about what happened to Eddie really struck me, as I could try to imagine them. They were ‘easier’ to try to imagine, than some other witness stories. For example the story about the nights in the barracks, while it was freezing, where the people on the outside had to swap places with the ones on the inside to not freeze to death. The way the author describes everything, and really takes you on a tour around his life and everything that happened… I don’t know, but it hit me hard. And even though the stories are horrendous and unimaginable, and you can feel the despair and sorrow behind every word… the hope at the end is so present during it all. It really makes you rethink your life and let’s you reflect on your life in this society. And while I must admit that I am not that hopeful for the future to come, I am hopeful that I can change my life and that of my family and friends for the better by loving them and being loved in return. 

Thank you, Eddie, for sharing your experiences with the world. And for trying to explain what happened, so we can try our best to not let hate and inhumanity take over again. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Excrement, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Blood, and Suicide attempt

theasbookworld's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Confinement, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, War, and Deportation

nicole_g_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Racism, Slavery, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

naturesbookshelf's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative sad fast-paced

5.0

A very fast paced book about Eddie's experiences as a Holocaust survivor. He faced so much trauma yet despite all of it, he still went on to lead a mostly happy and fulfilled life. I concur with his sentiments that hatred doesn't get us anywhere as a society and was in absolute awe of his ability to be such a kind-hearted person despite everything he went through. He faced the worst of humanity yet he remained hopeful for a better life. I highly recommend this book to everyone. It is very sad and difficult at times but worth the read. I think we all have much to learn from Eddie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder