Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

The Happiest Man on Earth by Eddie Jaku

42 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

ameliannelise99's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, and War

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

laur1099's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

zackyist's review against another edition

dark informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

4.5

Kirja kuvaa Jakun sanojen mukaisesti Natsi-Saksan "maan päällisen helvetin" oloja erittäin elävästi ja siksi myös karmivasti. Kyseessä ei olekaan mikään kertomus, tarina tai satu menneistä ajoista, vaan historiallinen kuvaus monista niistä kauheuksista, joihin aivan tavalliset ihmiset pystyvät itsekkyydessään ja vihassaan. Valitettavasti samat kauheudet toistuvat edelleen tänäkin päivänä, jopa Euroopan itäosissa ja Välimeren rannikoilla. Olemme aivan liian helposti unohtamassa Natsi-Saksan hirveydet ja antamassa tilaa ja hyväksyntää samanlaiselle ajattelulle nyky-yhteiskunnassa.

Vaikka Jaku itse onkin jo poissa, ovat hänen sanansa edelleen erittäin tärkeä opetus ja muistutus kaikille nykypäivän kansalaisille. Niiden avulla voisimme yrittää vihdoin oppia, että emme saa antaa vihalle tilaa tai voimaa. Tämä kirja on ehdoton suositus luettavaksi jokaiselle aikuiselle - jotta emme ikinä unohtaisi.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide

mvdd1's review against another edition

challenging dark hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, and Suicide

johnnysbookrev's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Another five book this year. I couldn't stop listening to this book. I listened to it in one day. This is a quick read. 

He was captured and held at Auschwitz, one of the worst concentration camps, for two years. He witness so many deaths, escaped death, and escaped Auschwitz and then returned. I highly recommend reading this book. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Torture, and Violence

chellsom's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide

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

bethanystone13's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Physical abuse, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Death and Violence

Minor: Death of parent