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dragon_s_hoard's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
philosopher_kj's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
Minor: Pedophilia and Excrement
mattyvreads's review against another edition
5.0
There is courage in Wiesel’s words. He recounts, with honesty, trauma after trauma that most readers could never dream of. This book is an essential artifact in remembering our history and never allowing it to happen again.
Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Mass/school shootings, Suicide attempt, and Murder
Moderate: War
geffen_alon's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Physical abuse, Racism, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Injury/Injury detail
jaidenmarie11's review against another edition
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Torture, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and Deportation
Moderate: Body horror, Emotional abuse, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Medical trauma, and War
Minor: Homophobia
matidareads's review against another edition
4.5
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Racism, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and War
queerloras's review against another edition
4.75
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Violence, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Deportation
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Medical content
abbyluvsfrogs444's review against another edition
5.0
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.
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
nejmia_remis's review against another edition
Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Torture, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
mandi4886's review against another edition
5.0
Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Ableism, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Classism, and Deportation
Minor: Cursing, Mental illness, Pedophilia, Sexual content, Slavery, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Fire/Fire injury, and Abandonment