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Violence
Some
Moderate; the Holocaust setting — death, brutality, and concentration camp conditions — is honestly depicted
Language
Barely any
Mild language
Sexual Content
Barely any
Mild adult content; the romance in an impossible setting
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
A lot
Significant; the psychological weight of surviving Auschwitz and the love that sustained the will to survive
What this book is about
Heather Morris's novel, based on interviews with Lale Sokolov, tells the story of the Slovakian Jewish prisoner who became the tattooist at Auschwitz-Birkenau — and who fell in love with one of the women he tattooed. A story about survival, love, and the extraordinary forms that hope can take in the worst of human circumstances.
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Holocaust setting with honest depictions
Death and concentration camp conditions
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