Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

The Echo of Old Books by Barbara Davis

45 reviews

guessgreenleaf's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

Moderate: Infidelity, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

Minor: Child death

gkaltam's review against another edition

emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Minor: Suicide

dallizzle's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad tense

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Loveable characters? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

infusionofviolets's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Classism

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Car accident, Suicide attempt, and War

Minor: Death, Misogyny, Self harm, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Grief, Pregnancy, Gaslighting, and Injury/Injury detail

bookscatcoffee's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

3.0

This was fine.  It’s telling that a book supposedly about books did not interest me or most of my book club buddies.  The magical realism element felt added for appeal and was unnecessary.  The characters were not really complex, and some of the “surprises” were either expected or out of character.  Writing was ok.  Not memorable but not entirely objectionable.  3 stars

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Racial slurs, Suicide, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and Alcohol

Moderate: Cancer

Minor: War

fseely's review

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Antisemitism, and Car accident

Minor: Child death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

shaybunchanumbers's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I definitely enjoyed The Echos of Old Books more than I thought I would. The well placed reveals of tragedies and other characters’ backstories were so well done and left me on my seat. I know I audibly gasped at Helene’s heritage reveal. I closed the book with a smile on my face and am excited to watch my friends’ reactions reading it, too.
The book describes itself as a mystery genre but the only mystery that really existed in it were the real names of Hemi and Belle (one of whom didn’t last very long) and how such a misunderstanding occurred in the first place. But, even that, wasn’t really a mystery. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Suicide, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

torrick17's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Mental illness, Antisemitism, and Abandonment

Minor: Suicide

ams5x9's review against another edition

hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Emotional abuse and Antisemitism

Minor: Forced institutionalization

jennswan's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Grief, and Death of parent

Moderate: Genocide, Infidelity, Mental illness, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Car accident, and Classism