Reviews tagging 'Bullying'

De jongen in de gestreepte pyjama by John Boyne

8 reviews

venice_the_vampire's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

a great historical example of “love is natural, hate is learned”. 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Antisemitism

Moderate: Animal death, Racism, War, Infidelity, Death of parent, Hate crime, Death, and Child abuse

Minor: Bullying and Adult/minor relationship

killar's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Racism

Moderate: Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Body shaming, and Gun violence

Minor: Death, Animal death, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, and War

dropout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, Child abuse, Murder, Physical abuse, Torture, War, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Classism, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Slavery, and Violence

melancholymegs's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

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

3.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Death of parent and Violence

Minor: Mental illness, Xenophobia, Blood, Bullying, and War

renataeugenia's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious medium-paced

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

4.25

I read this in my English class and even for a group of somewhat mature 13 year old the topics that this book brings up I think will always just be a little sad, and I like it when a book challenges a reader to think about what the characters are saying this does it perfectly 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Hate crime, Genocide, Racial slurs, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Bullying

trazimmariju's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Very sad book, recommend.

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Antisemitism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Eating disorder, Genocide, Hate crime, Gun violence, Murder, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, and Violence

miwsher's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death

Minor: Blood and Bullying

booksiread_'s review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, and Genocide