Reviews tagging 'Violence'

De jongen in de gestreepte pyjama, by John Boyne

20 reviews

hannahr190's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia, War, and Violence

thatreadinggal11's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book was a little bit overrated in my opinion. I was sad but i didnt bawl like i expected . I am going to read the ending again but what can i say this must have been difficult to write and i give the author credit for that :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Murder, Emotional abuse, Child death, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Grief, Islamophobia, Child abuse, Hate crime, Domestic abuse, Death, Physical abuse, War, Violence, Religious bigotry, Gore, Torture, and Slavery

ecarpenter06's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I did enjoy this book. Yes it’s historically innacurate, and yes the characters read like they are five and eight instead of nine and twelve. However, this serves to create a sort of innocence in this book, that is juxtaposed with the horrendous cruelty of the events of the holocaust. To someone who really finds historical fiction enjoyable, I would recommend this book. It’s a quick read, simple to understand, but hard to forget. Especially the ending!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Violence and Child death

eirasenior's review against another edition

emotional informative reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Xenophobia

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, and War

shyleek's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.25

This is one of the rare cases where I saw the movie before I read the book. Not surprisingly I like the book better. The story played out in a much more realistic way in the book.

Yes, the narration is childish but it is told from the perspective of a 9 year old boy. I liked that it read from his perspective and not from an adult talking about a nine year old boy. 

Seeing these tough issues through a child's eyes reminds us of the lessons we should have learned and honestly as a mom reminded me how much differently my children and I process things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide

Minor: Violence and Adult/minor relationship

aritag's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, Genocide, and Death

aniyahchrouch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

The way he said “Out-with” instead of Auschwitz LITERALLY SOBBING they were so young💔

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism, Violence, Death, and Racism

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Antisemitism, Injury/Injury detail, Gun violence, Violence, Slavery, Torture, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Genocide

Moderate: War

Minor: Child death

naramartin's review against another edition

adventurous emotional informative inspiring 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? No

4.75

Brunos father is the commander of the German army and because of that he and his family are forced to move from berlin to poland, next to a concentration camp. in the beginning bruno this his new home is boring because he doesn’t have anyone to play with. although the that changes when bruno meets shmuel, a boy from the other side of the fence.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Violence and War

Minor: Child death and Death

jamiejanae_6's review against another edition

dark sad fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide

Minor: War and Violence