Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Boktjuven by Markus Zusak

305 reviews

cl83's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, War, Antisemitism, and Death

Moderate: Violence

morgasm's review against another edition

dark 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

4.5

Beautiful read, but I think I read it too late in life to be changed by it. I have, at this point, read enough tales of Germans who were not Nazis; as important as those stories are to bring light to defiance and strength, this book was not the first to tell that tale to me. Don’t be fooled I still cried, but not more than other stories I’ve read of the same era. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Grief, Antisemitism, Genocide, Violence, War, Murder, Death of parent, and Death

jovanh's review against another edition

dark hopeful sad medium-paced

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

3.0

This book was fine. Nothing special or unique. Don't know why Book Tok is in love with it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Police brutality, War, Genocide, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Death, Medical trauma, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child abuse, Abandonment, Bullying, and Racism

Minor: Sexual harassment

marthaalice's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Death, and War

Moderate: Suicide and Death of parent

viviundworte's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Grief, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Blood, War, Alcohol, and Fire/Fire injury

zoea08's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Blood, War, Grief, Death of parent, Child death, Abandonment, Death, Antisemitism, and Torture

Moderate: Genocide

ashleighamble's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.0

I liked it. I loved the characters. It was moving. I’m not obsessed with it. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Genocide, Grief, Antisemitism, Torture, War, Injury/Injury detail, Cursing, Death, Child death, and Death of parent

aoifeprettypurplepolkadots's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Racism, Vomit, Xenophobia, Death of parent, Bullying, Death, Genocide, War, Antisemitism, and Deportation

nclausel25's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Child death, Confinement, Genocide, War, Violence, Antisemitism, and Grief

Minor: Police brutality and Hate crime

featheredpages07's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

5.0

By far one of my all time favorite reads ever. I can relate to the characters as my historical/cultural background is that of the opressed. I bawled at the end and have never taken this book for granted.. it has much to teach and much to share. I would read it again and again and hope my future children will appreciate this book as I have. This book is otherworldly and touches deeply, the words and pages not afraid to be challenging to take in. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Violence, Deportation, Genocide, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Death, and War

A unique read as it is narrated by the personification of "Death"