Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian

23 reviews

bronzestars's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional 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

Graphic: Death and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child death, Physical abuse, Vomit, Abandonment, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Bullying, Suicide, and Death of parent

becca9849's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and War

Minor: Bullying, Mental illness, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

your_true_shelf's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted 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

4.5

A heartwarming book with gorgeous relationships and making us think about the power of a slow, peaceful, country life.  A special book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Child death, Grief, and War

Minor: Suicide

aa_capybara's review

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Confinement, Grief, and War

Minor: Suicide and Death of parent

astralvirgo25's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Trigger warning: descriptions of physical and psychological abuse, child abuse and negligence. Also references to suicide and mental health.

kjm_x's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Excrement, Vomit, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Abandonment, and War

snazzysie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad slow-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

5.0

This book tells the story of a young boy who is evacuated from war-torn London to the country, where he lives with a kind old man. The boy grows a lot living with him, from learning how to paint and write to making new friends and building his strength after having been neglected and abused by his mother. When his mother asks him to return to London, he realises how much he has developed under Mister Tom's loving care. At times, the story was comfortably slow, as Willie got used to country life, but the sadder events seemed to come quickly, and although these moments were emotional, it was beautiful to see how Tom became a father to Will, and how Will grew to be a healthy, happy young man.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Death of parent, and War

majedith's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad medium-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Suicide, and War

tigerlilliereads's review

emotional hopeful sad fast-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? No

4.5

I remember watching this as a child and it always stuck with me, but I had never sat down and read the whole book. 

This story is such a beautiful and heartwarming story which tackles some really dark topics. It’s about found family, growing up and how the war affected everyone. It is emotional and sad but leaves you feeling hopeful and warmed. It also is a great reminder on how the simpler things in life are so much more valuable. 

For those who don’t know, the story tells of a young boy from London, will, who is sent to the country as an Evacuee during WW2. There he is taken in by an old man and his dog. Whilst there he learns what love and true friendship means and starts to put the last behind him… for a while.

This book has been out for 40 years and I believe is a children's classic. This new edition has some extra bits which celebrate the book and the author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Torture, Grief, and Pregnancy

Minor: Suicide and Vomit

books_r_cool's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

I read this for school, but I really liked it. The characters were great and the storyline melted my heart. I also really loved the writing.
I think the only thing I didn’t like was how they dealt with mental health.

Like William had extreme ptsd and Mr Tom was just like ‘country air good, mental health professional bad’

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Suicide, and Blood