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Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian

15 reviews

readwithharry's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is a book that I SOBBED over for days. 

One of my favourites, Goodnight, Mr Tom is *so* poignant and emotional, and deals with some very heavy themes. Actually, I was a little surprised to learn that it was written & published (and still remains) a book for children. I’ve read adult fiction that was less traumatic. 

But, that is what makes this book GOLDEN. It addresses the impact of WWII on children in a way that is easy to understand and engage with, but is still sophisticated enough to make my list of favourite literary fiction. 

I have NEVER forgotten this story, partly because Michelle Magorian creates a world that is so real you can almost touch it. 

Utter, beautiful, heartbreaking perfection. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, and Death

alliebebbs9's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring 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

5.0

I was beyond excited that Willie got to go back to Mr. Tom

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Religious bigotry, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Child death, Vomit, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, and Gaslighting

Minor: Bullying, Suicide, Excrement, Pregnancy, and Fire/Fire injury

luxxltyd's review

emotional reflective relaxing 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Vomit, Grief, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Suicide and Antisemitism

rrsilel's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I first heard about this book when my homeroom teacher started reading it to my class when i was eleven. The teacher never finished it so I bought it for myself and read it, and since that day I've always said this is my favourite book.

This book will bring you a sense of comfort, only to rip it away and leave you hurt, but it does it in the most amazing way.

To this day this book brings me to tears whenever I read it. Looking for an easy to read, yet heartbreaking and deeply impactful book? This is it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, and Medical trauma

Moderate: Child death, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Sexism and Medical content

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

chellski's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Vomit, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

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

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

rachelizx's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, and Abandonment

Moderate: Confinement, Mental illness, Self harm, Suicide, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail