Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

358 reviews

entrancedbywords's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

3.0

I've owned a copy of book thief for quite sometime. I know there's a movie adaptation, which I haven't seen. For a book this chonky, I'm surpised at how light it is. 

This might be a bit inappropriate but you know how excited I was to read some German words in this book? It felt like I was getting a refresher in some of the words, and going "Ooh.. I know what those mean." 

Unfortunately with a book like this it went through the eyes and out the ears. It wasn't that I struggled to read it, I just struggled to see it as any more than just words on a page.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Death of parent, and War

beansprout344's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, and War

Moderate: Child abuse and Physical abuse

bokslukaren's review against another edition

emotional funny sad

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

4.75

‘I was foolish.’
‘No,’ Papa said. ‘You were a boy.’
The typesetting and design of the book were alluring; the fonts, chapter headings, the narration styles - the whole arrangement really. The book's punctuation feels poetic and Zusak artistically uses imagery. On the whole, the book felt very comforting, even though its contents (as most books about the holocaust are) were devastating. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Misogyny and Suicide

angie395's review against another edition

emotional 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Grief, and Death of parent

marc_le's review against another edition

challenging 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, and Death of parent

jazmine_pantoja's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

This is my favorite book, it's informative about WWII and how this family's lives were but put together beautifully. Very emotional especially the ending but 100% worth every page. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Violence, and War

> It has parts from deaths persecutive(which I was intrigued by)but could be harsh.

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buzzinfly's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad tense 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? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Ableism, Cursing, Racism, Torture, Trafficking, and Cultural appropriation

Minor: Biphobia and Homophobia

maddierosiec'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? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Child death

sample_text's review against another edition

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Suicide, Blood, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Alcohol

megfriedrice's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective slow-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: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail