Reviews tagging 'Homophobia'

When the World Was Ours by Liz Kessler

6 reviews

allisonsmith120's review

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Emotional abuse, Genocide, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

buzzinfly's review

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Racial slurs, Blood, and Classism

Minor: Biphobia and Homophobia

100_pages_hr's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Homophobia, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War

courtneyblack's review

dark reflective sad fast-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? Yes

5.0

This book made me sob like a child. Such a wonderful unique ending and so heartbreaking. I loved the book end of the start and ending. I loved how the characters grew up and that only little snippets of there most devastating moments were shown it gives you time to digest before moving onto the next. Max’s father was such a vivid character for me I loved the attention to secondary  characters no one faded into the background for me. 5 stars!!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War

Minor: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Homophobia, Misogyny, Torture, Violence, Vomit, and War

skygray's review

dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

2.5

When The World Was Ours is not a bad novel, but it feels surface-level and juvenile, despite its mature subject matter. The author tends to tell, not show, the characters' thoughts and emotions. The characters feel more like plot devices than actual people, making them difficult to connect to. While I did like Leo's storyline (which was directly inspired by the experiences of the author's family), the other two fell very flat for me. I did appreciate the author's attempt to use Max's character to illustrate how "normal" people willingly became part of the Nazi regime. However, the lack of depth in the writing made his character's evolution less compelling than it could have been. Ultimately, it feels as though When The World Was Ours is trying to teach a history lesson and hit all the traditional "plot beats" of fictional Holocaust literature rather than tell a story.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, and Antisemitism

Minor: Homophobia

lylah's review

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Hate crime, Physical abuse, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Bullying, Homophobia, and Rape