Reviews tagging 'Classism'

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

25 reviews

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

this book is so devastatingly beautiful. there are some slower parts but you get to learn so much more about the characters and begin to fall in love with them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Classism

smkelly1997's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.75

This book is very slow but it is beautifully written. I laughed and I cried. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

sarahkinney's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad 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? No

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

brownieboo's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

thresholdgirl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

Moderate: Confinement, Genocide, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Classism

Minor: Child abuse