Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

112 reviews

te_ss_i's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

crina12's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense 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

5.0

I just finished this book and I cannot stop crying. This book gave me so many different emotions throughout. The writing is absolutely amazing. The Book Thief truly is revolutionary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, and War

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective 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

5.0

Wow. I just bawled my eyes out with the last few chapters.
I should've known. The subject of death always makes me cry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Sexism, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Minor: Addiction, Body horror, Bullying, Domestic abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Racism, Vomit, Medical content, Medical trauma, Cultural appropriation, and Alcohol

rafacolog's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Child death, Racism, Blood, Grief, and War

aia_r's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing 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

5.0

The Book Thief is a beautiful book about broken dreams, family, love and friendship. This is a book that will make you smile and laugh,  one that will warm your heart. It is also one that will make you feel helpless and upset, even angry at times. An immensely moving book. 
Without a doubt one of the greatest most original pieces of this day and age. Highly recommend. 

december 7th 2023

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and War

bookworm_ran's review against another edition

challenging 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Racism, Violence, Murder, and War

noemiiii_molletes's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective sad 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? N/A

4.75

wow.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Suicide attempt, Murder, and War

crystalgraces's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? No

3.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide and Racism

fizzafatima's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny inspiring reflective 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

4.75

Loved it. Won't lie, was kinda bored at some parts and felt like more insight should've been given to the background of some characters but still it was lovely.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Racism, Colonisation, and War

Moderate: Suicide

emtheemu's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Racism