Reviews tagging 'Violence'

When the Angels Left the Old Country by Sacha Lamb

24 reviews

starlitpage's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Alcohol, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Minor: Sexism

netflixismyroommate's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced

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

5.0

This book assumes, in a beautiful and affirming way, the same level of knowledge about and familiarity with Judaism that is often assumed of Christianity (in the US at least). The entire time I was reading the book I felt seen and like I was in community with people who share my history and experience. And months later I still feel this when thinking about When the Angels Left the Old Country. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Violence

talonsontypewriters's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful lighthearted 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence and Violence

Moderate: Death, Sexism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Homophobia, Transphobia, and Pregnancy

inkwellimps's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

This book is SO GOOD. It really exceeded all my expectations. The dynamic between Little Ash and the Angel has wormed its way so far into my brain it's unreal. I'm also fond of Rose as a character too--she grounds the two in their adventure, but she is also unhinged. She has a drive and boldness that compliments the other two very well. It's the little things with the characters--the way the Angel is agender and stays that way, the way names are played with, the way each of them have animal features and how Little Ash's feet hurt him. I am fascinated by the place the Angel begins in and how it develops its own identity to become more present in the world and

grows closer to Little Ash as a result

. I love how the two always rely upon each other as the stakes are raised. I'm also very fond of this sort of take on an angel and a demon that are both not very powerful and relatively sheltered. The sense that these two are a part of a close community rings true throughout the entirety of the book, from the shtetl, to the ship, to New York City-- it never feels as though they've left their community behind even though they are on a journey-- staying grounded by the search for Essie and by the majority of the human cast being literal family. As the angel and the demon of the shtetl migrate and progress in their journey it never feels isolating, which is nice.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence

Moderate: Death, Misogyny, Sexism, Violence, and Antisemitism

Minor: Police brutality and Injury/Injury detail

blessedbamboo's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny reflective 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Medical content, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

snerp_reads's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Minor: Homophobia and Deportation

eslsilver's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense 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

Moderate: Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Murder

moondragon8's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Alcohol

Moderate: Confinement, Gun violence, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Deportation

paulasnotsosecretdiary's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced

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

4.75

A twist on the immigration story, told not only from the point of origin, but from a queer Jewish perspective. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, and Trafficking

meganpbell's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

Fans of Good Omens’ Aziraphale and Crowley will find so much to love about another angel-demon odd couple, Uriel and Little Ash! Warm-hearted, whimsical, and wise, this queer, Jewish historical fantasy follows these two unlikely partners in pursuit of performing a mitzvah for a lost girl from their tiny shtetl in the Old Country all the way to Ellis Island and a Lower East Side full of immigrants, strikers, radicals, and many newfound friends!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Ableism, Sexism, Violence, Xenophobia, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Confinement, Homophobia, Pregnancy, and Deportation