Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

Refugee by Alan Gratz

22 reviews

dmdeacon's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Hate crime, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Medical trauma, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

libreroaming's review

adventurous dark emotional 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

Alan Grantz manages to weave three different stories of refugees over time and continents into a tense nail biter of a novel. Usually when you skip from one group to the next, one inevitably falls behind but all three managed to be very strong, perhaps with one hiccup exception where Joseph's story had to go through a timeskip before finishing. Grantz doesn't flinch from explaining the hazards his characters go through, which makes it a satisfying, if not somber, read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Torture, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and War

twonky's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative 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? Yes

4.25

This is three refugee stories that have some connections to each other.  I cried. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Genocide, Mental illness, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Suicide attempt, and Deportation

maijaka's review

adventurous emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-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

Read it on the recommendation of a teenager - I did feel like it lived up to the expectation! Tells three harrowing stories of the young refugee experience in a way that I hope bursts hardened hearts open and inspires folks to get out and support displaced persons. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, and War

yourdelulureader's review

adventurous dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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

this was a very interesting book! i would definitely give it a read, it truly showed me how awful some people could have it. i would definitely recommend this book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, and Antisemitism

jennswan's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Racism, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, and War

Moderate: Torture, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

smilagros's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-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

5.0

Reading this while there is a current genocide happening was extremely difficult. History has constantly repeated and yet we never learn. I think this was beautifully written. It tore at your soul because all you wanted to do was reach in the pages and hug these children. Get them out of the horrible situations each one was going through. I truly believe everyone should read this. Especially now.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Deportation

kirstencholewa's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Xenophobia, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Islamophobia, Grief, Suicide attempt, Pregnancy, and War

allthebooks36's review

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Antisemitism, Suicide attempt, and War

jackie_marion's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Deportation