Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys

4 reviews

celery's review against another edition

dark emotional informative 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? Yes

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

rebeccaisabelle's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative 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? Yes

3.5

The reading pace was quite fast for this book. I got to learn about periods of history I didn't know before such as

the sinking of the Willem Gustoff. I also loved the relationship between Florian and Joana. However, overall, I found that the book was sad. Characters I didn't expect to pass away, passed away, those such as Ingrid, the shoe poet, Alfred, and Emilia. Emilia's death was the saddest of them all because I really thought she'd make it but I guess that just points to the fact that many people died in that catastrophe. I'm glad that Joana, Florian and Klaus got a happy ending though. I would have liked to hear more about where Eva ended up or if Florian and Joana ever found their respective families.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Ableism, Rape, Pregnancy, and Abandonment

fluture's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

A heart wrenching book taken from a true tragedy during World War II. I admire how Ruta can depict the situation and horror during the war with her words. Most parts gave me the shivers and goosebumps. It's a really good book to be read for those who like history fiction.

The point of view were taken from four different people with different characteristics yet it wouldn't confuse you to read it. Every chapter flows just like a river and very enjoyable to read. A page-turner book, beautiful yet tragic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Medical content, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Infertility, Antisemitism, and Grief

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Vomit, and Stalking

smartens's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny informative fast-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Genocide, Homophobia, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Murder, Pregnancy, and War