Reviews tagging 'Alcohol'

O Menino do Pijama Listrado by Augusto Pacheco Calil, John Boyne

4 reviews

lizzyjean's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A great quick read, really makes you think about how similar we are as people. The story of Bruno and Shmuel’s friendship is so innocent and beautiful, even though the events that take place certainly are not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, and Death of parent

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

dropout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

henriediosa's review against another edition

dark emotional funny sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Xenophobia, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Alcoholism, Child abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Violence, Death of parent, and Alcohol

anna_harmsen's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and Alcohol