Reviews tagging 'War'

De jongen die tien concentratiekampen overleefde by Aimée Warmerdam, Alan Gratz

8 reviews

gymjam_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring 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? It's complicated

4.25

Inspiring and powerful. Incredibly written - so much truth with a splash of fiction. The journey of a young boy surviving through 10 camps during the Holocaust that felt so real and raw. Give young adults books like this over textbooks any day to not just learn but emotionally connect to the history! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Antisemitism, and Genocide

Moderate: Violence, War, and Death

carolinervenn's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

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

4.25

good. basically about a prisoners life in wwii

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Death, and War

kassidypf13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Genocide, Violence, War, Kidnapping, Racism, Medical trauma, Murder, Death, Antisemitism, and Bullying

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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: Body horror, Physical abuse, Death, Death of parent, Violence, Child abuse, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Police brutality, War, Genocide, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Chronic illness, Confinement, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Antisemitism, Blood, Grief, and Murder

Moderate: Bullying, Gaslighting, Abandonment, Classism, Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Excrement, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia

Minor: Kidnapping, Excrement, Stalking, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Homophobia, Sexism, Slavery, and Vomit

jarchivistkinnie's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Death, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Grief, Murder, and Suicide

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

johannslauren15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-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? N/A

5.0

One of the best books I've read about a rewritten story about a Jewish boy who went to 7 different concentration camps during WWII. This books is really sad, graphic, with sensitive topics but it introduces you to another side of what it was like to be in some of the worst concentration camps. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Blood, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Vomit, War, Violence, Torture, Suicide attempt, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Religious bigotry, Physical abuse, and Kidnapping

puke_clatter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gun violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War, Antisemitism, Gore, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Religious bigotry, Torture, and Violence

geekygecko's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and War