Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

We Were the Lucky Ones by Georgia Hunter

23 reviews

allisonleslie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

4.0

True stories always hit me in the feels and this one did just that. Truly a miraculous tale of how this family really was part of the few ‘Lucky Ones’ in WW2 and how every part of their experience was different for each of the family members. Can’t wait to see how they adapted this book to the screen next. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Murder, and War

kirstencholewa's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative inspiring sad slow-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Antisemitism, Murder, and War

Moderate: Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and Deportation

megshrews's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Pregnancy, and War

arbramirez's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense slow-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? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

v_hankins's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

As someone who has read multiple books on the Holocaust I cannot recommend this book enough! The true stories of each of the Kurc siblings, spouses and parents are filled with danger, adventure, determination to survive and ultimate a humble glimmer of hope and faith that they will all be reunited again. It was amazing to hear the vastly different directions the war took them and provides a tale that other books don’t cover. Excited to watch the new Hulu series now!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Physical abuse, Violence, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Abandonment

Minor: Pregnancy

smreads24's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

True story of a family before, during, and beyond the Holocaust.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

alyssatuininga's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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: Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

maggieparedesauthor's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Antisemitism, and War

bakergirlsbooks1999's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Pregnancy, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

jaymehunt's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

5.0

Any book set in Europe during WWII is going to be impactful. But the fact that this is based on the author’s real family is profound beyond words, and the fact that this is her debut novel is absolutely incredible. The research she put into it to do it justice really shows. I was immersed in each storyline, and the historical blurbs between chapters added impactful backstory.

Though the new series on Hulu is fantastic, I definitely recommend reading this first to digest every piece of vital information. And DO NOT skip the author’s notes at the end!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, and War