Reviews tagging 'Hate crime'

The Lost Shtetl by Max Gross

2 reviews

sarah984's review against another edition

informative reflective slow-paced

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

1.5

The voice in this is super fun and parts of it were genuinely affecting (I loved the story about the "heroic" census taker, and the schism in the town between the two Rabbis who had heard the story of the Holocaust as children was devastating). The book was way too long, though, with a lot of wasted page time, a pointless ending, and terrible writing about women.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Forced institutionalization, Misogyny, and Genocide

Moderate: Grief, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Confinement, Ableism, Child abuse, Toxic relationship, Trafficking, Religious bigotry, and Stalking

Minor: Domestic abuse, Drug use, Islamophobia, Medical content, Fatphobia, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Rape, and War

rorythebean's review against another edition

challenging emotional relaxing slow-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? Yes

4.0

[Yankel] had a marvelous time ruinin' everything 
(Taylor Swift, "The last great American dynasty")

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Hate crime, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Sexual harassment

Minor: Sexual violence and Hate crime