Reviews tagging 'Death'

La carte postale by Anne Berest

30 reviews

jams_is_rad's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective 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

such a beautiful book that had me wondering what was next until the very last moment 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Drug use, Torture, Antisemitism, Grief, and War

leslie_overbookedsocialworker's review against another edition

emotional mysterious reflective sad 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: Child death, Confinement, Death, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Sexual violence, Suicide, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, War, and Deportation

kristinj1's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative reflective relaxing sad tense slow-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

5.0

Wow this was a good book! It was interesting to read this with the real world backdrop of the war happening in Gaza and Israel. I have an even deeper understanding of what Jewish people have experienced, what it was like in places like Paris before deportation began, how they believed that if they followed the rules they'd be okay. I see now why, at the end of the book, she says why they don't obey orders. Oh, and the reintroduction of "returnees" to France! I hadn't read about any of that before. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual content, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Deportation

machenn's review against another edition

emotional reflective 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: Antisemitism

Moderate: Child death, Death, Drug use, Genocide, Torture, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and War

aislinglucy's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Antisemitism, Dementia, Abandonment, and Deportation

jabakken's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-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, Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, and Death of parent

mishasbooks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Self harm, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Excrement, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Dementia, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

ecidnac's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Antisemitism, War, and Deportation

Minor: Drug abuse, Sexual content, and Suicide

c100's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Genocide, Gore, Grief, and Pregnancy

majestictrilobite's review against another edition

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

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Addiction, Death, Drug abuse, Drug use, Genocide, Hate crime, Suicide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Dementia