Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

Thistlefoot by GennaRose Nethercott

136 reviews

trin_16's review against another edition

adventurous emotional medium-paced

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

4.25

This book was a wonderful blend of history, folklore, and fiction. I loved how the author weaved the stories of the Russian pogroms with the traditional stories of baba yaga. The ending was fantastic, and my only complaint was that this story has some half-baked plot points, and the pace was a bit slow in the beginning/middle but overall... so so good. Wonderful book and so different from most stories I've read before. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and War

thesvnthsense's review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Fire/Fire injury

temymm's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Blood, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry

zpitts's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, and Fire/Fire injury

majestictrilobite's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Death

Moderate: Genocide and Antisemitism

kphmitten's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-paced

• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

I liked the idea of the story. I liked Thistlefoot and Hubcap and other side characters. There were areas the pacing slowed and weren't really necessary for the story. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Violence, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Child death, Death, and Xenophobia

yellowbinge's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Violence, Xenophobia, and War

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol

ladykatka's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

This book wasn't perfect, but the writing of the pogrom was so emotional I cannot think of a more emotional description of such an event. The story and the people told in a way to be remembered always.

I didn't give it a 5 because most of the book was good, not great, but still good. That ending though moved me to tears and that is worth a high rating to me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

barelyconcealed's review against another edition

4.0

This was interesting. I wasn’t expecting the level of magic that was ultimately in this story, and while the text was quite dense, it managed to paint a story that was still somewhat grounded in the horror of the Eastern European pogroms.

There’s a little bit of this that doesn’t quite land - it’s overlong, the strongest parts are Baba Yaga’s story by a longshot, though I honestly did love “girl animates a cemetery stone to life and they’re lesbians about it” - but it’s worth checking out. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Genocide and Antisemitism

starlitpage's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

2.5

This is a powerful book about folklore and stories, about generational trauma, and about a house that doesn't stop running until it does. I didn't enjoy reading this book, but I'm glad I read it. I found the take on fear behind xenophobia particularly interesting. Would probably hold up well to rereads, but I don't intend to try.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Drug use

Drug use = smoking cigarettes often, mention of other drugs in passing