Reviews tagging 'Deportation'

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

24 reviews

crows_in_a_trenchcoat's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Deportation

k4iyuuu's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

I would’ve cried about him if I got affected by tragedy’s

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child death, Death, Slavery, Violence, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Deportation

It’s about the n@zi Germany so yeah

donatio's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

I feel like this book has a good way to tell the things that happened during the Second World War without getting too much into detail, making it a great introduction into the topic of deportation, etc. It's easy to follow the story and also the message. 
I loved the writing style and the short stories that actually make up the book as well as the characters. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Antisemitism, Medical content, and Abandonment

Minor: Genocide, Suicide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

ienbdri's review against another edition

emotional informative sad medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Suicide, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

r3ader's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is hauntingly beautiful. It describes the Zeitgeist of the second world war in Germany perfectly. As a German who has to often deal with the atrocities done by my ancestors, I think it was nice and interesting to read about a family who were living in Nazi Germany and were still not the "evil Nazis" we think of.
The ending was shocking, but at the same time realistic.
Death as the narrator for a story in Nazi Germany is also genius, it felt like a whole 'nother point of view.
The only critique I would have for this book is that some uses of German words are false. For example Pfiffikus never meant a person who often whistles, it is an old word for someone who is pfiffig (=smart). However this did only slightly disturb my reading, so this book is still 5☆.
I would recommend it to EVERYONE. It is truly a must-read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Hate crime, and Suicide

Minor: Confinement, Cursing, Gun violence, Homophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Deportation

finn_vibing's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad medium-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? Yes

5.0

One of the best books I have ever read! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Suicide, Antisemitism, Death of parent, War, and Deportation

Moderate: Abandonment and Injury/Injury detail

bookmark3brodi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Slavery, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Abandonment, Colonisation, War, Classism, and Deportation

julesadventurezone's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Mental illness, Sexism, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Vomit, Medical content, Religious bigotry, Car accident, and Fire/Fire injury

lunehyungseoisgay's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Antisemitism, Murder, War, and Deportation

josie24601's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Hate crime, Suicide, and Deportation