Reviews tagging 'Gun violence'

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

31 reviews

bookishperseus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional reflective 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: Body horror, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

Moderate: Ableism, Addiction, Alcoholism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Cursing, Eating disorder, Emotional abuse, Fatphobia, Gun violence, Mental illness, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Self harm, Sexism, Slavery, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Excrement, Vomit, Medical content, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Cultural appropriation, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Abandonment, Alcohol, Colonisation, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation

angie395's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Grief, and Death of parent

megfriedrice's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

blinky13's review against another edition

dark informative sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

4.75

Really amazing book that includes many perspectives (including the narrator being Death) during the Holocaust. Heart-breaking but such an important read and I definitely would recommend it!!! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and War

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Antisemitism, and Death of parent

rabmdbtinkerbelljune's review against another edition

Dark topics very sad 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, and War

niki258devil_angel's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, and War

raspberryjelly's review against another edition

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

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

Really great book, a few of the characters didn't have much to too them literally and figuratively.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Chronic illness, Emotional abuse, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Blood

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Suicide, Abandonment, Alcohol, and Deportation

te_ss_i's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Cultural appropriation, Abandonment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

This is a work of art. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Child abuse, Cursing, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Torture, and Violence

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

musicalchikaan's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Grief, Religious bigotry, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail