Reviews tagging 'War'

Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz

11 reviews

starlili26's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

verpalicious's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Murder, and War

blakelyschmidt's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative reflective sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

A gripping novel on the horrors of the holocaust. In this story, we follow Yanek Gruener through countless concentration camps and watch in terror as he slowly dies and comes back to life again. Definitely read this remarkable book!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Classism

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Slavery, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

It is a war so there are graphic, bloody, horrible details that not everyone is ready to hear.

gymjam_reads's review against another edition

challenging dark inspiring reflective 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? It's complicated

4.25

Inspiring and powerful. Incredibly written - so much truth with a splash of fiction. The journey of a young boy surviving through 10 camps during the Holocaust that felt so real and raw. Give young adults books like this over textbooks any day to not just learn but emotionally connect to the history! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Torture, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Death, Violence, and War

carolinervenn's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-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

4.25

good. basically about a prisoners life in wwii

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, and War

kassidypf13's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Bullying, Death, Genocide, Racism, Violence, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Medical trauma, Murder, and War

mandi4886's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Xenophobia, Excrement, Religious bigotry, Gaslighting, Abandonment, and Classism

Minor: Homophobia, Sexism, Slavery, Suicide, Excrement, Vomit, Kidnapping, Stalking, and Suicide attempt

jarchivistkinnie's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide, Grief, and Murder

Minor: Suicidal thoughts

johannslauren15's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative inspiring sad tense fast-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? N/A

5.0

One of the best books I've read about a rewritten story about a Jewish boy who went to 7 different concentration camps during WWII. This books is really sad, graphic, with sensitive topics but it introduces you to another side of what it was like to be in some of the worst concentration camps. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Deadnaming, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Vomit, Kidnapping, Grief, Religious bigotry, Suicide attempt, Death of parent, and War

puke_clatter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Child death, Death, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, and War