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Between Shades of Gray: The Graphic Novel by Andrew Donkin, Ruta Sepetys
5 reviews
mbm7pink's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.25
Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Trafficking, Death of parent, Murder, and Sexual harassment
aqtbenz's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, Xenophobia, Death of parent, War, and Deportation
thebookkeepers's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and Death of parent
Minor: Sexual assault
ashylibrarian's review
- 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
4.25
The illustrations were beautiful and truly captured the emotions being portrayed from the words, but also those in which words were not used.
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder
Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and War
foreverinastory's review
- 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
Books like Between Shades of Gray are incredibly important. This book was the first time I learned about the deportation of the Baltic States by the USSR. Sepetys masterfully depicts the horrific events in a way that makes the trauma these people faced real, while also never losing hope. This book is hard to read because it completely humanizes these experiences. There is no way to look at the events in this book and think they're justified.
I loved the way this was adapted for graphic novels! This will bring Lina's story to so many more people. I think this will only impact more people to be more empathetic. I really loved Lina. She was such a strong character and she always sticks to her convictions. Her story is one that won't ever leave me.
CWs: Antisemitism, blood, child abuse, child death, confinement, death, death of parent, genocide, grief, gun violence, kidnapping, injury/injury detail, murder, violence, war, xenophobia.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail