Reviews tagging 'Grief'

Das Buch der verschollenen Namen by Kristin Harmel

17 reviews

mandi4886's review against another edition

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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Xenophobia, Stalking, and Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Cancer, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Sexism, Sexual content, Terminal illness, Toxic relationship, Forced institutionalization, Excrement, Vomit, Trafficking, Toxic friendship, and Alcohol

embla_v's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful sad

5.0

Tyskarna har invaderat Frankrike och folket lever i ständig skräck. När Evas pappa blir bortförd av tyskarna för att han är jude tvingas Eva och hennes mor på flykt. Eva och hennes mor hamnar i en liten stad nära gränsen till Schweiz och där hittar Eva ljuset i mörkret, möjligheten till motstånd. 

En oerhört gripande och spännande bok. Den är oerhört bra men jag varnar er den får tårarna att rulla av lycka och sorg. Rekommenderar starkt denna bok baserad på en sann historia om en kvinna under andra världskriget. Definitivt läsvärd!

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cancer, Death, Gun violence, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Trafficking, Kidnapping, Grief, Stalking, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail

travelthrupages's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, Grief, and War

Moderate: Genocide, Racial slurs, and Death of parent

contre_qui's review against another edition

emotional fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Genocide, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

This book takes place in WWII-era France, and deals directly with a young woman whose father has been taken to a concentration camp. There are no scenes from inside the concentration camp, but some descriptions of outside the camp. While the book is mostly about protecting children from German forces, if you are sensitive to the Holocaust this might not be the book for you.

maddiebusick's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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

3.0

Really interesting to learn about forgery and the french resistance under German occupation. I felt like the plot was a bit formulaic, but overall an enjoyable read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content

Minor: Torture

rose_five's review against another edition

emotional inspiring medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gun violence, Violence, Antisemitism, and Grief

Moderate: Genocide, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Torture

jbraith's review against another edition

emotional hopeful tense medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Antisemitism, Grief, and Death of parent