Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

342 reviews

lady_wilhelmina's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense 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: Violence, War, Death of parent, Child death, and Death

Moderate: Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Cursing, and Suicide

seapotatohowisitalrtaken'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, War, Cursing, Racism, Death, Toxic friendship, Grief, Genocide, and Violence

a_d_maillet's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Bullying, Classism, Death of parent, Genocide, Slavery, War, Child death, Death, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Grief

jidcreates's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional reflective sad tense 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? N/A

5.0

This book is in my Top 5 favourite books of all time. It’s so well written. It’s emotional and I love the perspective of the narrator. (I don’t want to say too much for those who haven’t yet read it). It’s a must read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Colonisation, Death, Child death, Violence, Suicide, Death of parent, War, Physical abuse, and Forced institutionalization

thelostreader's review against another edition

challenging informative tense slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Death of parent, and Child death

angelo_garcia's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative mysterious 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, War, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Cursing, Suicide, Blood, Genocide, Grief, and Racism

cavallonee's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Racial slurs, War, Abandonment, and Medical trauma

Minor: Suicide

snowdropwhiskey's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad slow-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

5.0

I went into this book knowing every spoiler, and still was a sobbing mess at the end. This is a book I would recommend to anybody, easily one of the best books I’ve ever read. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief

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

Minor: Suicide

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

euyrdice's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and War

Moderate: Death, Child death, and Death of parent