Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

362 reviews

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: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

isabezza's review against another edition

challenging emotional medium-paced

4.25

My Dad recommended this book to me before he died, so it had a lot of emotional significance to me, particularly as Liesel's relationships with Papa and Max were so fatherly and loving. I have tried to be objective in my review nonetheless, and this story deserves credit outside of this personal sphere as a genuinely fantastic novel. 
I loved Liesel's passion and enthusiasm for language throughout. Her artistic mind would mirror that of any bookworm reader, and her friendships detailed their character development. The plot was both informative and interesting - understanding of how WWII may have affected the German people. There were so many beautiful quotes in this story that my entire copy is now stained with pencil underlines and tears. 
My only criticism is the time it took for me to become absorbed in this tale, as Death's narrative POV and writing style took a while to get used to. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Violence, Xenophobia, and War

gabym's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book has been making me cry since the 10th grade

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Genocide and Racism

const_elle_ations's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Child death, Genocide, and Suicide

Minor: Vomit

jg34's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional funny sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

Sorry I can’t write a review yet bc I’m still crying my eyes out 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, and War

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Vomit, Death of parent, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Car accident

A boo set in nazi germany during WWII that does not shy from details

louloukins_01's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? N/A

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and War

greatestheights's review against another edition

emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

"A last note from your narrator:

I am haunted by humans."

Everything about this book holds up to the test of time, from the first time I picked it up at age 16. I am so grateful to live in a world Markus Zusak writes in.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Suicide, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

matcha_pages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Violence, and War

Minor: Suicide

spideyreads's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective 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

5.0

A beautiful novel. I didn't know it was possible for a human to write like this. Figurative language on every page, lovable characters with great depth, and a haunting narrator. It was fascinating to read about WW2 from the perspective of a young German girl instead of a Holocaust narrative, which is what the majority of WW2 fiction I read is. Perfect for readers of any age. This book will stay with me for a long time. Unforgettable. Important.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Suicide, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, and War

sangsmiles's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny reflective medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Violence, and War