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amgarrido's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Grief, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Violence, War, Genocide, Xenophobia, Racism, Death, and Murder
thegillbird's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death of parent, Death, War, and Child death
Minor: Suicide
beelzebub24's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death and Religious bigotry
Moderate: War
Minor: Death of parent
lyeve's review against another edition
- 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
4.0
As you follow the story of Liesel ("the book thief"), you slowly realize every horror the Holocaust caused, including to the German population. The poverty, the obligation to follow the rules set by Hitler, not knowing what exactly is happening, the helplessness. But also trying to make the best of what they had and living in the moment.
The use of death as a narrator scared me at first, as it seemed like an almost cliche trope that could easily go wrong. Yet, it surprisingly works.
Graphic: Xenophobia and Death
Moderate: War, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, and Physical abuse
octagon's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: War, Antisemitism, Suicide, Death, Grief, and Police brutality
Moderate: Fire/Fire injury, Child death, Genocide, and Violence
Minor: Child abuse
lexilovesreadingandlaufey's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Religious bigotry, Grief, Genocide, War, Death of parent, and Violence
Moderate: Death, Child abuse, and Suicide
a_novi's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: War, Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Cursing, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, and Antisemitism
livay's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
Graphic: Antisemitism
Moderate: Child death, War, Death, Death of parent, Medical trauma, and Blood
sierraclimbs's review against another edition
- 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? It's complicated
5.0
It was a truly raw & human experience reading this book.
Highly recommend the audiobook.
Graphic: War, Child death, Death, Child abuse, Bullying, Death of parent, and Abandonment
Moderate: Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Suicide, and Vomit
I find none of the content was excessive or exaggerated for shock value. If anything, it felt very thought out & deliberate to depict a reality of a horrific time period.puffins's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, War, Genocide, Grief, and Death of parent
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Blood, and Child death
Minor: Suicide