Reviews tagging 'Addiction'

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

4 reviews

pandemonicbaby's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

• 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

Wow. I just bawled my eyes out with the last few chapters.
I should've known. The subject of death always makes me cry.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Grief, Death of parent, Death, Confinement, Hate crime, Antisemitism, War, Cursing, Violence, Suicide, Murder, and Child death

Moderate: Torture, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Classism, Abandonment, Panic attacks/disorders, Child abuse, Blood, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Addiction, Gore, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Body horror, Medical content, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Vomit, Racism, and Medical trauma

crazycatlady472's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, War, and Death

Moderate: Addiction, Gun violence, Blood, Bullying, and Child death

kccool12255's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• 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? It's complicated

4.5

It was a little longer than I anticipated, and took me a LOT longer to read than I thought it would. The ending was heartbreaking, I can't believe everything that happened. But overall, this book was incredible. I didn't understand most of it, but it was so much fun to read. Will definitely be rereading in the future so I can get a better sense of it.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cultural appropriation, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Death, Racial slurs, Hate crime, and Cursing

Minor: Child abuse

alexisgarcia's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

this book is so devastatingly beautiful. there are some slower parts but you get to learn so much more about the characters and begin to fall in love with them. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, War, Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Child death, Antisemitism, Body horror, Death of parent, Police brutality, Classism, Genocide, Gore, Violence, Abandonment, Grief, and Bullying