Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

29 reviews

marybsimp's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Murder, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Death, Genocide, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Medical trauma, Racial slurs, Torture, and War

veganecurrywurst's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

Zuerst war ich mir nicht sicher ob dieses Buch was für mich ist, aber ich kann das Buch nur weiterempfehlen.
Das traurige sind nicht die großen Ereignisse in der Geschichte, sondern der Alltag oder das was für die Charaktere Alltag ist.
Die Geschichte wird mich auf jeden Fall noch einen Weile verfolgen.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing, Death, War, Genocide, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Death of parent, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Child death, and Grief

Minor: Torture, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicide

bhagyasree's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Confinement, and War

Moderate: Death, Torture, Slavery, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Racism, and Violence

Minor: Abandonment, Child death, and Death of parent

johannslauren15's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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? It's complicated

4.5

I like this book, but it was really slow and probably would not read again since it became so daunting to read. I really did fell in love with the character, but I am just really torn about this story. I feel like I would have just read from 0-400 if I knew what was going to happen (plus Death just spoiled the story and did not make the ending so interesting I guess. I think Death's perspective was interesting but not as perplexed as I thought it would/should've been even if he does this all the time. When I think back upon what I read from this book, I just end up very confused about what I was reading.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, Cultural appropriation, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Grief, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Religious bigotry, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Confinement, Gaslighting, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Torture, and War

Minor: Abandonment, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Bullying, Misogyny, and Vomit

sarah_onyxartemis's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Antisemitism, Child death, Cursing, Death of parent, Death, Drug use, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Suicide, Violence, and War

Moderate: Abandonment, Gore, Genocide, Murder, Religious bigotry, Torture, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Bullying, Blood, Gun violence, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Panic attacks/disorders

laurendenton's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, Torture, and Genocide

Moderate: Death of parent, Grief, Suicide, Medical content, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Abandonment, Child death, Cursing, Domestic abuse, and Violence

mikaelaandherbooks's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad 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

4.0

This is absolutely a must read book for the commentary on World War 2 and death. It is so beautifully written and really captures the devastating nature of World War 2.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, Death, Torture, and Grief

lilandraws's review against another edition

dark emotional funny reflective relaxing sad 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

Cried, which is to be expected from a historical fiction book set in WW2 but God, these characters and their relationships and their lives. It handles the topics of war and death so delicately. And the narrator! THE NARRATOR! I love the narrator so much, he's got such a strong personality and a beautiful way of explaining things wherein you'll still cry over the characters despite being given a warning about their demise. Will read again someday.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cursing

Moderate: Antisemitism, Torture, Suicide, Child death, Genocide, Death of parent, and Death

readingbetweenthenotes's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful 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? Yes

5.0

I've lost count of how many times I read this book in my teenage years. I loved it then but coming back to it more than 10 years later, it hits even more powerfully. The imagery is some of the most beautiful I have ever read. I will never stop recommending this one. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Murder, Suicide, Torture, Violence, and Xenophobia