Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

19 reviews

a_novi's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

4.75

This story is amazing, it’s not a feel-good story. It’s tragic and heart wrenching. There’s realism in the telling of a WWII story from the perspective of a young German girl who was too young to understand the evil involved. We watch her grow and learn of it though, and as the reader we can feel the pain, agony, fear, and grief if only just a fraction. It is even more nauseating to read this during the genocide of Palestine. The bombings still haven’t stopped and I can’t help but relate it to this story. How dare we as humans allow history to repeat in this way? The scene in this book when she steals a banned book from a book burning inspired me to finally research the banned books in my country. As expected, I’m appalled. Everyone should read this book and everyone should resist censorship and fascism. Everyone thinks if they were alive during the holocaust  that they would have hid a jew in their basement like the Hubermans but the truth is: whatever we are doing right now while we are watching a genocide take place today in Gaza is exactly what we would be doing. The answer is: not enough. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, Confinement, Cursing, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child death, Death of parent, Excrement, Grief, and Antisemitism

te_ss_i's review against another edition

dark emotional sad slow-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Cursing, Confinement, Classism, Bullying, Suicide, Emotional abuse, War, Medical content, Antisemitism, Abandonment, Torture, Racial slurs, Misogyny, Child death, Child abuse, Hate crime, Genocide, Domestic abuse, Death of parent, Racism, Murder, Gun violence, Gore, Violence, Terminal illness, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Death, Cultural appropriation, Physical abuse, Body shaming, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

crina12's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious reflective sad tense slow-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 just finished this book and I cannot stop crying. This book gave me so many different emotions throughout. The writing is absolutely amazing. The Book Thief truly is revolutionary.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Violence, Racism, Death, Blood, Antisemitism, Gore, Genocide, Forced institutionalization, Death of parent, Confinement, Child death, and Grief

samcsmith's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Alcohol, Body horror, Child death, Physical abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Murder, Violence, Antisemitism, Blood, Death, Medical content, War, Confinement, Car accident, Suicide, Genocide, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

musicalchikaan's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Physical abuse, Genocide, Child death, Blood, Alcohol, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Gun violence, War, Religious bigotry, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Chronic illness

lulucatcreations'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

erinreadsslow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Forced institutionalization, Grief, Hate crime, Genocide, Racism, Suicide, War, Death of parent, and Murder

lynini's review against another edition

dark emotional sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: War, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Child death, Death of parent, Grief, Genocide, and Antisemitism

Minor: Forced institutionalization and Police brutality

bookmark3brodi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Deportation, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Classism, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Child death, Colonisation, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Physical abuse, War, Abandonment, and Blood

spineofthesaurus's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Child death, War, Physical abuse, Grief, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Death, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Blood, Genocide, Abandonment, Classism, Confinement, and Forced institutionalization