Reviews tagging 'Xenophobia'

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

45 reviews

madflatt's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, War, Hate crime, Genocide, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Child death, Xenophobia, and Violence

maplewrites's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Death of parent, Xenophobia, Trafficking, Genocide, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Suicide and Blood

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

alexbobalex's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

anastasiamakes's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• 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, Xenophobia, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Physical abuse

Minor: Gore and Forced institutionalization