Reviews tagging 'Fire/Fire injury'

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

36 reviews

lesbiansinthedark's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

i'm not crying you are

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, and Grief

Moderate: Fire/Fire injury

someone puts themself in blackface

cathwolfiereads's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective 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? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Medical trauma, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Murder, Racial slurs, War, Death, and Grief

heuteschongekurtet's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Death of parent, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Death, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Suicide, Fire/Fire injury, and Cursing

burnt_amber89's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

Although it was hard to read through the tears (especially towards the end), this was a wonderful experience. I absolutely adored all the characters, and reading this while the war in Ukraine just broke out made it all the much more poignant. It really makes the reader understand the effects of war on regular civilians, on kids, on families that just want to make the best of a dire situation, even on the side of the agressor. The innocence of Liesel only emphasizes on the absurdity, pointlessness, and incomprehensibility of war. The figure of Papa brings warmth, justice and humanity to the worst possible situation. Every single relationship Liesel forms with the other characters bring something unique and precious to the discourse, and the tale is told in such a spectacular way that I could barely put the book down. 
The poetry of the text is incredible, it is so poignant, and yet extremely accessible. The fact that we know from the very beginning that the ending will be terrible doesn't make it any less dramatic, which is the sign that the book is beautifully written and that the characters are particularly believable. I honestly felt something akin to grieving at the end, and even several times throughout the book. 

I had seen the movie prior, and even though I loved it, I can honestly and easily say that the book is far superior, in the sense that words convey so much more meaning than simply images. Words are actually almost a character in their sense, and they play an important role in the story, that I don't think I grasped while watching the movie. 

In the book, you get to know the characters intimately, spend a lot of time with them, accompany them through some life-changing events in a way that is even more touching than in the film. The little details, the mundane observations, the everyday poetry really had an effect on me. It gripped me from the very first sentences to the very last ones, and my throat still aches now that I think about it again a few days after I finished this wonderful book. As far as I'm concerned, it's an easy 5*.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, War, Genocide, Violence, Abandonment, Antisemitism, Child death, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Suicide, Cursing, Mental illness, Physical abuse, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

sarahaf712's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, War, Antisemitism, Child death, Confinement, Racism, Medical trauma, Abandonment, Police brutality, Violence, Emotional abuse, and Grief

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Sexism, Xenophobia, Fire/Fire injury, Misogyny, and Suicide

Content warnings: Holocaust; Nazis; SS and Gestapo; death marches; bombing; corpses

eleni1201's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Racism, Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Injury/Injury detail, Fire/Fire injury, War, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, and Grief

quejk25's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Child death, Death, and Genocide

Moderate: Grief, War, Violence, Suicide, Death of parent, Police brutality, and Hate crime

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

emorine13's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense 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? No

3.75

Very sad story taking place in Germany in WWII from the perspective of a child as she grows up. A heart-wrenching tale of wonder and a thirst for knowledge that helps keep a family together.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Racism, and War

Minor: Abandonment, Bullying, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

This book details one little girl's experience during WWII and

her adopted family hiding a Jew

. The details aren't gore-y, but they are descriptive.

cassandrakarwaski's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Genocide, Hate crime, Racism, Sexism, Suicide, Violence, and War

Moderate: Abandonment

jesymarieb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Murder, Violence, and War