Reviews tagging 'Ableism'

White Bird by R.J. Palacio

6 reviews

oceanwriter's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

A lovely and emotional story of a Jewish girl in hiding during World War II accompanied by beautiful illustrations. It's a story of growth and courage as well as acceptance. Totally won my heart!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Ableism, War, and Confinement

Moderate: Violence

nrogers_1030's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Death, Murder, Antisemitism, Ableism, and Bullying

theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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? No

5.0

This book moved me to tears multiple times. The parallels between the Second World War, Trump denying refugees into America and separating families into cages, and the current Israeli–Palestinian conflict is not lost on me. We have forgotten. We are repeating history. It is deeply upsetting. 

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Content Warnings

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

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Ableism, Gun violence, and Bullying

Minor: Mental illness and Blood

gillianengelbrecht's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, and Ableism

Moderate: Bullying

ricksilva's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

 This graphic novel companion-piece to Palacio's prose novel, Wonder, takes place in the same continuity, telling the story of Julian's Grandmere and her story of survival in Nazi-occupied France during World War II.

Sarah tries to live a normal life, doing her best to put the horrors of the war far from her mind. It's not too difficult at first, as life in the "free" region of France has not changed much. But the horrors are coming faster than Sarah imagines, and in a single terrible day she is separated from friends and family and forced into hiding, depending on the support of a fellow student and his family to care for her and hide her.

White Bird mixes historically-accurate reality that holds back none of the terrible details of Holocaust, and punctuates it with fairytale moments of magic realism that are highlighted by the beauty of the artwork.

The story takes a big step toward redeeming Julian, the "villain" of Wonder, without ever making his present-day situation the focus. The story is full of moments of tragedy and acts of selfless courage, and it does a great job of incorporating small details through both words and art. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Ableism, Violence, Bullying, Death of parent, Genocide, Hate crime, and War

allisonwatkins's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad fast-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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Xenophobia

Moderate: War and Ableism