Reviews tagging 'Death'

White Bird by R.J. Palacio

15 reviews

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

bookswithlauren's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, War, Xenophobia, Mass/school shootings, Death, and Forced institutionalization

civetta's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• 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: Murder, Violence, Antisemitism, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Genocide, Grief, Death of parent, and Deportation

Moderate: Medical content, Bullying, Police brutality, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, War, and Blood

eener's review against another edition

• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Violence, and Bullying

embea's review against another edition

hopeful reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death and Racism

jenna11's review against another edition

hopeful sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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, War, and Death

nett's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Genocide, Death, Antisemitism, Violence, and War

nils_0's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, Gun violence, and Death

megs_readstoomuch's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death of parent, Antisemitism, Bullying, Blood, Xenophobia, and Death