Reviews tagging 'Blood'

White Bird by R.J. Palacio

6 reviews

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

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

tashtash93's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Murder, Hate crime, Blood, War, and Confinement

Minor: Death of parent, Genocide, and Grief

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

guitarmonkey4's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring sad tense 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? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Hate crime, and Death of parent

Minor: Blood, Bullying, and Child death

msjk427's review against another edition

dark 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Violence, and Xenophobia