Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

White Bird by R.J. Palacio

21 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

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

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

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

vandadora's review against another edition

challenging emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced

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

4.0

I did not really liked the art style. Other than that the story was good

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Antisemitism, and War

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

ptaradactyl25's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder, Hate crime, War, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Violence, Genocide, and Bullying