Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne

43 reviews

murve's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racism, Violence, Excrement, Antisemitism, and War

dropout's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Animal cruelty

Minor: Bullying, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

hannahr190's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Xenophobia, and War

thatreadinggal11's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

This book was a little bit overrated in my opinion. I was sad but i didnt bawl like i expected . I am going to read the ending again but what can i say this must have been difficult to write and i give the author credit for that :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Death, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Islamophobia, Grief, Religious bigotry, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

ecarpenter06's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.75

I did enjoy this book. Yes it’s historically innacurate, and yes the characters read like they are five and eight instead of nine and twelve. However, this serves to create a sort of innocence in this book, that is juxtaposed with the horrendous cruelty of the events of the holocaust. To someone who really finds historical fiction enjoyable, I would recommend this book. It’s a quick read, simple to understand, but hard to forget. Especially the ending!

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death and Violence

eirasenior's review against another edition

emotional informative 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Xenophobia and Antisemitism

Moderate: Child abuse, Violence, and War

shyleek's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.25

This is one of the rare cases where I saw the movie before I read the book. Not surprisingly I like the book better. The story played out in a much more realistic way in the book.

Yes, the narration is childish but it is told from the perspective of a 9 year old boy. I liked that it read from his perspective and not from an adult talking about a nine year old boy. 

Seeing these tough issues through a child's eyes reminds us of the lessons we should have learned and honestly as a mom reminded me how much differently my children and I process things. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Violence

aritag's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Violence, and Antisemitism

aniyahchrouch's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional sad fast-paced

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

5.0

The way he said “Out-with” instead of Auschwitz LITERALLY SOBBING they were so young💔

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, Violence, and Antisemitism

stardustdreamer's review against another edition

dark emotional 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Slavery, Torture, Violence, Antisemitism, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War

Minor: Child death