Reviews tagging 'Genocide'

The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles

15 reviews

maddiela's review

emotional inspiring 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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Physical abuse

Moderate: War, Suicidal thoughts, and Genocide

j_hornick's review

adventurous emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Antisemitism, Deportation, War, Death, and Genocide

daralexandria's review

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gun violence, Death, Antisemitism, and Blood

Moderate: War and Deportation

Minor: Genocide

mandi4886's review

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Strong character development? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Sexism, Violence, Death, Physical abuse, Antisemitism, Classism, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, Grief, Hate crime, Injury/Injury detail, Suicidal thoughts, and War

frenandjen's review

emotional informative reflective slow-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Confinement, Xenophobia, Child abuse, War, Antisemitism, Death, Deportation, Genocide, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Medical content, Police brutality, Colonisation, and Violence

Minor: Alcohol and Sexual content

ruffian23's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism, Grief, War, Violence, Deportation, Genocide, Hate crime, Police brutality, Classism, Suicidal thoughts, and Xenophobia

samantha_bt15's review

dark emotional inspiring medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Genocide, Antisemitism, Death, Murder, Racial slurs, Toxic relationship, Violence, War, and Religious bigotry

passionatereader78's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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

5.0

Refreshing historical point of view of WWII. I've read many other historical fiction books based on events during WWII.  It was nice to reading from a Librarian's point of view. Great writing!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Deportation, Hate crime, Suicidal thoughts, Injury/Injury detail, Genocide, and Gun violence

Moderate: Torture, Police brutality, and Child death

greenfox's review

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

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

4.25

At first a cozy way to enter one of the hardest times in our world, which leads to a more comfortable way to face the harsh realities of the period. The mirrored story in the 1980s provides some more current context, but often leaves the reader simply wanting to return to the War. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, War, Religious bigotry, Xenophobia, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Classism, Hate crime, Deportation, Genocide, and Death

calliecachat's review against another edition

emotional hopeful 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

4.0

Beautiful and bittersweet 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicidal thoughts, Sexual harassment, Sexual violence, Genocide, War, Grief, and Antisemitism