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mayakay's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Murder, Grief, Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Child death, War, Genocide, Physical abuse, Suicide, Emotional abuse, Death, Slavery, Police brutality, and Deportation
Moderate: Sexual assault, Hate crime, Sexual harassment, and Gun violence
Minor: Blood, Alcoholism, Pregnancy, and Cursing
sachiara's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Genocide, Deportation, Death, Torture, Slavery, Violence, and War
Moderate: Gore, Sexual assault, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence
gurgelmurgel's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Deportation, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent
Minor: War, Sexual assault, Antisemitism, Sexual harassment, and Murder
lexluth0r's review against another edition
- 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? No
5.0
Graphic: Death, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Genocide, Death of parent, Physical abuse, and War
Moderate: Excrement, Slavery, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Sexual assault
yanskeedoodle's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Graphic: Racial slurs, Grief, Sexual assault, Violence, Xenophobia, Physical abuse, Suicide, Deportation, Slavery, Murder, Racism, and War
lizziaha's review against another edition
3.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, War, Suicide, Torture, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Violence, Deportation, Rape, Death of parent, Genocide, Gore, Grief, Xenophobia, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Child death, and Forced institutionalization
Moderate: Injury/Injury detail and Antisemitism
Minor: Animal death
oceanwriter's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Death, Grief, Child death, Gun violence, and Death of parent
Moderate: War, Sexual assault, and Suicide
chelle22's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Child abuse, Injury/Injury detail, Child death, Death, Deportation, Murder, Sexual harassment, Alcohol, Blood, Violence, Suicide, Kidnapping, Sexual assault, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Rape, Slavery, War, Sexual violence, Torture, Cannibalism, Confinement, Bullying, Cultural appropriation, Dysphoria, Genocide, Deadnaming, Death of parent, and Excrement
alexxrose's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
I struggled to connect with the main character's love of the artist Edvard Munch. This might be because I'm not well versed in art but I also felt like the paintings were supposed to be in reference to things happening in Lina's story but I couldn't make the connections very well.
I felt like the book shied away from some of the horrors of these camps. I don't know if this was a specific choice give the fact its a YA novel, or if the author didn't feel like it would be appropriate but it felt like it took away from the story. I don't need to see misery and death exploited on the page but it felt like there were grim undertones that were being purposefully looked away from. Which did disappoint me given the topic of the book.
The book also ended very abruptly.
Graphic: Death, Blood, Death of parent, and Child death
Moderate: Excrement, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: War, Animal death, Sexual assault, and Suicide
brittsbooknook's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
POV - Lina, back & forth between her present time and her memories of before their wrongful imprisonment in Siberian labor/prison camps.
Lina's mother - what a heroic character. She did not let bitterness overtake her.
"His eyes found mine. "I'll see you," he said. " 😭
Graphic: Confinement, Violence, Murder, and Death
Moderate: Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, and Sexual assault