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amberspej's review against another edition
Honestly this is one of those occasions where I think the movie is better than the book. I think Taika took this story in a better direction. I got to about 50% when I couldn't really stand listening to Johannes go on and on about Elsa and how he practically owned her. Just not my thing.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Racism, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Toxic relationship, and War
jmclincoln's review against another edition
2.0
The movie, JoJo Rabbit, took the powerful first half of the book and created a thought provoking, brilliant piece of art. I found the book became cloying during the second half. The hope that the Betzler family personified disappeared as Johannes panics with the end of the war and creates a disturbing existence for himself. I skipped lots of paragraphs the second half as the “horse” was truly “beaten to death.”
yeah_nahnia's review against another edition
5.0
Why aren't more people reading about this one??? Hopefully the movie will renew interest in it. While it has the slightest hints of The Collector, it is quite different in content. It is a perfect example of 'you reap what you sow', and I honestly had no idea where the book was going to go!
unusuallego's review against another edition
3.0
I enjoyed the book but I don't think I would recommend buying it based off enjoying watching JoJo Rabbit. I saw the movie first and really enjoyed it. The movie and book are very different.
spauffwrites's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting, weird book. Don’t expect to like the main character and you’ll be just fine.
veronicalathroum's review against another edition
2.0
I’m so happy to be finished with this book because it was honestly the bleakest story I’ve ever read. I wanted to read it after hearing that it was the inspiration for “Jojo Rabbit.” I haven’t seen it yet, but have heard it’s excellent, so I figured I’d read the book first before I got my copy of the movie.
This book is not badly written, but it is so disturbing/ uncomfortable. And I think it’s intended to be a dark comedy? But it was more absurdist than funny. Unfortunately, the main character is so unlikable, I just found the entire story to be so grim. Nothing like a manipulative, gaslighting Hitler Youth to make you really disinterested in a book.
This book is not badly written, but it is so disturbing/ uncomfortable. And I think it’s intended to be a dark comedy? But it was more absurdist than funny. Unfortunately, the main character is so unlikable, I just found the entire story to be so grim. Nothing like a manipulative, gaslighting Hitler Youth to make you really disinterested in a book.
chorvereads's review against another edition
1.0
Cannot keep lying to myself anymore, acceptance is key. I've already lost interest and I wasn't enjoying anymore. I guess, with this, I'm not going to love it as much as the movie.
charliebuttle's review against another edition
3.0
The inspiration for Jo-Jo Rabbit. This book does not feature magical realism or non-mimetic caricatures of the Third Reich. Rather, it represents Johannes as a Fritzlesque monster.
charelia's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
missmelia's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0