Reviews tagging 'Racism'

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

112 reviews

marybsimp's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Torture, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

quinn24'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? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gun violence, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Child abuse, Genocide, Racism, Suicide, and Xenophobia

arlorees's review against another edition

dark emotional funny inspiring sad slow-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Racism, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Injury/Injury detail

sarahaf712's review against another edition

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Emotional abuse, Racism, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

Moderate: Bullying, Child abuse, Gun violence, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Xenophobia, and Fire/Fire injury

Content warnings: Holocaust; Nazis; SS and Gestapo; death marches; bombing; corpses

a_mendoza's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Antisemitism, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Confinement, Racism, and Grief

eleni1201's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Racism, Suicide, Blood, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, War, and Injury/Injury detail

kayesomething's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective relaxing sad slow-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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Body horror, Genocide, Racial slurs, Racism, and Xenophobia

Minor: Child abuse, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

ceilisbookshelf's review against another edition

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide, Racism, and Antisemitism

bhagyasree's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Hate crime, and War

Moderate: Death, Gore, Racism, Slavery, Torture, Violence, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Child death, Death of parent, and Abandonment

clapyourshands's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Racism, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Death of parent

Moderate: Abandonment

Minor: Infertility