Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Night Diary by Veera Hiranandani

21 reviews

sarahbowling6608's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad tense 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

I abosolutely love books like this--books that take heavy historical events and make them accessible to younger readers without negating the gravity of the situation. Books that teach historical empathy. Books that make history significantly more memorable than any textbook ever could.

This book reminds me a bit of My Brother's Keeper (another great read about the Korean War), but set in India at the time of their freedom from Britain and the creation of Pakistan. It's a great middle grade read. Highly recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Religious bigotry, Violence, and Death

gracey72's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful reflective tense fast-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? It's complicated

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Colonisation, and Death of parent

Moderate: Religious bigotry

Minor: Death

ewitsell's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence

astridsbookishlife's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime and Xenophobia

Moderate: Murder and Violence

Minor: Death of parent

caittothelin's review against another edition

dark reflective tense 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? It's complicated

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and War

kwurtzel3's review against another edition

emotional informative medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Religious bigotry

mattyb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

This novel filled my heart with joy and with sorrow. The narrator expresses so much pain and sadness at times that I wanted to cry at her losses. Overall, it was a beautifully written story of a tragedy I am only just learning about.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Death of parent, and Child death

Moderate: Racism, Islamophobia, and Racial slurs

Minor: Violence and Blood

cvt's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence

onefineelephant's review against another edition

challenging emotional reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

7/10. I think this book does a very good job of exploring children's emotions and experiences during times of crisis. However, because of the intense trauma the main character and her family face throughout the book, I'm not sure I would recommend this book to anyone under 13.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Grief, and Religious bigotry

There is near death of a child and the main character is coping with the death of her mother, though we do not have detail of her death and it was in the past.

kathischm's review against another edition

challenging reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent, Violence, Religious bigotry, and Death

Minor: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder