Reviews tagging 'Antisemitism'

The Gown: A Novel of the Royal Wedding by Jennifer Robson

10 reviews

frankchester's review

emotional hopeful lighthearted reflective 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

Surprised me with how enjoyable it was. I was expecting something overly saccharine and lighthearted but it actually had quite a compelling story, a pleasant amount of romance, some more dark and emotional themes and scenes and overall was really enjoyable. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Minor: Antisemitism and War

markedwithanm's review against another edition

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Sexual assault

Moderate: Antisemitism and War

mpearson0711's review

emotional hopeful informative reflective 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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Rape

Moderate: Antisemitism and War

cjsamuel's review

dark emotional medium-paced

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault and Antisemitism

the trauma of the holocaust is a signifiant theme of the book

ckaustin's review

emotional medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism and Rape

maryannc's review

emotional informative inspiring 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

Moderate: Rape, Religious bigotry, and Antisemitism

Minor: Forced institutionalization, Sexual violence, and War

swestlake's review

adventurous emotional hopeful 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Rape, and Violence

Moderate: War

pagesfromhome's review

emotional hopeful medium-paced

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

5.0

I loved every second of this. I listened on audio and, while the Canadian accent of the narrator wasn't perfect, hearing this story rather than just reading it was lovely. I love books focused on friendship and what it means to be a friend and this story does exactly that. Normally I can wax poetic about books I loved but honestly, this one took me by surprise. It's so much deeper and more emotional than I expected. I loved Anne and Miriam and following Heather on her journey to discover her family through the well-kept secrets. If you're interested in multi-generational storytelling and multiple POVs, I'd recommend adding this one to your list!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape and Antisemitism

Moderate: Death and Violence

kdmusings's review

hopeful lighthearted sad medium-paced

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Minor: Antisemitism

karingforbooks's review

challenging emotional funny hopeful reflective sad slow-paced

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

4.5

Love the friendship and dual timeline. The connections across time were beautifully done and so beautiful. The friendship in 1949 was beautiful and the setting was lovely. Bit slow but still flowed. Miriam is Jewish so there are cw holocaust mentions 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape

Moderate: Antisemitism