Reviews tagging 'Death'

Briar Rose by Jane Yolen, Terri Windling

3 reviews

jobaji's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Religious bigotry, War, Death, Antisemitism, Genocide, and Grief

eetishmeh's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad medium-paced

• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

A heavy yet fascinating read about the horrors of the Holocaust. I did not know much of this before, and I'm glad I got to understand this piece of history more through Jane Yolen's writing. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Hate crime, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, War, Homophobia, Antisemitism, Death, Genocide, Religious bigotry, Violence, Child death, and Confinement

Moderate: Gun violence

Minor: Cursing, Excrement, and Pregnancy

Please look up content warnings before reading this book! It deals with many dark themes and I may have missed some tags

s_mivsek's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• 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: Genocide, Antisemitism, and Death

Moderate: Gun violence, Grief, and Homophobia