Reviews tagging 'Police brutality'

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

47 reviews

brownieboo's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Ableism, Bullying, Panic attacks/disorders, Slavery, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Abandonment, and Colonisation

Minor: Cursing, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Blood, Medical trauma, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, and Classism

navya12's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Racial slurs, Racism, Police brutality, Antisemitism, and Grief

Moderate: Suicide, Death of parent, and War

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

ellamycroft's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child abuse, Death, Genocide, Physical abuse, Suicide, Police brutality, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, and War

quejk25's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Antisemitism, and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Hate crime, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Minor: Fire/Fire injury

aaround132's review against another edition

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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, Genocide, Racism, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

literally_mint's review against another edition

dark emotional informative inspiring 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: Bullying, Child death, Cursing, Hate crime, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Abandonment, and War

vanadiumbean's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Slavery, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, War, and Injury/Injury detail

lostinpaperbacks's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad 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? No

4.75

one of the best historical fiction novel's i've ever read

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Genocide, Police brutality, Death of parent, Gaslighting, and War

neptunereign's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful reflective sad tense slow-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Racism, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail