Reviews tagging 'Torture'

The Librarian Spy by Madeline Martin

16 reviews

khaben31's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Death, Violence, Antisemitism, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Deportation, Suicide, War, Confinement, and Murder

emerald_eyes's review against another edition

adventurous informative sad medium-paced

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

2.0

Loved the plot, disliked the storytelling...

This book has loveable characters and a great plot, but it seemed to say a lot without saying much. Three-fourths of the story seems to happen 'off-screen' while the reader gets a lot of "a week later"/"another month passed".  Essentially something almost happened, but didn't, over and over again until the last few chapters. The writing was good and the last five chapters or so were enticing but overall, the book was repetitive and uneventful. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Torture, Antisemitism, and Death

haren_k's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful sad fast-paced

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, War, Death, Child death, and Torture

gemmapz's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense medium-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

The book title is a bit of a misnomer, but other than that magnificently done! The storytelling is rich the main characters are compelling, and gives a sense of what it was like to be in France and Portugal during the middle to later parts of World War II. The story is not for the faint of heart, but is for everyone.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Medical trauma, Violence, Police brutality, Xenophobia, Death, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Excrement, Mass/school shootings, Medical content, Self harm, Genocide, Suicide attempt, Torture, Suicide, Antisemitism, Child abuse, War, Injury/Injury detail, Forced institutionalization, Murder, Religious bigotry, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Confinement, Gore, Hate crime, and Deportation

kansas_girl's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional informative reflective sad tense fast-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? It's complicated

5.0

This book will leave you enervated, slack in the face of its emotional impact.  It is the story of small victories in the face of an enormous and powerful evil. Martin ties together the lives of two women: one a librarian charged with collecting enemy publications in Lisbon and one a member of the Resistance in occupied France who runs a clandestine printing press. Connected and inspired by the power of words, they scrabble to save the lives of the unknown, the powerless, and the persecuted.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Torture, War, Death, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Xenophobia, and Genocide

teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition

emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, War, and Genocide

Moderate: Death, Violence, and Child death

Minor: Torture

bookworm_ohsea's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative tense

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Torture, and Violence

passionatereader78's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional informative reflective sad tense 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? No

5.0

Great ww2 historical fiction.  Two librarians fighting the Nazis in their own way. I enjoyed this book so much 
Even though it had so much heart wrenching death.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Torture

Moderate: Hate crime, Death of parent, Grief, Murder, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, and Child death

jazzcone's review against another edition

adventurous emotional inspiring reflective tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, War, Torture, Genocide, Child death, Deportation, and Death

l1brarygirl's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad tense medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Antisemitism, War, Genocide, and Death

Moderate: Suicide, Torture, Child death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Deportation, Gore, and Violence