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khaben31's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Torture, Death, Violence, Antisemitism, Genocide, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Deportation, Suicide, War, Confinement, and Murder
emerald_eyes's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
2.0
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.
Minor: Torture, Antisemitism, and Death
erinvasut's review
- 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
Graphic: Gun violence, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Rape, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Death, Forced institutionalization, War, Deportation, Grief, Religious bigotry, Injury/Injury detail, Medical trauma, Child death, Sexual assault, Emotional abuse, Antisemitism, Genocide, Confinement, and Murder
gemmapz's review against another edition
- 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
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
shaylac's review against another edition
- 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? Yes
3.5
The book follows 2 main characters and how they navigate through WWII in both Portugal and France, with the main goal of both characters of helping with the war efforts. It was interesting to see the 2 perspectives of the main characters and how they had to deal with internal and external dilemmas they faced. I've never learned much about Portugal's involvement in the war and I found it fascinating that during a time of rationing and sacrifice, that Portugal was "neutral" and didn't seem like the war affected them at all.
Overall, I thought the character development was good but the plot could have been a little more robust. There were times in the book where there was a weird time gap and it seemed like the audience could have learned a lot more about how the war was affecting the character more or how the character could have explored friendships/relationships.
Graphic: War
Moderate: Antisemitism, Death, Genocide, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Blood, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Xenophobia
Minor: Physical abuse and Violence
teacupsandfirereads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Antisemitism, War, and Genocide
Moderate: Death, Violence, and Child death
Minor: Torture
l1brarygirl's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: Murder, Antisemitism, War, Genocide, and Death
Moderate: Suicide, Torture, Child death, Grief, Suicide attempt, Gun violence, Deportation, Gore, and Violence
marissa_collier's review against another edition
- 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
4.5
Graphic: Murder, Police brutality, Antisemitism, War, Death, Suicide, Blood, Genocide, Gore, Grief, and Violence
monnibo's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Antisemitism, Child death, and Death
Minor: Death, Deportation, Abandonment, War, Forced institutionalization, Hate crime, Genocide, and Grief
helen_moore_reads's review against another edition
- 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
Graphic: War
Moderate: Antisemitism, Death, Deportation, Genocide, Child death, Grief, Murder, Physical abuse, and Racism