Reviews tagging 'Child death'

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

362 reviews

ellamelon1206's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Minor: Child death, Death, and Death of parent

bootrat's review against another edition

challenging funny hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, Grief, and War

Moderate: Child death, Sexism, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Suicide

hmay11's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

This book is about a girl named Liesel Meminger and she is the book thief, she has to live everyday life in Munich, Germany. She goes through being adopted to being bombed. This book is one of my favorites because of all of the struggles and victories of the book thief. The only  part I don't really like is the detail on some of the ways she steals the books. I would recommend this book to someone that likes to look into the meanings of the text. Overall this book is great and I would definitely reread this book again.

FYI: This book could make you cry prepare yourself   

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Suicide, and Death of parent

samcsmith's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gore, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Car accident, Death of parent, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Alcohol, War, and Injury/Injury detail

sporemiette's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful 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? No

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Antisemitism, and War

Moderate: Confinement and Death of parent

Minor: Fire/Fire injury and Abandonment

elanuruysal's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, and Antisemitism

lindasoderlundd's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Antisemitism, Grief, Death of parent, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Suicide and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Ableism, Bullying, Blood, Car accident, Alcohol, and Classism

aia_r's review against another edition

emotional funny hopeful inspiring relaxing sad slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

The Book Thief is a beautiful book about broken dreams, family, love and friendship. This is a book that will make you smile and laugh,  one that will warm your heart. It is also one that will make you feel helpless and upset, even angry at times. An immensely moving book. 
Without a doubt one of the greatest most original pieces of this day and age. Highly recommend. 

december 7th 2023

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Hate crime, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, Death of parent, and War

mikarala's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective 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

Really happy to have finally read this book. The narrator POV is so fascinating, and I think it really allows the reader to view a familiar subject from a new perspective. The characters were endearing and of course, the subject matter soul-crushing. I didn't rate this higher because I don't feel like I truly fell in love, and I didn't read this compulsively, but I really enjoyed this read and feel like it was definitely worthwhile.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Genocide, Violence, Grief, Death of parent, and War

crows_in_a_trenchcoat's review against another edition

emotional sad slow-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Physical abuse, Suicide, Violence, Antisemitism, War, and Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Deportation