Reviews tagging 'War'

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne

53 reviews

lizzyjean's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

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

4.0

A great quick read, really makes you think about how similar we are as people. The story of Bruno and Shmuel’s friendship is so innocent and beautiful, even though the events that take place certainly are not.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Religious bigotry

Moderate: Torture, Child death, Death, Death of parent, and Physical abuse

Minor: Adult/minor relationship and Alcohol

wiktoria_bojda's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

1.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Child death, Antisemitism, and Genocide

gkcnoble's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

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

Moderate: Slavery, War, Violence, Confinement, and Racism

Minor: Grief, Medical trauma, and Injury/Injury detail

epeolatrist's review against another edition

dark emotional 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

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Antisemitism, and Genocide

Moderate: War

louloukins_01's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Violence

Minor: War

lumari3'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Antisemitism, and Hate crime

Moderate: Genocide

nath_04's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Child death

Moderate: Confinement, Death, Death of parent, War, and Genocide

ktdaugherty's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Violence, Xenophobia, Child death, Religious bigotry, War, and Genocide

venice_the_vampire's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

a great historical example of “love is natural, hate is learned”. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Antisemitism

Moderate: Animal death, Racism, War, Infidelity, Death of parent, Hate crime, Death, and Child abuse

Minor: Bullying and Adult/minor relationship

murve's review against another edition

sad medium-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Racism, Antisemitism, Death, Excrement, Violence, Hate crime, and Physical abuse