Reviews tagging 'Forced institutionalization'

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John Boyne

7 reviews

chireadsandchill's review

adventurous dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Violence, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, War, Bullying, Death, Blood, Grief, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Slavery, Hate crime, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

theverycraftyvegan'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

5.0

Read this book by yourself. Read this book to children. Keep this book on library shelves and in classrooms. Recommend this book to a friend. 

Though this is a work of fiction, it very easily could have been non-fiction, and it is important that the world as a whole never forget the holocaust. 

Read. This. Book.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, Hate crime, Death, Body horror, Physical abuse, Confinement, Genocide, Torture, and Grief

Minor: Infidelity

goldenslug's review

challenging emotional sad slow-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: Death, Hate crime, Child death, Murder, Confinement, Forced institutionalization, and Genocide

Moderate: War

fancynancy_reads's review against another edition

emotional sad tense fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism and Forced institutionalization

Minor: War, Child death, Physical abuse, and Genocide

may_brie's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

The book centers the nazi experience in the holocaust and removes the blame from the children present. I have hear many Jews explain how this sort of storyline is harmful and does not manage to teach about the holocaust and instead deflects blame and teaches children that they are too young and stupid to a) understand what’s going on, and b) be part of the problem. The book spreads general misinformation and removes the grief and suffering of Jews from the story which is incredibly problematic.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Death of parent, War, Grief, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Religious bigotry, Child death, Physical abuse, Murder, Hate crime, Genocide, and Death

deeesselle's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Antisemitism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, War, and Xenophobia

abbystevenson's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism

Moderate: Confinement, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, and Hate crime