Reviews tagging 'Body shaming'

The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

6 reviews

beklovesbooks's review against another edition

fast-paced

4.5

Really good middle school book about the abuse of a young English horse-loving girl with a club foot in WWII Britain. Insightful story of evacuation of London children to the country. Addresses grief and PTSD including helpful models of good care for panic disorder are woven into the story. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Body shaming, War, Death of parent, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Ableism, Classism, Violence, Blood, Cursing, Antisemitism, Child death, Confinement, Death, Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, and Medical content

euphemiajo's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Confinement, Abandonment, War, Emotional abuse, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, Bullying, Body shaming, and Violence

katievh's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective 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? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body shaming, Ableism, Child abuse, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: War, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Panic attacks/disorders

Minor: Death and Blood

mama_milk's review

adventurous challenging emotional 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? Yes

5.0

I probably have reread this book over 10 times in the course of having it. The plot is truly amazing and good for any types of readers of all ages too. You can relate to the main character the feeling of wanting to be free, safe, and loved without being burden with the struggles of life. I won’t spoil anything here but if you love WW2 books along with family growth this is definitely the pick. This book keeps all ages entertained so older people won’t be bored with childish themes and younger kids won’t struggle with the theme nor words.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Abandonment, Child abuse, Body shaming, Emotional abuse, Genocide, and Domestic abuse

thebookishtalesofkennedy's review

adventurous emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Ableism, Body shaming, Bullying, Child abuse, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, and Vomit

someplace_i_go's review

emotional hopeful 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body shaming, Child abuse, Death, Emotional abuse, and Vomit