Reviews tagging 'Violence'

The Memory Monster by Yardenne Greenspan, Yishai Sarid

2 reviews

spooderman's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Cursing, War, Murder, Violence, Gun violence, Antisemitism, Genocide, and Torture

Moderate: Classism, Grief, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Infertility, Injury/Injury detail, Islamophobia, Medical trauma, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Alcohol, Child abuse, Self harm, Addiction, Alcoholism, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Physical abuse, Blood, Hate crime, Colonisation, Murder, Vomit, Confinement, Racial slurs, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Bullying, and Religious bigotry

Minor: Animal cruelty, Blood, Body shaming, Adult/minor relationship, and Body horror

carracarmenchu's review against another edition

dark informative reflective fast-paced

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

4.25

The Jewish theme has been widely exploited both by writers and Hollywood producers, and honestly, when I am reading a book description, as soon as the terms Jew, Holocaust, Nazi come up, I quit. However, this book got my attention, on the one hand, because of the theme of memory that interests me so much, and on the other because of the plot of... Come on! A Jew working as a tour guide in a concentration camp?! I liked how the main character changes slowly throughout the story and I liked the way the book makes us question how necessary the preservation of this kind of place is, as the main character tells us: "... hateful places breed hate".

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence