Reviews

The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis

lizzieteareads's review

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-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? No

4.0

brittanybeereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny

Moderate: Physical abuse and Violence

Minor: War

jossboss's review against another edition

4.0

4.5 stars! This graphic novel was amazing but a heart breaking reality. I'm so glad I found this graphic novel because I was interested in reading this series.

viktari14's review against another edition

5.0

Such a great book. The struggles that Parvana went through were similar to what my husband's family went through when they lived in Afghanistan.

jennybeastie's review against another edition

3.0

It's got great visuals (from the movie), and it tells the story, but it feels like a massively truncated version of the original. The storyline can also be confusing. I prefer the original.

reading_meg's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

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

4.0

- this graphic novel is based on a book about a girl who has to disguise herself as a boy to survive in Taliban controlled Kabul in the early 2000s
- I loved the element of story telling in this! The images that accompanied the story her dad tells at the beginning is gorgeous. I’d love to read a whole novel just about those stories.
- my only issue is that the story felt too short. I wish we’d gotten more depth, but, being a children’s book, it makes sense why this may be on the shorter side.

chestopherreks's review against another edition

challenging dark informative sad fast-paced

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

3.25

july_juls07's review against another edition

reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.5

charlietheninth's review against another edition

4.0

An extremely sad, but honest and age-appropriate, introduction to life amidst the current Afghanistan conflicts.

kismarie's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

3.75