Reviews tagging 'Death'

The Little Liar by Mitch Albom

17 reviews

courtneymacal's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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 of parent, Genocide, Gore, Hate crime, Medical trauma, Medical content, Racism, Torture, Cultural appropriation, Death, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Physical abuse, Child death, Grief, Kidnapping, Murder, Violence, and War

aksmaestri's review

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Deportation, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, War, Hate crime, Physical abuse, Genocide, Torture, Religious bigotry, Body horror, Death, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Murder, and Mental illness

rosa_lina96's review

emotional reflective 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? Yes

4.25

Starting the book on a train heading to a concentration camp was a gutsy move, and it doesn't let up from there. 

This is a book that brings into startling relief the tragedy of the Holocaust, specifically what the Jewish population of Greece went through during the years of the Nazi regime. And what a book it is. It allows itself to handle the questions of when the truth is important, when you should tell it, and what the cost may be of either telling the truth or saying lies--though never in a way that feels overly preaching. And it deals with its subject matter as any book on the Holocaust should, with respect and dignity but also being unafraid to delve into the darker areas of that horrible time in human history. 

I read this book in one sitting, admittedly. I couldn't look away from it--especially the ending, god, what an emotional rollercoaster. Highly recommended. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, War, Genocide, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Death of parent, Child death, Death, and Grief

Minor: Gun violence

juanat77's review

challenging emotional informative inspiring 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

Moderate: Child abuse, Kidnapping, Physical abuse, Violence, Antisemitism, Torture, Death of parent, Excrement, Forced institutionalization, Slavery, Confinement, Grief, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pregnancy, Cursing, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, Blood, Murder, Death, Genocide, Injury/Injury detail, and Vomit

craftyanty's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective 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? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Hate crime, Death, Torture, Genocide, Grief, Child death, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Religious bigotry, and Violence

chemeducator's review

challenging emotional informative fast-paced

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Genocide and Antisemitism

Moderate: Grief and Death

emm_glynn's review

dark emotional informative inspiring reflective sad tense medium-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Kidnapping, War, Confinement, Genocide, Hate crime, Murder, Racism, and Religious bigotry

dhelwagen's review

dark emotional medium-paced

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

3.75

I enjoyed the story and its message. Not my favorite Albom book but not at all a bad read!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism and Genocide

Moderate: War and Death

jackierobinson's review

dark emotional reflective sad 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Antisemitism, Genocide, Hate crime, Medical content, Death of parent, Grief, Mental illness, Violence, Classism, Medical trauma, Murder, Racism, and War

zoeysdigest's review

dark reflective sad tense fast-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

4.5

A page turner, beautifully written. You witness the humanity, solidarity, sacrificial love against the backdrop of one of the world’s greatest tragedy. The way Mitch Albom strings the stories of the main characters together over time seamlessly, there was never a dull moment. I loved the ending and the twists. I had hoped for a better ending, my heart aches for the characters, but more so the people who’ve lived through such realities.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War and Death