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courtneymacal's review
- 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
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
- 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
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
juanat77's review
- 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
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
- 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
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
stephanie_jmc's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
The character development is outstanding. The emotions are very raw, this book will definitely make you feel things. It was very sad but also uplifting in some ways. This is the first time in a long time I can say that I really loved the ending. I thought the pacing was great. I looked up a lot of the historical pieces and it’s very accurate as well. I’m not surprised, as Mitch Albom has written many books I’ve loved - but this one might be my favourite. The only thing I didn’t LOVE was there was some slight confusion with some of the jumping between characters and their story lines, but he does tie it together very nicely at the end. It also seems a little bit far fetched in some areas but not completely impossible, but even the narrator acknowledges that.
I highly recommend this book, it was honestly so well done, filled with insight and spreading awareness, but will definitely get you in your heart strings so try to read it if you’re in a good space emotionally.
Graphic: Child death, War, Murder, Death of parent, Torture, Genocide, Death, Violence, Gun violence, and Hate crime
kalaser's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
Graphic: Antisemitism, Confinement, Death of parent, War, Genocide, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Death
Moderate: Torture
jhudson45's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Graphic: Confinement, Xenophobia, Grief, Hate crime, Emotional abuse, Murder, Genocide, Death, Religious bigotry, Antisemitism, Child death, Suicidal thoughts, Trafficking, Death of parent, Deportation, Racism, and Torture
fieryrogue's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Torture, Death, Xenophobia, Religious bigotry, Genocide, War, Physical abuse, Murder, Hate crime, Gun violence, and Antisemitism
Moderate: Mental illness and Grief
cc_shelflove's review
- 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
Graphic: Genocide, Violence, Physical abuse, Grief, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Confinement, War, Gun violence, Religious bigotry, Torture, Suicidal thoughts, Abandonment, Injury/Injury detail, and Antisemitism
reading_ladies_blog's review
- 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
Graphic: War, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Genocide, Antisemitism, Child death, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Hate crime, Murder, Religious bigotry, and Torture