Reviews tagging 'Grief'

The Little Liar by Mitch Albom

10 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

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

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

lilyreads01's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Antisemitism, Death, Genocide, Deportation, and Death of parent

jhudson45's review

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

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Content Warnings

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

challenging emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

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

dark hopeful 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? It's complicated

5.0

I love when a work of fiction helps me learn something new. This was my first time reading a book set during the Holocaust. I was unaware Greece had been invaded by Nazis. Thousands of Jews were deported by train from Salonika, Greece to Auschwitz, where they were faced with certain death. Albom does his best to expose to the reader the true terrors that occurred. 16 pages into the book, a baby was thrown from the window of a train. I wish I were kidding! I used to stay away from historical fiction, and I have no idea why. These are now some of my favorite books.

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Content Warnings

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