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breewee's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Ableism, Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Mental illness, Murder, Racism, and Violence
vespertyne's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Graphic: Antisemitism, War, Death, Violence, and Child abuse
treegirl22's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
Graphic: Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Child abuse, War, Rape, Pedophilia, and Death
Moderate: Abandonment, Mental illness, Grief, and Death of parent
Minor: Antisemitism
aeriecircus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
Graphic: Bullying and Child abuse
Moderate: Abandonment, Child death, Confinement, and Death
Minor: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Grief, Infertility, Mental illness, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Rape, Terminal illness, Violence, and Xenophobia
claudiamacpherson's review against another edition
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Meanwhile in Germany, Werner and Jutta Pfennig grow up in a children's home in a mining town. Werner has an aptitude for radios, and learns to repair them from practice on a cheap one he found broken in someone's trash. His skill leads him to be recruited to an elite political school, and eventually to a position in the German army.
We follow Marie-Laure and Werner though the war, as food becomes increasingly scarce and decisions increasingly difficult.
For me, the most interesting (and most difficult) part of this book was seeing how quickly Werner became a Nazi, and how difficult it would have been for him to question what he was forced into.
Moderate: Antisemitism, Blood, Bullying, Cancer, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Panic attacks/disorders, Religious bigotry, Violence, and Xenophobia
Minor: Confinement, Excrement, Genocide, and Rape
This book is about World War II, so most of these tags are given. Most of the major atrocities of the war are only alluded to; we don't see much of that directly in the book. The violence that is described are not overly detailed or long. Almost all of these tags apply to Werner's passages.samalamajama's review against another edition
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
Minor: Antisemitism, Child abuse, and Death