Reviews tagging 'Self harm'

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak

5 reviews

friendly_neighborhood_grandma's review against another edition

dark emotional medium-paced

5.0

This is a work of art. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Domestic abuse, Abandonment, Cursing, Death, Fire/Fire injury, Antisemitism, Bullying, Child abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Grief, Genocide, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Moderate: Suicide, Violence, and Torture

Minor: Self harm, Suicidal thoughts, and Vomit

gh1's review

challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Police brutality, Death, Genocide, Grief, Physical abuse, War, Violence, and Antisemitism

Moderate: Abandonment, Fire/Fire injury, Gun violence, Hate crime, and Torture

Minor: Death of parent, Classism, Medical trauma, Self harm, Alcohol, Blood, Bullying, Car accident, Child death, Medical content, and Suicide

theonlybaillie's review against another edition

dark emotional inspiring reflective sad slow-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? It's complicated

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Antisemitism, Violence, War, Religious bigotry, Police brutality, Physical abuse, Hate crime, Grief, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Bullying and Toxic friendship

Minor: Child death, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Suicide attempt, Child abuse, Mental illness, Medical content, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Death of parent, Domestic abuse, and Suicide

Pretty much TW for everything and anything.

syd991's review against another edition

emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

I finally got around to reading this book, after years of meaning to. 

I will say the narration took some getting used to, with Death being the narrator and all. I didn’t mind the straight to the point style, however there was something about it that made starting the book slightly difficult for me. 

Once I’d gotten past the narration (again, this issue is just my personal preference of style), I started to really enjoy it. The characters are loveable, you feel their joy and pain, and truly understand their triumphs and failures.

This book also makes the list of now 4 books to have ever made me cry (Can you tell I don’t cry often over books?). That’s really saying something, about me personally and the emotion the Zusak puts into this book. It’s truly heartbreaking.

Everyone should read this at least once in their lives. It’s too powerful and well-written for someone to keep it on a shelf.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, War, Violence, Grief, and Death

Moderate: Child death, Gore, and Cursing

Minor: Suicide, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, and Self harm

travelthrupages's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad slow-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? No

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Antisemitism, Death, Grief, Racial slurs, Self harm, and Violence

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