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heartz44god's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Genocide and Death
phouka's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Genocide, Child death, Confinement, Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, War, Antisemitism, Hate crime, and Violence
Moderate: Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Bullying, Murder, Medical content, Physical abuse, Animal death, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Alcoholism, Dementia, and Abandonment
maddyy_orourke's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
I read this when I was 10, and I thought ‘oh, cool’, not knowing what happened in the end and not understanding the naïvety of Bruno and the situation he was in. A couple years later, I analysed the book for an English project in high school. And I discovered the amazing way that James Boyne has told the story.
A very strong aspect of the book is its symbolism. For example, Bruno misspelling words in the book (Führer = Fury / Auschwitz = Out-with), implies his dramatic naïvety in the concentration camps. This is just one example, there are many more.
I found this book quite entertaining, but very sad. Knowledge about concentration camps is needed to read this and understand what is happening properly. Definitely recommend.
Graphic: Death, Antisemitism, Child death, Genocide, and Slavery
Minor: War
brittneyhelen_'s review against another edition
3.5
Moderate: Antisemitism, Confinement, Genocide, War, Death, and Child abuse
chireadsandchill's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Graphic: Child death, Confinement, Violence, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Genocide, War, Bullying, Death, Blood, Grief, Physical abuse, Police brutality, Slavery, Hate crime, Child abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
bejeweledmeli's review against another edition
Graphic: Child death, Hate crime, Genocide, Murder, Violence, War, Antisemitism, Emotional abuse, Torture, and Death
exhaustedmumma's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Slavery, Confinement, Death, Hate crime, Antisemitism, and Torture
Moderate: Grief and Death of parent
Minor: Child death and Child abuse
autismandniamh's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.75
Graphic: Genocide, Racism, War, Racial slurs, and Antisemitism
Minor: Injury/Injury detail, Grief, and Death
theverycraftyvegan's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Though this is a work of fiction, it very easily could have been non-fiction, and it is important that the world as a whole never forget the holocaust.
Read. This. Book.
Graphic: Child abuse, Child death, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, Hate crime, Death, Body horror, Physical abuse, Confinement, Genocide, Torture, and Grief
Minor: Infidelity
readiculousreads's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.75
Big warning to parents, this might be an especially hard read for you. It had me absolutely weeping for the entire last chapter, but I have no children. Trust me when I say it will hit harder if you do.
Graphic: Child death and Death
Moderate: Genocide, Religious bigotry, Confinement, and Bullying