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celery'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? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Hate crime, Misogyny, Racism, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Police brutality, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Mass/school shootings, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Abandonment, Sexual harassment, Colonisation, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism, and Deportation
gracielou2000's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Violence, Death of parent, Pregnancy, and War
Moderate: Ableism, Racial slurs, Racism, and Grief
Minor: Homophobia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Medical content, Death of parent, and Murder
rebeccaisabelle'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
3.5
Graphic: Death, Genocide, Hate crime, Violence, Forced institutionalization, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Murder, and War
Moderate: Body horror, Physical abuse, Racism, Torture, Blood, Police brutality, Grief, Religious bigotry, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Ableism, Rape, Pregnancy, and Abandonment
themichellegray's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
History divided us, but through reading we can be united in story, study, and remembrance. Books join us together as a global reading community, but more important, a global human community striving to learn from the past.
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Child death, Death, Genocide, Rape, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
grammar_police'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
4.75
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and War
Moderate: Suicide, Vomit, Grief, Murder, Pregnancy, and Toxic friendship
Minor: Cursing
pucksandpaperbacks's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Gore, Misogyny, Rape, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Pregnancy, War, and Injury/Injury detail
Death during child birthamberinbookland's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Body horror, Child abuse, Child death, Death, Pedophilia, Physical abuse, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Medical trauma, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, Sexual harassment, War, Injury/Injury detail, and Deportation
misssophiawilliams's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gore, Gun violence, Hate crime, Pedophilia, Racial slurs, Racism, Rape, Sexual assault, Violence, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Religious bigotry, Death of parent, Murder, Pregnancy, and War
shybookstagramer's review against another edition
4.0
I thought this book was beautifully written and brought this tragic tale to my attention. I like how the story was told from 4 completely different perspectives so that readers can see how this tragedy affected so many different types of people. I felt for the characters. I thought they were all unique and well-written. I grew very attached to them and became so invested.
There were some moments where I didn't necessarily want some of the descriptions that I got, but they did show the horrible things that occurred.
This is a very heavy read but I think it's important that people read it because we need to learn about events like this that are never talked about.
Graphic: Ableism, Child death, Death, Racism, Violence, Antisemitism, Pregnancy, and War
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Rape, Sexual assault, and Medical content
hungeberg's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
However i did really enjoy this book even though it was darker than anything i had read in a while. I especially enjoyed the character of Frigg since he reminded me of people i've met in real life - even though he is absloutly horrible. He was laugable throughout the book to a point where i laughed out loud because of his self interest and stupid observations.
Anyway i don't get why this belongs in young adult it is pretty horrific to read and I wouldn't let anyone under 18 read it because of some of the graphic describtions. That said the book is very necessary especially because this is properly pretty close to the horrific acts of violence commited throughout the war.
Graphic: Ableism, Body horror, Child death, Death, Genocide, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Sexual violence, Violence, Xenophobia, Blood, Vomit, Antisemitism, Medical content, Murder, Abandonment, War, and Injury/Injury detail