Reviews tagging 'Confinement'

Goodnight Mister Tom by Michelle Magorian

11 reviews

alliebebbs9's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional inspiring medium-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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Emotional abuse, Religious bigotry, War, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Abandonment, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Gaslighting, Kidnapping, Pregnancy, Child death, and Vomit

Minor: Excrement, Fire/Fire injury, Pregnancy, Suicide, and Bullying

rrsilel's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

I first heard about this book when my homeroom teacher started reading it to my class when i was eleven. The teacher never finished it so I bought it for myself and read it, and since that day I've always said this is my favourite book.

This book will bring you a sense of comfort, only to rip it away and leave you hurt, but it does it in the most amazing way.

To this day this book brings me to tears whenever I read it. Looking for an easy to read, yet heartbreaking and deeply impactful book? This is it.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Confinement, Medical trauma, and Grief

Moderate: Religious bigotry, Death of parent, War, and Child death

Minor: Sexism and Medical content

staceyinthesticks's review against another edition

challenging emotional 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse

Moderate: Child death, War, Confinement, and Death

Minor: Medical content, Abandonment, Mental illness, Death of parent, Suicide, and Emotional abuse

chellski's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring 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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Child abuse, Antisemitism, Confinement, Physical abuse, and Emotional abuse

Moderate: Vomit, Injury/Injury detail, and Death of parent

becca9849's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative medium-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child abuse, Child death, Confinement, Death, Domestic abuse, Religious bigotry, War, Abandonment, Physical abuse, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Grief, and Medical content

Minor: Antisemitism, Mental illness, Vomit, Bullying, Medical trauma, Excrement, Kidnapping, and Injury/Injury detail

aa_capybara's review against another edition

emotional hopeful reflective slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death and Child abuse

Moderate: War, Confinement, and Grief

Minor: Death of parent and Suicide

astralvirgo25's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted reflective sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Minor: Confinement, Emotional abuse, Grief, Domestic abuse, Child abuse, and Child death

Trigger warning: descriptions of physical and psychological abuse, child abuse and negligence. Also references to suicide and mental health.

kjm_x's review against another edition

adventurous emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• 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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Excrement, Vomit, Confinement, War, Abandonment, Death, Antisemitism, Child abuse, Child death, Emotional abuse, Grief, Kidnapping, and Physical abuse

rachelizx's review against another edition

dark emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Abandonment, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse

Moderate: Confinement, Death of parent, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Self harm, and Suicide

tigerlilliereads's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

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

4.5

I remember watching this as a child and it always stuck with me, but I had never sat down and read the whole book. 

This story is such a beautiful and heartwarming story which tackles some really dark topics. It’s about found family, growing up and how the war affected everyone. It is emotional and sad but leaves you feeling hopeful and warmed. It also is a great reminder on how the simpler things in life are so much more valuable. 

For those who don’t know, the story tells of a young boy from London, will, who is sent to the country as an Evacuee during WW2. There he is taken in by an old man and his dog. Whilst there he learns what love and true friendship means and starts to put the last behind him… for a while.

This book has been out for 40 years and I believe is a children's classic. This new edition has some extra bits which celebrate the book and the author. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child abuse and Child death

Moderate: Confinement, Torture, Pregnancy, Physical abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Emotional abuse, and Death

Minor: Vomit and Suicide