Virginia and John H. (holtzy) -
Helpful Score: 5
A true account of Japanese internment in the United States after the Pearl Harbor bombing of WWII. This is a piece of history which we know so little about and is often forgotten. A beautifully written and very touching account of life behind barbed wire in the California dessert. Highly recommend this book as a glimpse into our history.
Katy -
Helpful Score: 3
This is a book everyone should read at least once in their lives. The Japanese Internment experience is one that should not be forgotten, and this memoir does a great job of illustrating what it was like.
Lee Smith - , reviewed Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment on + 160 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
As haunting as the diary of Anne Frank.
Michelle P. (SouthernChelz) reviewed Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment on + 216 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
I liked it and my children like it. It is a great book to read with your children on one of the internment camps during wwII in America. The first person account is wonderful. I don't know why so many kids thought it was boring. No, there are no bombs going off, a lot of gun shooting, or killing with blood and guts but it is still a great book.
Katie R. (katiereadsbooks) reviewed Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment on + 6 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
A personal memoir about a part of history that many of us don't know.
