Helpful Score: 14
To say that I loved this book would be an understatement. I had never heard of this author. In fact, I only picked up the book because one of my friends told me. I only finally read it because another friend wanted to read it after I was done. *laugh* But wow. This was so well written. The story is so sad, a little scary even. It's all fiction, but we all know that the Holocaust was very real, and that stuff like this happened every single day. This story grabbed me from the very first page. I found myself deliberately slowing down my reading so I could catch every word.
There are many disturbing parts to this book. Don't mistake this for a children's book. It's not ;) Also, be prepared to hate it, to wince, to cry and to even laugh a little.
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I like that throughout this book, with all the deaths, with all the strife, we got to see a happy ending. But it was so bittersweet, so very bittersweet. When the children went into a soup kitchen and were picking up the crumbs off of the floor I just bawled. I totally didn't see the dad being there coming at all. I think the pre-ending with the Oberfurhur was not needed, to be honest. One of the most memorable chapters for me was Magna's trip to the camp and following her death. We all know what happened to those people, we know it, deep in the back of our heads, but sometimes I think we need a reminder, as sick as that sounds. I think we sometimes forget that stuff like this can, and does, happen. One man's insanity caused not only a war, but the murder of many many thousands of people.
There are many disturbing parts to this book. Don't mistake this for a children's book. It's not ;) Also, be prepared to hate it, to wince, to cry and to even laugh a little.
**WARNING SPOILERS INCLUDED BELOW**
**WARNING SPOILERS INCLUDED BELOW**
**WARNING SPOILERS INCLUDED BELOW**
I like that throughout this book, with all the deaths, with all the strife, we got to see a happy ending. But it was so bittersweet, so very bittersweet. When the children went into a soup kitchen and were picking up the crumbs off of the floor I just bawled. I totally didn't see the dad being there coming at all. I think the pre-ending with the Oberfurhur was not needed, to be honest. One of the most memorable chapters for me was Magna's trip to the camp and following her death. We all know what happened to those people, we know it, deep in the back of our heads, but sometimes I think we need a reminder, as sick as that sounds. I think we sometimes forget that stuff like this can, and does, happen. One man's insanity caused not only a war, but the murder of many many thousands of people.
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