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rochelle_i_am's review against another edition
4.0
I'm in love with this entire series. And heartbroken for how real it is.
ljrinaldi's review
4.0
Journey
As a whole I hate journey stories because that is usually the whole story. In this case it is a journey that has a purpose, but there is no long term goal. Except to be in Pairs in 20 years.
Good, well researched book. Now on to the next book in the series.
As a whole I hate journey stories because that is usually the whole story. In this case it is a journey that has a purpose, but there is no long term goal. Except to be in Pairs in 20 years.
Good, well researched book. Now on to the next book in the series.
itaby's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
rh13's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
medium-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
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny and War
ezz86's review against another edition
4.0
A heartbreaking tale of what it is like to live in a war torn country.
meg_s_bookshelf's review against another edition
dark
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.5
A good book and gives us more insight into the life of Parvana
froggytroglodyte's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
fast-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
4.75
editrix's review
This is very good and also unbearably sad.
“Tanks were normal. Bombs were normal. Why couldn’t food be normal? // They had salvaged what they could after the house was bombed. There was a bit of rice spilled on the ground. They picked it out of the dirt grain by grain. There wasn’t enough water to cook the rice, and no cook-pot, so the children had to chew the rice kernels raw.”
This is a children’s book, but I’d hesitate to recommend it to an actual child because it’s so, so bleak. Every chapter brings a new horror, made worse because the characters are kids themselves. I’ll finish the series because it feels irresponsible to look away and also because I hope it ends with hope.
“‘I don’t even feel like me any more,’ Parvana said, talking more to herself than to anyone else. “The part of me that’s me is gone. I’m just part of this line of people. There’s no me left. I’m nothing.”
“Tanks were normal. Bombs were normal. Why couldn’t food be normal? // They had salvaged what they could after the house was bombed. There was a bit of rice spilled on the ground. They picked it out of the dirt grain by grain. There wasn’t enough water to cook the rice, and no cook-pot, so the children had to chew the rice kernels raw.”
This is a children’s book, but I’d hesitate to recommend it to an actual child because it’s so, so bleak. Every chapter brings a new horror, made worse because the characters are kids themselves. I’ll finish the series because it feels irresponsible to look away and also because I hope it ends with hope.
“‘I don’t even feel like me any more,’ Parvana said, talking more to herself than to anyone else. “The part of me that’s me is gone. I’m just part of this line of people. There’s no me left. I’m nothing.”
dsouash's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
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? It's complicated
4.0
veronicaa_white's review against another edition
4.0
Mommy read this to us. 2nd in the trilogy by Deborah Ellis. Much sadder than the Breadwinner. Really makes you think that we are very lucky.