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Once by Morris Gleitzman

allimy's review against another edition

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4.0

This book is beautifully written, the characters innocent and sweet. It captures such a real and terrifying time period in a unique way, through the eyes of a young Felix. I love this book and the sequel. A great, bittersweet read.

ajay913's review against another edition

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emotional reflective sad tense 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? Yes

4.0

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the_dude1951's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging dark hopeful inspiring medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.5

sam_hartwig's review against another edition

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3.0

This reminded me of "The boy in the striped pajamas" because of the young boys voice and naivety. Although this is from the other perspective, a Jewish boy going through the holocaust. It was an interesting read and I'll have to continue on with the other books to find out what happens because it doesn't end with the end of the war. It was sad in parts and I'd be interested to know if a young person would understand the true sadness of it.

ducky1918's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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

4.5

hjreads16's review against another edition

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emotional sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

drraytay's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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skyler_may_xoxo's review against another edition

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4.0

This book was so good. The main character, Felix, can be a bit nieve at times, but he is written well along with all the other characters in the story, I believe that this book should be in the school curriculum as I think the messages in this story are very important to the development of young people.

hannahb774's review against another edition

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4.0

So not looking forward to having to read the next one again

jackgray's review against another edition

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5.0

“Everybody deserves to have something good in their life, at least once”.