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colinlusk's review against another edition
3.0
This is obviously a very timely book and it's handled well, neatly reversing the polarity on all the factors currently in the news, trying to put the reader into the shoes of a refugee. It's well done and covers all the angles nicely.
So why only a measly 3 stars? Well there are two reasons. Firstly, at the risk of seeming like a miser, 5.99 is an awful lot of money for such a tiny, tiny book that I read in about ten minutes. Secondly, I think, although the writer tries to avoid a simplistic "Brexit = War" formula (she says as much in the afterword) the format of the book, looking like an EU passport, and the back story (EU collapses, UK goes fascist, attacks Denmark and somehow loses) was too specific and made me think more about the unlikely narrative than I did about refugees. It could maybe have been less specific so as not to distract from the central point.
So why only a measly 3 stars? Well there are two reasons. Firstly, at the risk of seeming like a miser, 5.99 is an awful lot of money for such a tiny, tiny book that I read in about ten minutes. Secondly, I think, although the writer tries to avoid a simplistic "Brexit = War" formula (she says as much in the afterword) the format of the book, looking like an EU passport, and the back story (EU collapses, UK goes fascist, attacks Denmark and somehow loses) was too specific and made me think more about the unlikely narrative than I did about refugees. It could maybe have been less specific so as not to distract from the central point.
sophiehelenek25's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
darjayelda's review against another edition
dark
emotional
reflective
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
theardentone's review against another edition
2.0
pretty basic and written very plainly and predictably. I just don't see how it would make anyone think differently.
glenda_hauwaerts's review against another edition
4.0
Dit is prachtig om in de klas te gebruiken, kort, to the point en actueel. Het zet tot nadenken en geeft inzicht in de huidige situatie.
camillaekeskar's review against another edition
3.0
Boken får en 3:a för idé och gestaltning. Läsupplevelsen är däremot inte särskilt omvälvande för även om det beskrivs till stora delar vad vi förlorar om det blir krig i Norden så har jag svårt att föreställa mig att det verkligen ska hända även om vissa gruppers hätska röster skrämmer ibland.
mynameisgreg's review against another edition
5.0
A terrifying passport-sized beautifully-illustrated 20-minute explosion of a book.
kats05's review against another edition
5.0
Obwohl Janne Teller dieses kleine aber unvergessliche Buch über Flüchtlinge vor über 10 Jahren geschrieben hat, ist es in diesem Jahr 2015 höchst aktuell.
Es gibt kaum eine effizientere Methode um Empathie zu schüren und die Menschen in Europa auf die gegenwärtige Krise zu sensibilisieren und um Vorurteile abzubauen.
Die Zeichnungen, die diese Geschichte begleiten, sind ein weiteres kleines aber feines Kunstwerk.
Äußerst lesenswert, auch für politisch interessierte (oder eben auch desinteressierte) Kinder.
Es gibt kaum eine effizientere Methode um Empathie zu schüren und die Menschen in Europa auf die gegenwärtige Krise zu sensibilisieren und um Vorurteile abzubauen.
Die Zeichnungen, die diese Geschichte begleiten, sind ein weiteres kleines aber feines Kunstwerk.
Äußerst lesenswert, auch für politisch interessierte (oder eben auch desinteressierte) Kinder.
mareikoe's review against another edition
challenging
informative
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
5.0