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3.97 AVERAGE
3.97 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
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:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Graphic: Confinement, War, Deportation
Moderate: Death, Excrement, Vomit, War, Pandemic/Epidemic
What an inspiring and affecting story of a Polish Jewish family's exile to Siberia during WWII! I read this aloud to my 13 year old daughter and we were both moved by the optimism and perseverance shown by the main character, a young girl of 11 when first exiled, and her family. The ending was a bit rushed, but otherwise this is a well written memoir that provides fascinating and heartbreaking insight into the less known experience of the hundreds of thousands of Poles, many of them Jewish, deported as prisoners to Siberia.
It’s a rather bleak account of Polish Jewish exiles in Siberia during WWII. Understandably bleak, of course; even the quasi-happy ending is hard to swallow. But it’s important to learn about these things, and this book tells of a set of circumstances I would not have otherwise known about.
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
A very touching book! It isn't a easy read it's sad and made me think but it's one that is a must read.
hopeful
reflective
sad
slow-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:
No
Content Warnings
Graphic: Deportation
Moderate: Confinement
Minor: Excrement, Alcohol
I've been trying to remember the name of this book for years and finally found it on Amazon. The Endless Steppe was one of the most important books I read as a young teenager. It hit all of the right emotions and went right to the heart of the curiosity I had about this era.
Nothing like reading about Siberia to put the pandemic in perspective. I love this book. I read it years ago and was happy to reread it. It is written for young adults, but really for any age.
I found this book (with a different cover but it looks like the right book) in my classroom in grade 6. It was one of those books hidden in a cupboard with a bunch of other old things and I must say, I'm only *slightly* ashamed that I totally stole it so I could have it forever. :-O
"Worth stealing" should be a category here!
"Worth stealing" should be a category here!