Reviews

Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy

lech's review

3.0

Important

Food for thought. Very important such events are being stored and a testimony remains. I'm saddened by the way my fellow-countrymen (Poles) were portrayed in this book. Was negative attitude towards Jews something general? I heard otherwise before. Read too. Obviously, there were black sheep, toxic communities, but numbers speak for themselves - similar amounts on our side perished (https://bit.ly/2JYi7BT). But it's not my intention to compare tragedies. I wish all of this didn't happen. And I'm glad I read this book.

dmwhipp's review

4.0

The true story of Syvia Perlmutter, one of only 12 children to survive the Lodz Ghetto during WWII. This was a short but powerful book, made even more wrenching being written from a child's perspective. Once started, this book is difficult to put down as you follow what happens to Syvia, her immediate and extended family, and the nearly quarter of a millions Jews who were forced into the horrific conditions of the Lodz Ghetto in Poland by the Nazis. Heartbreaking and beautiful glimpses of the human spirit - a book that I won't forget.

nbreezy17's review

emotional informative sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Racism, and Antisemitism

tika27's review

emotional informative sad tense medium-paced

4.0

laura_ghellere_ramos's review

emotional medium-paced

4.0

ashrey's review against another edition

5.0

OMG thats all i can say this book was too GOOD to be described.

claudiuo's review

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense fast-paced

4.5

cassandraquinby's review

emotional sad tense fast-paced

3.5

yiwen's review

I wasn't in the mood of reading it. I may pick it up again when I feel like it. 

marisahowardkarp's review against another edition

5.0

Spare and heart-wrenching from start to finish.