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aischa_reads's review against another edition
5.0
This book was amazing! It's a super short quick read that I read in 3 hours and I absolutely loved it. It continues exactly from where the first one finished off literally! The first book ended with them jumping of off a train and the second book started from them landing after the jump. The book made me feel really sad and angry for how things were during the world war II for everybody but specially for children. We see the world war from a 10 year old child and how scared they are for their life and for their parents life, after what happened to Zelda in the end I hate what happened during the world war more. I know that what happened to her didn't actually happen to her because it is fictional but what happened to her could have easily happened to any child living during the war.
I recommend everyone to read this book. It may be a little kids book but the meaning behind it is for everyone. Quite frankly the way we're living now we could learn a thing or 2 about wars. They need to stop immediately, I know this book wont stop wars but it may open our eyes a bit more and help us try to stop the wars from happening.
I recommend everyone to read this book. It may be a little kids book but the meaning behind it is for everyone. Quite frankly the way we're living now we could learn a thing or 2 about wars. They need to stop immediately, I know this book wont stop wars but it may open our eyes a bit more and help us try to stop the wars from happening.
xoxocasreads's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
emotional
sad
tense
medium-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? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: War, Violence, and Child death
helen_blanketsandbooks's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
kwhit87's review against another edition
dark
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
4.0
avadawson08's review against another edition
5.0
THE ENDING OF THIS BOOK WAS ACTUALLY HEARTBREAKING AND I NEVER RECOVERED.
pooxs's review against another edition
3.0
It was good to read the continuation of the story, but the ending was, โwell that escalated quicklyโ. I mean it was a very realistic escalation and something that would happen quickly and unexpectedly, but still there wasnโt enough time in the novel dedicated to the emotional turmoil of it given prior content.
kelleemoye's review against another edition
4.0
This book is devastating. My heart is still beating by the shock I felt while reading. Although I know the horrors of the Holocaust & WWII, Gleitzman's story gives us new characters to care about and allows us to feel the terror of WWII again.
janeeyre_914716's review against another edition
5.0
"Why do people start wars when they know so many sad things are going to happen? I don't get it?"
Now I want to go and hug my mom so tightly and tell her how much I love her after this book!
Oh my gosh this one was so fetching sad and the last 10 or less pages were heartbreaking ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ I can't stop thinking about it now cause it's just too sad.... ๐๐
This one picks up literally just seconds after
what happened at the end of ONCE and from there it actually got so horrifically good that I had the hardest time putting it down. In fact every time I picked THEN up I had the hardest time putting it down and had glad keep going.
I've read a lot of WWII stories whether it's actual or historical fiction it seems and I have to say felix is someone special. All thr things he had to go through in here, his worries and concerns, his unselfish love for Zelda and the woman who takes him and Zelda, Genia; his loyalty and basically just everything about him is something special.
Although this was sadder than ONCE, it sure did surpass the imagination of the historical fiction boundaries and it felt like I was right there next to Felix and Zelda and seeing their lives through their eyes.
Gosh I so want to talk about what happened near the end of 2 big things happening but I don't like to put spoilers in my reviews and I don't want to spoil it in general and it's killing me ๐ญ๐ it was so gut wrenching and tugged the heart strings.
So overall this book for me didn't sugar coat nothing and yet ONCE & THEN now have so many important meanings that everyone should read these. I finished this in the car ride home from a family reunion with mom and my grandparents (it was an hour or so away) and now I'm wishing i brought book 3 with me. And speaking of "now" which happens to be the title for the next book, NOW I'll be ready to jump in it when I get a chance to!
If you haven't already.....
PUT THESE ON YOUR TBR LIST! I PROMISE YOU THEY'RE WORTH IT solid 5 โญ's!!
Now I want to go and hug my mom so tightly and tell her how much I love her after this book!
Oh my gosh this one was so fetching sad and the last 10 or less pages were heartbreaking ๐ญ๐๐ญ๐ I can't stop thinking about it now cause it's just too sad.... ๐๐
This one picks up literally just seconds after
what happened at the end of ONCE and from there it actually got so horrifically good that I had the hardest time putting it down. In fact every time I picked THEN up I had the hardest time putting it down and had glad keep going.
I've read a lot of WWII stories whether it's actual or historical fiction it seems and I have to say felix is someone special. All thr things he had to go through in here, his worries and concerns, his unselfish love for Zelda and the woman who takes him and Zelda, Genia; his loyalty and basically just everything about him is something special.
Although this was sadder than ONCE, it sure did surpass the imagination of the historical fiction boundaries and it felt like I was right there next to Felix and Zelda and seeing their lives through their eyes.
Gosh I so want to talk about what happened near the end of 2 big things happening but I don't like to put spoilers in my reviews and I don't want to spoil it in general and it's killing me ๐ญ๐ it was so gut wrenching and tugged the heart strings.
So overall this book for me didn't sugar coat nothing and yet ONCE & THEN now have so many important meanings that everyone should read these. I finished this in the car ride home from a family reunion with mom and my grandparents (it was an hour or so away) and now I'm wishing i brought book 3 with me. And speaking of "now" which happens to be the title for the next book, NOW I'll be ready to jump in it when I get a chance to!
If you haven't already.....
PUT THESE ON YOUR TBR LIST! I PROMISE YOU THEY'RE WORTH IT solid 5 โญ's!!
light_husk's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
sad
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
5.0
readwithpassion's review against another edition
5.0
Then picks up right where Gleitzman's Once left off, yet readers can begin with this sequel and still understand the book and connect with the characters.
Felix is only ten-years-old, but I would recommend this book for middle or high schoolers, as the themes are mature. This book leaves readers feeling angry and powerless. Gleitzman does an incredible job capturing the innocent voices of these children and contrasting them with the terrible brutality of the Holocaust. Even readers who may be tired of fiction from this era will be affected by this powerful novel.
Felix is only ten-years-old, but I would recommend this book for middle or high schoolers, as the themes are mature. This book leaves readers feeling angry and powerless. Gleitzman does an incredible job capturing the innocent voices of these children and contrasting them with the terrible brutality of the Holocaust. Even readers who may be tired of fiction from this era will be affected by this powerful novel.