Reviews

Se Fueron a la Izquierda / They Went Left by Monica Hesse

nikkit_nzl's review against another edition

4.0

This one really was a slow build for me. Although it was really interesting to have a story of AFTER the war, At first I thought it was boring me, then I found I was actually enjoying it and then the ending was …WOW.

jnishi's review against another edition

5.0

Oh my goodness. I can’t even. So so good. Such an interesting perspective I hadn’t read about before, what happened after the camps were liberated. Such good writing and treatment of post traumatic stress. So good.

rootfingers's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense fast-paced

3.5

dzwierzynskij's review against another edition

challenging emotional hopeful sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

magshooksnbooks's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful mysterious reflective sad tense 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? Yes

5.0

spalsma's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

4.25

izzys_internet_bookshelf's review against another edition

3.0

3/5

I was excited to read this but I found the beginning to be good, the middle to be slow, and the ending to be somewhat faster then the middle. I found the story so interesting. The journey I found was heartbreaking but also gave hope, almost until the very end.

deannashu's review against another edition

3.0

I enjoyed that this book took a different approach than most WWII stories by starting at the end of the war. And while this was an entertaining and enjoyable read, I did feel it was kinda predictable, and there wasn't a ton of depth. I would definitely recommend this for middle school or high school aged readers though. A good historical fiction story that I think they would appreciate much more than me.

ceceef's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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savandstories's review against another edition

1.0

This book had the makings and the setting to be really good, but I was greatly disappointed!