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libraryjen's review against another edition
5.0
I'd forgotten how powerful short stories can be! This was especially good because I listened to it on audiobook and the narrators did such impressive work, they really drew me in to the story. I thoroughly enjoyed this book!
serenaac's review against another edition
4.0
http://savvyverseandwit.com/2015/07/the-great-war-stories-inspired-by-items-from-the-first-world-war-illustrated-by-jim-kay.html
earlgreybooks's review
4.0
This was beautiful. I'm not usually a fan of short story collections, but wow. My favourite was definitely 'Captain Rosalie' by Timothee De Fombelle—I cried like a little baby. Much more on this to come later.
sonshinelibrarian's review against another edition
4.0
I really liked the concept behind the this collection - each short story is inspired by an object from the time of WWI. The stories are varied and I enjoyed them. I listened to this as an audiobook and for the most part I liked it, but there were a couple of narrators that I didn't care for.
ila_mae's review against another edition
4.0
To celebrate 100 years since the start of WWI, this is a collection of short stories that focus on objects from the war. Along the way, you'll meet Emile, a boy from Ireland, who's caught between loyalty to his country, and loyalty to his father's ideals, Maud, a girl who covers up her sister's pregnancy by taking over her job at a pottery, Rosalie, a little girl on a mission at her school, and an Angel, trying to remember who he was. They're all stories of enduring the worst and best things in the face of war.
This isn't the type of book you necessarily want to sit down and read in one sitting, but it's absolutely worth it. The short stories all focus on WWI, from the heartbreaking to the inconvenient and I loved the concept. It gives you small little pieces of different people's lives and what they went through in the war that changed so much. It's a great coffee table book to pick up in off hand moments and to read in a few minutes.
Things to be aware of for this book:
- Violence
- Death
- Upsetting Circumstances
This isn't the type of book you necessarily want to sit down and read in one sitting, but it's absolutely worth it. The short stories all focus on WWI, from the heartbreaking to the inconvenient and I loved the concept. It gives you small little pieces of different people's lives and what they went through in the war that changed so much. It's a great coffee table book to pick up in off hand moments and to read in a few minutes.
Things to be aware of for this book:
- Violence
- Death
- Upsetting Circumstances
amberobryant's review against another edition
3.0
Very cool premise- each short story is inspired by an item from WWI. A few of the stories were four-star, but overall I’d have to give the compilation 3.5. Writing short stories is difficult to do, to catch the reader’s interest and imagination within such a short amount of time. I listened via audiobook and really enjoyed the varied narrators.
libscote's review against another edition
2.0
Some stories were great, some were eh. I had a patron in mind who I thought might like this book, but I did not give it to him because too many of the stories were outside WWI. I do think some kids will really go for it.
kairene's review against another edition
3.0
Half of my mediocre feelings of this book were strongly influenced by some of the terrible audiobook narrators.
marissa_writes's review against another edition
5.0
Excellent source for examples of historical fiction short stories
Skimmed all... read in depth
• A Harlem Hellfighter and His Horn (excellent story with unique voice and style)
• Captain Rosalie - amazing example of POV and narrator voice.
Skimmed all... read in depth
• A Harlem Hellfighter and His Horn (excellent story with unique voice and style)
• Captain Rosalie - amazing example of POV and narrator voice.
amythebookbat's review against another edition
4.0
As someone who doesn't read a lot of short stories, I thought this collection was very well done. I loved the premise of taking real objects from WWI and having authors create short stories inspired by those items. It worked very well. I am glad I listened to this collection.
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