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We Are Not Free by Traci Chee

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dreamer626's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional inspiring 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? It's complicated

5.0

The audiobook is amazing!

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bugbatsy's review

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dark emotional sad tense 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? No

3.75

I liked it. I liked some characters more than others and some stories from them were stronger than others. It really does show a bunch of things about the time, about how the Japanese were treated. And it's very sad.

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green_amaryllis's review against another edition

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dark emotional informative 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? Yes

5.0

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ems_rxlibrary's review against another edition

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challenging emotional informative sad fast-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

4.5

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emcat591's review

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challenging emotional hopeful informative sad medium-paced

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

4.0

This book was very moving. Each chapter has a different narrator. Some of them speak in a sort of 1940s style, and one of them is even in the form of poems. Some of the chapters dragged a bit for me because I wasn't interested in that particular narrator or story, but most of them kept me interested. If I could nitpick just a little,

I wish that the Keiko/Twitchy romance hadn't happened. I liked Keiko's character better before that, and I felt that Minnow's reaction to Twitchy's death would have been more impactful if he were the only one to have romantic feelings toward Twitchy.

But that's just a nitpick. Overall, I really felt for all the characters and the awful things they were experiencing, and I loved reading about how they still wove these uplifting community moments into their lives even through everything that was going on.

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carolyn_librarian's review against another edition

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informative inspiring reflective slow-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? Yes

5.0

Historical fiction done best with real stories weaved into the characters hearts and minds. Real generational trauma that is still felt today in the USA. A emotional, impactful cry against those who want to forget the nation’s past actions and how they echo in political moves done by those in power today. Individual POVs so well fleshed out, a peak into each life feeling the injustice and finding their own way to cope while having to grow up and navigate imprisonment, prejudice, and powerlessness. One of the best books on the USA Japanese Incarceration Camps I’ve found in fiction and nonfiction.

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clockworkstars's review against another edition

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emotional

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes

4.75

"On est là, debout au coin d'une rue tandis que tout notre monde s'effondre autour de nous.
Et on est en colère.
Et on sourit.
Et on reste entiers."
4.5/5

Ce livre m'a blessé d'une manière que je ne connaissais pas, il a brisé mon cœur en milles morceaux et pourtant, je suis terriblement reconnaissante de l'avoir lu. Je suis tellement reconnaissante aux personnes qui en ont parlé, l'ont recommandé. Ce livre m'a rendue triste mais surtout il m'a mise en colère. En colère contre ce qui s'y passe, en colère contre le fait que je n'étais pas au courant de cette page de l'Histoire. Qu'on n'ait jamais mentionné l'existence de ces camps d'incarcération où ont été envoyé plus de 120 000 nippo-américains pendant la seconde guerre mondiale.

Ce livre est magnifique et puissant. Il est déchirant et brise nos cœurs. Grâce à la plume sublime de Traci Chee, nous embarquons ici au coté de 14 adolescents, de leur 14 points de vue (oui c'est beaucoup, mais c'est terriblement nécessaire et bien géré) durant ces années de guerre. Et on s'attache terriblement à eux. On rit avec eux, on pleure avec eux, on pleure pour eux. On ressent leur colère, leur désespoir, on veut qu'ils soient libres mais voilà, ils ne le sont pas et en ont conscience. Il y a 14 personnages et par conséquent certains vous touchent plus encore que d'autre. Pour moi ce fut Minnow qui m'a tant fait pleurer.

Ce livre aborde 14 points de vues, et ces 14 personnes ne prennent pas toujours les mêmes décisions. Et certaines nous laissent incompréhensif·ve·s mais pourtant, lorsqu'on y regarde avec du recul on les comprend. Alors on se contente de ressentir leur colère, de sombrer dans les pages et d'en ressortir à la fin du roman avec le cœur en miettes et la promesse de ne jamais oublier.

Ce roman est marquant et nécessaire. Ce fut ma première lecture de 2023 et je ne pouvais pas mieux commencer l'année. Le seul mot que je peux désormais apercevoir pour définir ce livre est "incroyable", voir "sublime". Mais donc lisez le. Et parlez en. Transmettez autour de vous le message que les cours d'histoire ont omis de transmettre et informez le monde qu'ils ne sont pas libres.

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