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160 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143301950
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Puffin
Publication date: 01 August 2005
Description
Once by Morris Gleitzman is the story of a young Jewish boy who is determined to escape the orphanage he lives in to save his Jewish parents from the Nazis in the occupied Poland of the Second World War.Everybody deserves to have something good in...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,041 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
dark 55%
adventurous 42%
tense 34%
challenging 30%
reflective 22%
hopeful 21%
informative 16%
inspiring 16%
funny 7%
mysterious 3%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 31%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 28% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 11% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 27% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 49% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Genocide, Antisemitism, ViolenceModerate
Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, BloodMinor
Excrement, Suicide
160 pages • first pub 2005 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780143301950
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Puffin
Publication date: 01 August 2005
Description
Once by Morris Gleitzman is the story of a young Jewish boy who is determined to escape the orphanage he lives in to save his Jewish parents from the Nazis in the occupied Poland of the Second World War.Everybody deserves to have something good in...
Community Reviews Summary of 2,041 reviews
Moods
sad 72%
dark 55%
adventurous 42%
tense 34%
challenging 30%
reflective 22%
hopeful 21%
informative 16%
inspiring 16%
funny 7%
mysterious 3%
lighthearted 1%
relaxing 1%
Pace
medium 31%
slow 3%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 56% | Character: 28% | Plot: 14%Strong character development?
Yes: 71% | It's complicated: 12% | No: 11% | N/A: 4%Loveable characters?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | No: 3%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 34% | It's complicated: 30% | No: 27% | N/A: 7%Flaws of characters a main focus?
No: 49% | Yes: 23% | It's complicated: 22% | N/A: 4%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Genocide, Antisemitism, ViolenceModerate
Kidnapping, Religious bigotry, BloodMinor
Excrement, Suicide