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A review by tophat8855
Carrie's War by Nina Bawden
4.0
RS book group March 2021
I finished it later than the book group and didn't attend because I was Zoom-ed out by 8pm on Tuesday.
It took me a little to get into the book. The framing of the woman going with her children to see a place from her childhood and then the story going to her childhood- just didn't grip my attention. It was a boring way to start the book. I did like the first chapter better, though, after reading the book. I went back to re-read it. It probably should have been put further in the back.
I think the book captures childhood well-how events feel so big but looking back they are small, and how your perspective is so different from the adults around you. I can see why it was a popular book for teaching in schools, but I also see that it's not as relevant to children these days, or more accurately, other books are more relevant than this one. But it's a nice story and could make a good read-aloud, as it's short.
I finished it later than the book group and didn't attend because I was Zoom-ed out by 8pm on Tuesday.
It took me a little to get into the book. The framing of the woman going with her children to see a place from her childhood and then the story going to her childhood- just didn't grip my attention. It was a boring way to start the book. I did like the first chapter better, though, after reading the book. I went back to re-read it. It probably should have been put further in the back.
I think the book captures childhood well-how events feel so big but looking back they are small, and how your perspective is so different from the adults around you. I can see why it was a popular book for teaching in schools, but I also see that it's not as relevant to children these days, or more accurately, other books are more relevant than this one. But it's a nice story and could make a good read-aloud, as it's short.