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A review by yamoksauce
The Good Doctor of Warsaw by Elisabeth Gifford
challenging
dark
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Sometimes, I read a book, and it changes my life. This is one of those times.
A local boy scout put up a birdbox library at a nearby forest preserve as part of his eagle project. When I swung by, it was terribly rainy, and I took some five seconds to simply choose the largest book in there. I did not realize what I had selected.
The Good Doctor of Warsaw perfectly walks the line between listing facts and readability. It's not an insight into characters, but rather into real people as they lived during this time. I know a lot about the Holocaust already, from many, many classes and many, many books. However, while this is the same information, it's gleaned in a different and necessary way.
Misha and Sophia's humanity and Korczak's example of the two-way street relationship with children are lessons that will stay with me for a long time. More than that, I wish to instill those same values to others.
I am very glad to have read this book. It's wonderful and sad and very, very important. I deeply thank that boyscout, whoever left this book in that mini library, and Elisabeth Gifford, for her tireless research and amazing book.
A local boy scout put up a birdbox library at a nearby forest preserve as part of his eagle project. When I swung by, it was terribly rainy, and I took some five seconds to simply choose the largest book in there. I did not realize what I had selected.
The Good Doctor of Warsaw perfectly walks the line between listing facts and readability. It's not an insight into characters, but rather into real people as they lived during this time. I know a lot about the Holocaust already, from many, many classes and many, many books. However, while this is the same information, it's gleaned in a different and necessary way.
Misha and Sophia's humanity and Korczak's example of the two-way street relationship with children are lessons that will stay with me for a long time. More than that, I wish to instill those same values to others.
I am very glad to have read this book. It's wonderful and sad and very, very important. I deeply thank that boyscout, whoever left this book in that mini library, and Elisabeth Gifford, for her tireless research and amazing book.