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Spooked!: How a Radio Broadcast and the War of the Worlds Sparked the 1938 Invasion of America by Gail Jarrow
informative
slow-paced
2.75
2.75 Stars
I was really interested in finding out about the story about what happened in reaction to the Orson Welles radio play adaption of War of the Worlds so thought this middle-grade would be perfect. Unfortunately even as an adult I found it quite dry and uninspiring. It jumped about in tangents quite a lot (starting the night the play broadcast, then jumping back to when Orson was born is just one example). I also felt that it had too much filler information, especially considering the book's target age range. I wouldn't have been able to finish this if I had read it at 8 years old because the writing was so dry. I did appreciate the photographs, the timeline and the "More to Explore" section though.
I was really interested in finding out about the story about what happened in reaction to the Orson Welles radio play adaption of War of the Worlds so thought this middle-grade would be perfect. Unfortunately even as an adult I found it quite dry and uninspiring. It jumped about in tangents quite a lot (starting the night the play broadcast, then jumping back to when Orson was born is just one example). I also felt that it had too much filler information, especially considering the book's target age range. I wouldn't have been able to finish this if I had read it at 8 years old because the writing was so dry. I did appreciate the photographs, the timeline and the "More to Explore" section though.
Content Warnings
Moderate: War
Minor: Injury/Injury detail and Panic attacks/disorders