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Liked It “This is a remarkable story of sacrifice, loyalty, betrayal, imprisonment, starvation, coming-of-age, brutality, death, and Japan's defeat in China during WWII. A great story with Historical relevance.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“This is a remarkable story of sacrifice, loyalty, betrayal, imprisonment, starvation, coming-of-age, brutality, death, and Japan's defeat in China during WWII. A great story with Historical relevance.”
Dave H wrote this review 13 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“An amazing historical fiction”
Lynne B wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Gostei de como ele descreve certos detalhes culturais do país.”
Frank Rocha wrote this review Friday, October 9 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I read this book before seeing the film, and the book is even better! Excellent characterisation. Based on the author's own WW2 experience”
Cara M wrote this review Wednesday, October 7 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Great story, the language was not that good though, however the movie bassed on this book was really touching”
Luke Y wrote this review Sunday, September 13 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“great!”
Ana K wrote this review Sunday, August 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Realistically harsh, but well written”
Kathy C wrote this review Thursday, July 2 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Enthralling true account of survival.”
K.M. Weiland wrote this review Sunday, March 29 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“The biggest difference between the book and the amazing film is the Basie (?) character. In the movie he is much more like James Clavells Eponymous King Rat. in the book he's a creepy make-up wearing wierdo who's far less of a leader than in the film.
Everytimereferee wrote this review Monday, March 23 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
One of the few examples where I prefered the film to the book. Although, being auto-biographical, is it really fair to alter the source material?”
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The Literary Hammer wrote this review Saturday, January 10 2009. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
The classic, award-winning novel, made famous by Steven Spielberg's film, tells of a young boy's struggle to survive World War II in China.
Jim is separated from his parents in a world at war. To survive, he must find a strength greater than all the events that surround him.
Shanghai, 1941 -- a city aflame from the fateful torch of Pearl Harbor. In streets full of chaos and corpses, a young British boy searches in vain for his parents. Imprisoned in a Japanese concentration camp, he is witness to the fierce white flash of Nagasaki, as the bomb bellows the end of the war...and the dawn of a blighted world.
Ballard's enduring novel of war and deprivation, internment camps and death marches, and starvation and survival is an honest coming-of-age tale set in a world thrown utterly out of joint.”
