Farewell to Manzanar
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Farewell to Manzanar

by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston

1973•Biography•174 pages

Taste attributes: biographyhistoricalwarslowunsavouryheavyrealisticsimplelineargrittyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancecoming of age

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Boxlist takeA grounded, weighty biography: stirring and raw. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score

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4.0 / 5

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About This Book

"Farewell to Manzanar is the true story of one spirited Japanese American family's attempt to survive the indignities of forced detention...and of a native-born American child who discovered what it was like to grow up behind barbed wire in the United States. Book jacket."--BOOK JACKET

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

BiographyHistoricalWarHuman spirit/resilience/survivalInjustice/tragedy/vengeanceComing of age

Subjects

Concentration campsWorld War, 1939-1945JapaneseEvacuation and relocation, 1942-1945Evacuation of civiliansManzanar War Relocation CenterJapanese AmericansJapanese in the United States

Details

Author
Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston
Published
1973
Pages
174
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