One Eye Laughing, the Other Weeping
by Barry Denenberg
Taste attributes: historicaldramateenheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancefish out of water/culture clash
Boxlist takeGrounded and stirring: a historical novel that is balanced on everything else. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
This special Dear Ameirca edition is actually two stories in a single volume. In part one of a two-part story, Julie Weiss's world is suddenly torn apart by a war that will forever change the face of humanity. Her life as a privileged Jewish girl quickly becomes one of humiliation and terror.
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- Author
- Barry Denenberg
- Published
- 2000
- Pages
- 250
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- Open Library
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