The Island on Bird Street
by Uri Orlev
Taste attributes: historicaldramawholesomeheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardy
Boxlist takeEmotional and weighty: a grounded historical novel. Best if you like stories that hit hard.
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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
During World War II a Jewish boy is left on his own for months in a ruined house in the Warsaw Ghetto, where he must learn all the tricks of survival under constantly life-threatening conditions.
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- Author
- Uri Orlev
- Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 162
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- Open Library
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