We Are Witnesses
by Jacob Boas
Taste attributes: biographydocumentaryhistoricalwarslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyemotive & stirringhuman spirit/resilience/survivalinjustice/tragedy/vengeancetroubled leads
Boxlist takeA grounded biography that is serious, moving and morally murky. Best if you like real life over fantasy.
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Pace: slow · Originality: balanced · Tone: very dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: gritty · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: very stirringHow we score
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3.0 / 5
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About This Book
Jewish teenagers David, Yitzhak, Moshe, Eva, and Anne all kept diaries and were all killed in Hitler's death camps. These are their stories, in their own words. Author Jacob Boas is a Holocaust survivor who was born in the same camp to which Anne Frank was sent. Includes a photo insert.
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- Jacob Boas
- Published
- 1995
- Pages
- 196
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- Open Library
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