donnaehm's review against another edition
challenging
dark
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
tense
medium-paced
3.25
szucker6's review against another edition
informative
slow-paced
1.5
Such important, interesting, and relevant/urgent material but presented slowly and in an unfocused way.
buzzabelle's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
informative
reflective
slow-paced
3.75
evamadera1's review against another edition
challenging
informative
sad
slow-paced
4.5
When I first started reading and realized that this was yet another book covering World War II, I lowered my expectations. I have read a lot of books that cover events from this time period. However, Parkin surprised me.
This book chronicles the story of people who found themselves interned on the Isle of Man, primarily during the first two years of the war. Even with all that I have studied on this topic, I did not know that Great Britain had also interned people they called "enemy aliens."
I found myself utterly transfixed by Parkin's narrative as he used the style of narrative nonfiction to tell this story. As Parkin wove in various facts and quotes from primary sources, the reader cannot escape the terrible reality of what happened to these people, many of whom had fled to Great Britain for refuge.
I highly recommend this book.
*I received an eARC from the publisher on NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.*
This book chronicles the story of people who found themselves interned on the Isle of Man, primarily during the first two years of the war. Even with all that I have studied on this topic, I did not know that Great Britain had also interned people they called "enemy aliens."
I found myself utterly transfixed by Parkin's narrative as he used the style of narrative nonfiction to tell this story. As Parkin wove in various facts and quotes from primary sources, the reader cannot escape the terrible reality of what happened to these people, many of whom had fled to Great Britain for refuge.
I highly recommend this book.
*I received an eARC from the publisher on NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.*