Reviews

The Children of Willesden Lane: Beyond the Kindertransport: A Memoir of Music, Love, and Survival by Mona Golabek, Lee Cohen

casc8a's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful inspiring sad

4.25

claudia_marcela's review against another edition

emotional hopeful sad fast-paced

4.0

4lberj's review against another edition

3.0

Ha sido una lectura interesante pero con la que, si bien es cierto que ha tenido un par de momentos en los que me ha emocionado, no he llegado a conectar del todo. No está mal escrita y la historia, que además está basada en hechos reales, me ha gustado. Ahora bien, no terminaba de cuadrarme del todo el ritmo con el que se narra y no he conectado con los personajes ni ese grupo de amigos al que llaman "los niños de Willesden Lane", si bien es cierto que empatizas con ellos. Una buena lectura pero de la que esperaba más después de ver tantas alabanzas hacia ella.

cosmicpages's review against another edition

4.0

I enjoyed this. I like reading the stories of people from a different time and era. Definitely a story of courage and survival. To survive an ordeal such as the Holocaust is a miracle in itself. To be able to have the strength to tell the story after is phenomenal. I encourage reading this along with other true life stories of what it was like during the time period.

srielyn's review against another edition

3.0

*3.75

amarasanti's review against another edition

5.0

This is a truly amazing and touching true story. If the play comes to your City, rush to buy tickets. It is one of the most powerful theater experiences that I have ever had. If it isn't coming to your City soon, you can buy the video at http://holdontoyourmusic.org/. The book is almost exactly like the play or video with maybe a few more details but lacks the emotional passion that is part of the play and video. If you are a piano music lover, you absolutely have to see the play or watch the video. Her playing is beautiful.

hayley_cummings's review against another edition

4.0

So, I read this book a while ago, but from what I remember this was a great Middle Grade WWII novel. I read the Young Readers edition because that was the edition I acquired but I’ve heard it’s not much different from the original. This book kind of introduced me to historical fiction/historical novels especially WWII ones. I remember really enjoying and I’d recommend it for young and old readers alike looking for a heartwarming, heartbreaking story of a young girl during the Second World War. The ending is very bittersweet and I enjoyed this book thoroughly. This memoir is not something you will easily forget.

rsopher's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring sad fast-paced

3.5

gabriellemanno28's review against another edition

emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad slow-paced

3.0

rocsana's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad fast-paced

4.25