shortstack48's review against another edition
2.0
I get that this was supposed to be in a child’s perspective where they don’t know anything that’s really going on and the Japanese Americans were hastily told to do stuff without knowing the future but even though I knew the historical context it was still confusing to follow. Also I feel like a majority of it was pronouns or unimportant stuff. I have liked books done through this type of narration before like The Boy in the Striped Panama’s but this one wasn’t for me. Super quick read tho, maybe an hourish
foesandlovers's review against another edition
Not rating. Read for my Children's Lit class.
veloursbanane's review
3.0
When i was in elementary school, I remember hearing about the older kids getting to see a stage play of this story, and wishing that i could go. I’m glad i finally read this and i for sure plan to read obasan some day to get a more adult-oriented telling of this story.
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