A review by theshaggyshepherd
The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman

4.0

The World That We Knew by Alice Hoffman was a very different and new experience for me. As a frequent reader of historical fiction, I wanted to approach this book the same way at first. I didn't realize at first that there was some magical realism in this story, so I was a little hesitant about getting into the book. Once I realized what was going on though, it was much easier to be drawn in and follow along with the different people's story lines and how they intertwined. Obviously, this is based on the Holocaust during World War II but I'm not sure how accurate the different events are, including the numbers sprinkled throughout the story, aside from the magical realism. To be honest, the specific numbers always seemed to pull me out of the story and made me step back, throwing me off a little bit. Overall though, it was a different approach to the much done storyline and I appreciate what the author has accomplished.