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I was sent a copy of this book from Scholastic Australia in exchange for an honest review.
My Survival: A Girl on Schindler’s list is a pure and emotional first-hand account from Rena Finder, a Holocaust survivor, and a girl who was lucky enough to find herself on the list of a man named Oskar Schindler.
Going into this memoir I knew it was going to be a heavy and emotional read, but even with such a sensitive story being told Rena Finder and co-writer, Joshua M. Greene, have found a tasteful way to share the upsetting details in this story, as well as educate other generations about the injustices that happened during the second World War.
The story was beautifully written, even going so far as to show the proper pronunciation of some German names, as a person who generally struggles pronouncing names I appreciated this so much and it made it easier to fall into the words without having to stop and think it.
My only issue with this book is that it felt like such a short read, I felt like I had only just started reading when I suddenly reached the acknowledgments and the photos at the end of the book. I would have loved to hear more stories from Rena’s time working in Oskar Schindler’s factory or stories from her time at the end of the war.
Rating 4 Stars - Really good, I would recommend reading it
Again, a huge thank you to the team at Scholastic Australia for sending me copy of this book, it was a beautiful story and a book I will be keeping on my shelf and rereading for years to come.
Happy Reading Everyone!
Jess xoxo
My Survival: A Girl on Schindler’s list is a pure and emotional first-hand account from Rena Finder, a Holocaust survivor, and a girl who was lucky enough to find herself on the list of a man named Oskar Schindler.
Going into this memoir I knew it was going to be a heavy and emotional read, but even with such a sensitive story being told Rena Finder and co-writer, Joshua M. Greene, have found a tasteful way to share the upsetting details in this story, as well as educate other generations about the injustices that happened during the second World War.
The story was beautifully written, even going so far as to show the proper pronunciation of some German names, as a person who generally struggles pronouncing names I appreciated this so much and it made it easier to fall into the words without having to stop and think it.
My only issue with this book is that it felt like such a short read, I felt like I had only just started reading when I suddenly reached the acknowledgments and the photos at the end of the book. I would have loved to hear more stories from Rena’s time working in Oskar Schindler’s factory or stories from her time at the end of the war.
Rating 4 Stars - Really good, I would recommend reading it
Again, a huge thank you to the team at Scholastic Australia for sending me copy of this book, it was a beautiful story and a book I will be keeping on my shelf and rereading for years to come.
Happy Reading Everyone!
Jess xoxo
After so many years of reading, watching and loving this series, reading the last chapter was a little heart breaking, I'll be honest with you.
Are there things I'd like to change in this last volume? of course there are, but that being said I loved the journey, story, and characters too much to not love the final chapter in this series.
But, with the announcement of this final arc finally being animated I'm taken back to 2012 when I was sitting on my bed and watching the last episode of the anime on my laptop. Sure it might be over, but that doesn't mean we cant go back and relive it, and this time with more knowledge.
The temptation to start rereading from the beginning is so strong, but there are too many other amazing series to add along side Bleach on my favourites shelf.
(I mean I'll probably go back and reread them.... okay I will reread them! Stop calling me out!)
This series has a place in my heart and I'm so happy I've been able to force my friends to read it and them love it just as much as I do.
Are there things I'd like to change in this last volume? of course there are, but that being said I loved the journey, story, and characters too much to not love the final chapter in this series.
But, with the announcement of this final arc finally being animated I'm taken back to 2012 when I was sitting on my bed and watching the last episode of the anime on my laptop. Sure it might be over, but that doesn't mean we cant go back and relive it, and this time with more knowledge.
The temptation to start rereading from the beginning is so strong, but there are too many other amazing series to add along side Bleach on my favourites shelf.
(I mean I'll probably go back and reread them.... okay I will reread them! Stop calling me out!)
This series has a place in my heart and I'm so happy I've been able to force my friends to read it and them love it just as much as I do.
