The Green Glass Sea
Ellen Klages
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1.5 hrs, even though I probably shouldn't have stayed up that late reading.
rating: 8.5/10.0
Following the popular subject of WWII, that we seem to focusing on a lot in school this year, I read a historical fiction story that is is set in WWII called the Green Glass Sea. I've actually read this before, about 2 years ago, and liked it, but I've found that when you re-read a book after a long time, you find new things and like it even better the second time.
The Green Glass Sea is about two girls named Dewey and Suze who (the book switches point of view from one to other) initially don't get along but get closer as the book goes on Their parents(or one parent in Dewey's case)are involved in the making of the Atomic bomb. They live in a secret town called Los Alamos in New Mexico, where they deal with life during the war. Dewey eventually loses her father in an accident(This isn't a big spoiler because this book isn't very suspenseful) and life goes on harder than ever.
The Green Glass Sea is different from other world war 2 novels because instead of being about a heroic battle in Germany, the story is simply about what it would have been like living at home in dark times. This helps me relate to WWII better, because what the characters go through in this book would be similar to what I would go through if lived in those times. The writing style is crisp, and there are no action sequences at all even though this is a WWII novel. The book is actually pretty interesting considering the fact that there is absolutely no physical action sequences. The author does a good job
of portraying the characters emotions. It's nice to see that despite all the other stuff that was going on those times, the author chose to write about something as simple as two girls that start off hating each other forming a social relationship. This was a great WWII novel that gave a side of the war that isn't often heard.
Ellen Klages
p.1-p.318(end)
1.5 hrs, even though I probably shouldn't have stayed up that late reading.
rating: 8.5/10.0
Following the popular subject of WWII, that we seem to focusing on a lot in school this year, I read a historical fiction story that is is set in WWII called the Green Glass Sea. I've actually read this before, about 2 years ago, and liked it, but I've found that when you re-read a book after a long time, you find new things and like it even better the second time.
The Green Glass Sea is about two girls named Dewey and Suze who (the book switches point of view from one to other) initially don't get along but get closer as the book goes on Their parents(or one parent in Dewey's case)are involved in the making of the Atomic bomb. They live in a secret town called Los Alamos in New Mexico, where they deal with life during the war. Dewey eventually loses her father in an accident(This isn't a big spoiler because this book isn't very suspenseful) and life goes on harder than ever.
The Green Glass Sea is different from other world war 2 novels because instead of being about a heroic battle in Germany, the story is simply about what it would have been like living at home in dark times. This helps me relate to WWII better, because what the characters go through in this book would be similar to what I would go through if lived in those times. The writing style is crisp, and there are no action sequences at all even though this is a WWII novel. The book is actually pretty interesting considering the fact that there is absolutely no physical action sequences. The author does a good job
of portraying the characters emotions. It's nice to see that despite all the other stuff that was going on those times, the author chose to write about something as simple as two girls that start off hating each other forming a social relationship. This was a great WWII novel that gave a side of the war that isn't often heard.
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