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Once & Then (2009)

by Morris Gleitzman(Favorite Author)

4.46 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0141042796 (ISBN13: 9780141042794)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Viking

review 1: You know that feeling when you get a book home from the bookshop and start reading it, and you realise it probably is a children’s book that was shelved in the adult section because the prose is really very childlike. And you read it even though the main character seems to remain in denial about what is going on around him for way too long, and you tell yourself OK, it’s because he’s a child and a child can’t cope with evil on that grand a scale. And you read the whole thing practically in one sitting and it really does turn out to be a good book, and when you finish it you are sitting on a bench on the quay and you are quite glad it’s started to rain because the old couple sat at the other end of the bench hopefully won’t notice there are tears running down yo... moreur face. Then you stay sitting down for ages watching the boats and thinking about what you’ve read and feeling glad for the times we are living in.Well that’s how I’m feeling now
review 2: 'Once and Then' is the story of Felix Salinger, 'Once' tells the first part of his story and 'Then' is the sequel, the books were made into one book in 2009 in preparation for the third and final part of Felix's story, 'Now', due for release on the 6th May of this year. I added 'Once' to my wishlist after reading Janet's review and having never getting around to purchasing it, I was pleased to see the two books in one because I knew if I enjoyed the story I would want to know what happened next. I enjoyed the story and did want to know what happened. 'Once' and 'Then' are both brilliant books which I enjoyed. Morris Gleitzman shows the horror of the war through a child's eye while retaining a child's innocence. Felix and Zelda are such lovely and remarkable characters and the characters they meet on their journey are just as lovely and remarkable and they show the courage of people and what you will do to protect your family, no matter how mismatched they are. Excellent. less

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