Farewell to Manzanar Audiobook

" Whether it's redundant or not, people need to be aware of their history. "

" The reason for the three stars is because it is mostly descriptive, and thus an excellent research book, when doing "empirical" research on the evacuation and internment of Japanese-Americans during WW II. However, I was expecting more emotions, and what the author was feeling emotionally, or I wanted the author to get into the minds of her parents and their thoughts. It is an important book, because it was one of, if not the first, book to talk about the internment. "

" I'm reading this for school. "

" reading this for school "

" I give it 4 stars for the content and 3 stars for writing/editing. I wish Jeanne had not jumped around so much in her story. I enjoyed the book and feel I learned a lot from it. "

" Because I had a specific amount of time to read this book I didn't get to read it the same way I would when I read for fun. I didn't like this book that much. It was a touching story and it gave me some perspective of what had happened in Pearl Harbor and the Japanese sent there but at times it was confusing and I didn't understand it. I think Houston explained more about how she transitioned from being a student at school to a woman with an American husband and children it would have made more sense. Overall it was ok but by far it wasn't a favorite book of mine or the best that I've read. "

" It was okay...kind of a different perspective compared to the last japanese internment book I read. I was expecting a very easy reading level, like Journey to Topaz, but it was more complicated. "

" Farewell To Manzanar....A brilliant memoir of a eleven year-old girl's experience interned in a concentration camp. The events she remembered...the way she remembered....that was just so amazing. This is not exactly a spoiler, but for those of you who have read it, my favorite scene was the one where Jeanne's mother smashes the dishes. This scene was so lovely. The mental state that her mother went into to smash the dishes, all of that insult, that was so amazing. Amazing writing. "

" I recommend this book is full of history. the real story of many Japanese people and how they were treatened by the American Goverment. "

" I loved it but my aunt wrote it and it's fascinating to read a book about your family's history "

" This book was okay, I read it for school. "

" This book is a true story from the life of the author who lived through the Japanese American internment. The book is short but detailed and makes you sad all over again. The one thing that bugged me was that it was not always historically accurate. "

" IF you like books about prejudice, this book is for you. "

" This was an enjoyable read for me, particularly since I vistied Manzanar a few years ago and studied it during my California History class a few semesters before my visit. "

" This book read fast, was very interesting. "

" Use with Japanese-American Internment Unit "

" This was a chilling recollection of the treatment of the Japanese during ww2 in our country. it is a sad piece of American history that we should learn from and not be forgotten. "

" Forced to read this in 8th grade. I don't think anything I read in 8th grade is going to get more than 2-3 stars. And I'm sorry for that. "

" This is for my summer reading. I HAVEN'T completed any of it yet, but I will as soon as I get all three of my books! "

" This is my son's summer reading book. This is a sad memoir of an ugly time in America's history. A coming-of-age account of a young girl's formative years spent in Manzanar, a Japanese internment camp. "

" I prefer Julie Otsuka's "When the Emperor was Divine" to this. But it's straightforwardly told. "

" I was a little let down. I was expecting to learn more about the camps, but instead learned more about the author. I didn't feel like the story flowed very well and was not looking forward to reading more at anytime. "

" Really enjoyed this book. While I already knew the history of the internment of the Japanese during WWII, this book showed me what it was like from the inside. Recommended. "

" A must read for all Americans. "

" A very important book to help us understand a period of time during WWII that we as Americans can not be too proud of. "

" I fell asleep multiple times... "