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Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two by Joseph Bruchac

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cunrrrrr's review against another edition

5.0

This is probably the first book I had ever taken the initiative to read on my own. I remember enjoying it, and it had given me a good enough impression to take up reading independently of school.

raysofsunshine's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

This book was interesting but it was not my kind of book. The Navajos being code talkers was pretty cool. Some war stories I can’t follow. Sometimes after reading a page I would forget what I just read. Like I couldn’t follow this one to well.

katjabookdragon's review against another edition

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hopeful informative reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

jarthur's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

taylor2012's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

The only thing I didn’t like about this book was the amount of Navajo words. Yes, yes, I know it’s about a Navajo, but the whole first part is in English the all of a sudden it’s like we saw a big shash run across the road chasing after a ma’ji. Overall a very good book.

the only part I don’t like is when the author makes it sound like Georgia boy dies➡️➡️➡️➡️➡️

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ljbaker's review against another edition

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Switched to a non-fiction book on the same topic. May come back to this later.
Read the first three chapters. Would have continued, but decided to start with a non fiction first.