Reviews

Farewell to Manzanar by Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, James D. Houston

maddim's review against another edition

reflective sad tense medium-paced

3.0

irinalast's review

dark emotional informative reflective sad medium-paced

4.0

eclaytonbennett's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad medium-paced

4.5

This memoir of the Japanese internment is much more emotionally complex than I remembered. I first read it as an adolescent many years ago and mostly remembered its descriptions of life at Manzanar. But it is as much about family and growing up and shame and assimilation.

steobr508's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective fast-paced

4.5

qovein's review against another edition

3.0

I wasn’t particularly interested in it until the last few chapters that made me shed tears. I feel it’s a good start to anyone wanting to read their first memoir.

mpapomeroy's review against another edition

emotional hopeful informative inspiring sad medium-paced

4.0

cgcpoems's review against another edition

dark informative sad fast-paced

4.0

There’s no reason this book shouldn’t be studied in tandem with Anne Frank’s diary when you’re learning about World War 2 in middle & high school. This was a well-written, easy to read, firsthand account of what it was like to be at Manzanar, accessible enough that a teenager or almost teenager could certainly read & absorb it.

I’m glad to have read this, & can confidently say it’s a title that I think everyone (especially white Americans) should pick up.

adayney22's review against another edition

4.0

Book needs some improvement but it provides an important lesson all Americans need to be aware of.

gerstburst's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional

4.0

neptune831's review against another edition

emotional informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

3.0