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A review by trisha_thomas
Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick
4.0
I know very little about the Cambodian genocide of 1975-1979 and the labor camps of the Khmer Rouge. But the horror and awful things humans will do to other humans - sometimes it's just too much to believe.
But this is an important story - and should be told Although it's hard to read, although it breaks your heart - it's important for that very reason. We should remind ourselves what others have done and remember the horror - so we never let it happen again.
This is an amazing story told from the POV of a young boy who sees and hears and lives through all the nightmare that is Khmer Rouge. I think this is the perfect way to tell this story to Young adults - because some of the horrors he witnesses he doesn't fully explain or comprehend. But as an adult reading it, ugh, this is...it's a tough book.
but I'm glad I read it.
But this is an important story - and should be told Although it's hard to read, although it breaks your heart - it's important for that very reason. We should remind ourselves what others have done and remember the horror - so we never let it happen again.
This is an amazing story told from the POV of a young boy who sees and hears and lives through all the nightmare that is Khmer Rouge. I think this is the perfect way to tell this story to Young adults - because some of the horrors he witnesses he doesn't fully explain or comprehend. But as an adult reading it, ugh, this is...it's a tough book.
but I'm glad I read it.