I thought there was a lot of things going on in this book. There were a lot of characters, but they were all so developed. I feel like I had a good grasp of every ones personality and characteristics. The book was very detailed. I don't know anything about the event but I feel like I am much more informed about it now. I think the author did a very good job portraying the events and using great description. The Japanese taking over Korea reminds me a lot of the Nazi's and Hitler with the Jews, but a little less extreme. I thought it was encouraging to read that even though the police were so brutal to the people that the family still stayed strong and nothing could break that down. I think there were a lot of strong feelings and emotions in the story. The book said that it was based for kids age 10-14, however, 10 year olds might still have a little trouble grasping the depth of the issue. I think more advanced 10 year olds could understand it but the topic is just so complex. There were also so many problems and conflicts though the story. It just kept rising and when you thought it was going to get better, the action kept rising. I am excited to read the other one and be able to compare them. I think it's cool how the two books are about the same thing but from two completely different perspectives. It will be interesting comparing them to each other but also noticing the complete differences. I think it is a good thing to do with kids to practice comparing and contrasting by using different literature that has a lot of similarities but yet so many differences. I think this was the "good" version, where the "innocent" people were being pushed aroung, so it will be interesting to see where the other book is aimed and how the "bad guys" are seen.
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