Book Reviews of Farewell to Manzanar: A True Story of Japanese American Experience During and After the World War II Internment

A true account of Japanese internment in the United States after the Pearl Harbor bombing of WWII. This is a piece of history which we know so little about and is often forgotten. A beautifully written and very touching account of life behind barbed wire in the California dessert. Highly recommend this book as a glimpse into our history.

As haunting as the diary of Anne Frank.

This is a book everyone should read at least once in their lives. The Japanese Internment experience is one that should not be forgotten, and this memoir does a great job of illustrating what it was like.

I liked it and my children like it. It is a great book to read with your children on one of the internment camps during wwII in America. The first person account is wonderful. I don't know why so many kids thought it was boring. No, there are no bombs going off, a lot of gun shooting, or killing with blood and guts but it is still a great book.

Reviewed by Taylor Rector for TeensReadToo.com

FAREWELL TO MANZANAR is the chilling autobiography of a Japanese-American girl who survived the interment camps during World War II.

When I began reading this book I had no idea what the "internment" camps were. This is a subject that not many know about and is not a very well-known time in history. "Internment" camps were camps that the American government put together after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor to house all of the Japanese-Americans who lived on the west coast. The people were forced to go and didn't have a choice, even if they were born in America and only had Japanese ancestry. The camps were in the middle of the desert, so that the people wouldn't be able to leave.

At first I didn't like the book very much. But as I kept reading I began to like it. I can't say that I loved it, because I didn't; it's not a "loving" type of story. I enjoyed learning about something that I knew nothing about.

I think all Americans should read this book so that they know that this happened. It is not something that is often talked about, but it should be, so that every American citizen knows about this part that the government played in World War II.

excellent story about life in an internment camp.

A personal memoir about a part of history that many of us don't know.

This was a very interesting read.

I enjoyed this book alot and the movie was good too. In Wyoming where I live was a camp, Heart Mountain. I always think of that when I think of WWII. Good story.

WORST BOOK I HAVE EVER READ!!!!!

Nicely written first-person account of the Japanese interment camps during WWII.

Quick, easy, interesting, and educational read. I read this for a history class, but actually ended up getting ahead because I enjoyed it so much!

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