Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Book Review of The Forest of Vanishing Stars

The Forest of Vanishing Stars
VolunteerVal avatar reviewed on + 594 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1


Any novel involving Poland interests me as my husband is first generation Polish American. The Forest of Vanishing Stars shares the amazing story of Polish Jews who escaped Nazi-created ghettos and fled to vast forests. This was a unique and powerful WWII story of survival against incredible odds.

With its strong connections to nature and living off the land, this novel reminded me of Where the Crawdads Sing. I respect the author's extensive research on this and the historical aspects of the novel. The faith elements were also meaningful to me.

Thank you to Gallery Books and NetGalley for the review copy; all thoughts are my own.