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Lädt ... You Don't Know What War Is
Werk-InformationenYou Don't Know What War Is: The Diary of a Young Girl from Ukraine von Yeva Skalietska
   Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.  erindarlyn | Jan 21, 2023 |   The title “You Don’t Know What War Is” drives the point home with the use of direct language. It prevents the reader from being Yeva. The use of direct language prevents misinterpretations of her experiences. This also allowed for an almost seamless translation into English. The structure, language, size, and images made it feel like a real journal, which I liked. (  ) RandyMorgan | Dec 7, 2022 | Yeva is 12 year old girl, living in Kharkiv with her granny. It’s a typical life of a schoolgirl, until it isn’t. The bombs and missiles arrive without warning, and suddenly life has changed. It’s not about going to school and playing, but hiding in the basement praying for safety. Yeva’s contact with her friends is reduced to via a group chat and the area around her flat is getting dangerous. Even crossing the city to safety is fraught with danger. The everyday life of the people of Kharkiv, and all over Ukraine changes to one of survival. Yeva and her granny feel they have to leave their home and cross Ukraine with the hope of getting to Europe. Their journey is scary but small moments, like when Yeva realises with wonder she’s in Europe will make you smile through the tears. Yeva’s diary is mixed in its telling. Thoughts and observations of war that are wise beyond her years are interspersed with ‘typical’ thoughts of a 12 year old girl – birthday parties, toys and her friends. I would have liked to hear more about her initial reaction to where she and her granny were going (seems a bit strange that she kept that secret from her diary) but their resettling is told in detail. Their story is emotional, compelling and an insight into the effects of war on regular day. I agree with the title – no, I don’t know what war is. I only know a small amount of what my own grandparents went through, but I know that it’s not something kids should suffer through. I enjoyed ‘catching up’ with some of Yeva’s schoolfriends at the end, and how their families managed. (Myron, who seemed quite cheeky on the group chat, wasn’t in it. I hope he’s okay). This slim read is powerful and punches above its weight. It’s not just a children’s read, but for adults too. Thank you to Bloomsbury for the copy of this book. My review is honest. http://samstillreading.wordpress.com (  ) birdsam0610 | Dec 3, 2022 | Zeige 3 von 3
 This short, intense memoir of Yeva Skalietska is the record, told in diary form, of the transformation of the life of a 12-year-old Ukrainian girl from Kharkiv. Yeva writes in direct, unadorned prose – she enjoyed learning English at school and the poise and precision of her language are extraordinary, given her age and the fact that she has constructed this record in words she has only ever encountered in the classroom or on television. ... There's something extraordinarily immediate and intimate about the way that this book is constructed. The diary is illuminated by photographs of Yeva taken by her grandmother, in which you can see the strain and fear begin to etch themselves on her face. There are also excerpts from Yeva's class WhatsApp group. She and her grandmother watch missiles flying over their home and then rush to the relative safety of the basement. Bombs become part of the fabric of their lives, a nightly terror that sends them underground and elicits messages of heartbreaking hope and solidarity between Yeva and her classmates. More heart-rending still is to be privy to the author's thoughts (and those of her friends) as the city they love, a city of parks, monasteries and beautiful old buildings, is destroyed. When Yeva's beloved apartment is hit by a missile, she and her grandmother decide to leave. Just before they depart, they meet a Channel 4 reporter and Yeva gives an interview that becomes one of the signal moments of those early days of the war, with clips shared over social media. She is briefly famous. Yeva and her grandmother make their way across Ukraine, through Budapest, and then to Dublin, where they are given refuge by a big-hearted couple, Gary and Catherine. At the end of the book, we read brief snapshots of the lives of Yeva's friends, whom we have come to know through the WhatsApp exchanges. It's hard to get through this section dry-eyed. At a time when "Ukraine fatigue" appears to be settling in, You don't know what war is feels like required reading.
"An inspiring memoir of resilience by a young survivor of the war in Ukraine, as told through her diary entries -- a harrowing and ultimately hopeful survival story. Yeva Skalietska's story begins on her twelfth birthday in Kharkiv, where she has been living with her grandmother since she was a baby. Ten days later, the only life she'd ever known was shattered. On February 24, 2022, her city was suddenly under attack as Russia launched its horrifying invasion of Ukraine. Yeva and her grandmother took shelter in a basement bunker, where she began writing this diary. She describes the bombings she endured while sheltering underground and her desperate journey west to escape the conflict raging around them. After many endless train rides and a prolonged stay in an overcrowded refugee center in Western Ukraine, Yeva and her beloved grandmother eventually find refuge in Ireland. There, she bravely begins to forge a new life, hoping she'll be able to return home one day." -- Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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You Don’t Know What War Is reminded me, in a way, of The Diary of Anne Frank. It is a heart-wrenching account of Russia’s atrocious invasion of Ukraine from the eyes of a young girl who has just celebrated her 12th birthday. Yeva starts her story on a normal day before her world was upended, then brings us with her as she journals her way through the hours, days and weeks to come as she and her family leave their home as refugees to seek safety from the nightmare of war.
This little book (you can probably read it in about an hour) will touch your heart, make you cry and forever stick in your memory. It’s beautifully written. (