Official Review: The Strength of Wills by Allen Walker

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Re: Official Review: The Strength of Wills by Allen Walker

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Thank you for the review. While I prefer books around real stories and war conflicts during WWII, this perilous journey across a war-torn Europe sounds quite compelling, and the author's particular choice of narrating his chapters with a style similar to that of a journal really grabbed my attention. Maybe I'll give it an opportunity.
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Turned me off immediately. I don't like war books, nor do I like historical fiction. Just not my thing. This is going to be a no from me.
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This book sounds interesting, and is something I probably would have read in my younger days!
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I found this very interesting, my great uncle, a polish American fought in World War Two. I look forward to finding out how the relationship between the old and young men continues as they try to find safety.
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I haven't read a good book written in journal entry style in a long time. I'm glad this book was enjoyable and realistic.
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It was written in a journal entry form which is a great thing because it is in a first point of view however it is not my cup of tea. Thank you for a wonderful review though. This book is in the era of the world war two and i am not fond of reading such. Great job though.
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The story of Jedrek and Viktor traveling together through Poland, Germany, and France during WWII sounds like a good way to get the overall picture of what those days were like through the eyes of two trying to survive and escape the ravages of war. The journal entries, maps, and translations of German and French phrases all sound helpful to follow the story well. Good review!
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There are many lessons to be learn from Jedrek and Victor. A beautiful story of adventure. Thank you for the review.
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Thanks for the enthralling review. Indeed, the story is fascinating. I love reading historical fiction books and have always gained much from them, especially how wars affect the ordinary people. I would love to read this too.
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Reading about war is always painful. Congrats on the review. I hope this book gives strength to many.
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I am usually not all that into books surrounding wars. Yet, there are still those that catch my attention every now and then and judging from the reviews as well as the author's book description I believe that this is one of those rare ones that have any dealings with a war that I would like to read.
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This sounds very interesting and captivating. I'm not really into this kind of book though but I know that whoever does read it will love it
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Great review! I almost want to pick up this novel right away. I am convinced that that this will be a very good read. I have done a lot of reading on WWII (fiction and non-fiction), I however like the fact that this novel seems to also explore human bonding and even more interesting of two most unlikely souls (Jedrek and Viktor). This book is definitely going into my to-read list. congrats to the author on #BOTD
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I tend to not enjoy books that feature relationships during wartime because they tend to be very overdone. I will probably be skipping this book as it doesn't seem to be up my alley. I am glad to see the review mentioned that it was well thought out and well written.
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Jedrek, a polish teenager, is forced to grow up early as he flees for his life after the death of his mother in a bomb raid. I like the personal stories of the WW2 era. It's quite emotional reading about the going-ons at the concentration camp and the sexual perversions committed by the soldiers against boys. Thanks for a wonderful review.
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