The Great War

Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War

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Published April 14, 2015 by Candlewick.

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978-1-4063-6013-4
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An anthology of stories inspired by objects from the First World War. It is a collection of stories by bestselling authors, each inspired by a different object from the First World War. Each object illuminates an aspect of life during the war, and each story reminds us of the millions of individual lives that were changed forever by the fighting.

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Why does John Boyne ruin things?

2 stars

Morpurgo's story was quite nicely done, even if awkward; I have not much to say about it. Almond's story was actually really good and interesting; it actually had a lot of feeling for a short story. I loved it.

My rating for this book, which is the one with three stories (96 pages), is so low because of John Boyne's story. His story was atrocious; it was just as bad as his other writing, which isn't even remotely shocking because he's just not a good writer.

The reasons for this statement include: 1. The nine-year old child that he wrote, for some reason, doesn't act like a nine-year old child. This is something he's never been good at (and is far more apparent in his novels from children's perspective). He looks at his mom and dad, as a nine-year old, and refers to them by their first names. It's weird …