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When the Emperor Was Divine
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Of all the books I've read about the Japanese-American internment camps, this one wasn't my favorite. But I'd still recommend it. It focuses on a family - mom, dad, girl and boy - and how they dealt with the ordeal before, during and after. The family is forced to leave their home in California and stay in a camp in a Utah.
The writing style was unique: unsentimental, simple and poetic. The story was gripping, but it was a bit choppy and left some holes. It's a short read, just under 145 pages, and there are only four chapters, each focusing on a different family member.
You never find out their names, which made it a little hard to get attached to the characters. And it's a story where you want to get attached to the people. On the other hand, the Japanese sadly became nameless, faceless "enemies" of the war and the book really shows how they were not treated like humans. And that their story could fit with any Japanese family.
The writing style was unique: unsentimental, simple and poetic. The story was gripping, but it was a bit choppy and left some holes. It's a short read, just under 145 pages, and there are only four chapters, each focusing on a different family member.
You never find out their names, which made it a little hard to get attached to the characters. And it's a story where you want to get attached to the people. On the other hand, the Japanese sadly became nameless, faceless "enemies" of the war and the book really shows how they were not treated like humans. And that their story could fit with any Japanese family.
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Started Reading
January 1, 2007
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Finished Reading
March 6, 2009
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