Review: The Girl in the Green Sweater: A Life in Holocaust's Shadow by Krystyna Chiger

 

The Girl in the Green Sweater: A Life in Holocaust's Shadow by Krystyna Chiger

My rating: 3 stars

This is a really interesting story of a group of individuals who fled to the sewer to save their lives during the German occupation of the city in which they lived. I've read a great deal of Holocaust literature and memoirs. This was a good one, not the best I've read but certainly readable and interesting. There was quite a bit of repetition and not enough detail in other areas which detracted from the story. I felt the writing of the book was extremely basic, had a tendency for redundancy and ...moreThis is a really interesting story of a group of individuals who fled to the sewer to save their lives during the German occupation of the city in which they lived. I've read a great deal of Holocaust literature and memoirs. This was a good one, not the best I've read but certainly readable and interesting. There was quite a bit of repetition and not enough detail in other areas which detracted from the story. I felt the writing of the book was extremely basic, had a tendency for redundancy and did not ultimately make the impact that it could have. However, the story itself (even with those flaws) is very interesting and unique.

Ultimately, this is a story about the strength and depth of the human spirit. And, how resilient the human spirit is. It's amazing that ten people walked out of that sewer after over a year of hiding. And, its an amazing story of courage, resiliency and how complete strangers can change the life of others in the face of adversity.