Year of Impossible Goodbyes

This book was a great companion of the book 'So Far From the Bamboo Grove'. I think that the two books show the two sides of the war perfectly. I have gotten the feeling that there is no enemy in these books, only victims and survivors. I enjoyed the courage of the character in this book. I felt that she was a believable example of what a young girl in this time period would be like. I think that the story line was probably more believable than the story line of 'So Far From the Bamboo Grove'. But I think that I enjoyed 'So Far From the Bamboo Grove' better. I feel like it gave me more excitement and overall emotions than this book. I do not want to take anything away from this book though. It was also very good. I loved the end of this book when the two children were struggling to get past the fence. I feel like this one scene depicted their entire struggle throughout the entire book. They were working so hard to get to that one point to set themselves free. I was really disappointed to find out that Aunt Tiger and Kisa were killed because of their activity in trying to save the people. But I guess that is what actually happened during this time. Overall I liked this book and I feel like the way the two books were presented and read in the text set format was a great idea. It added to the feeling of the books.