- Paperback: 208 pages
- Publisher: Puffin USA; Reprint edition
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0140360735
- ISBN-13: 978-0140360738
- Product Dimensions: 17.5 x 11.2 x 1.3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 113 g
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,232,052 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Learn about the beauty of Damascus,
By Selim Jochim (Innsbruck, Austria) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Hand Full of Stars (Library Binding)
Written in the form of a boy's diary, this book lets you live with it's characters for a while. It describes life in the ancient Arab city of Damascus in a very beautiful and emotional way. The main message of this book is a call for Freedom of Speech, but it is not political. I read the book for the first time in German in the late 1980's and now during the war on Iraq (2003) I came back to it and it helped me a lot to make up my own mind about the conflict. This book is not only suited for teenagers, it is also quite exciting to read for adults!
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A Syrian boy thrives amid political turmoil.,
This review is from: Hand Full Of Stars (Paperback)
A wonderfully complex world of characters & cultures! The exotic setting feels familiar as we explore modern Damascus with a spirited teenage boy. Political chaos & poverty push him into adult responsibilities, as we see him becoming a fine, brave young man.
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5.0 out of 5 stars (4 customer reviews) 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Learn about the beauty of Damascus,
By Selim Jochim - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Hand Full of Stars (Library Binding)
Written in the form of a boy's diary, this book lets you live with it's characters for a while. It describes life in the ancient Arab city of Damascus in a very beautiful and emotional way. The main message of this book is a call for Freedom of Speech, but it is not political. I read the book for the first time in German in the late 1980's and now during the war on Iraq (2003) I came back to it and it helped me a lot to make up my own mind about the conflict. This book is not only suited for teenagers, it is also quite exciting to read for adults!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
well written and compelling,
By A book lover - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Hand Full of Stars (Library Binding)
This is extremely well-written, and does not seem to suffer for being a translated work. The characters are fully-formed, interesting people, and the story is very compelling. I also enjoyed the journal format, as it keeps the story moving well. This book paints a very vivid picture of life in modern-day Damascus.
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A HAND FULL OF STARS,
By Drama/English teacher "RD" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Hand Full Of Stars (Paperback)
A great introduction to a foreign culture (and I don't mean the tourist sites), I enjoyed this "journal" as it slowly and surely revealed its "author" as a growing teenager who, no doubt, will become a journalist/writer as he gets older.Full of wisdom, humor and realism, I recommend this book for high school students; I believe that many middle school students will feel that in the first half of the book "nothing happens" and the references to a romantic relationship may make some parents nervous. Nevertheless, to see a writer grow subtly over time is a pleasure. A HAND FULL OF STARS is relevant to students of literature in any country. |
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