Helpful Score: 12
Weaving together the stories of 2 abandoned children, one from the past and one from the present.
I am quite new at reviewing the books I read, but will try more because I understand how important they are to authors.
I loved this book and plan on reading it again.
The point of view was kinda confusing at first. However as a read it more and more I began to understand what the author was trying to say, by the way the characters interacted and brought the story to life.
Many times while reading I felt like I was right there in 1929 on the train or in the houses that Viv found herself. I did not live in the 1920s or 1930s, but the things at happened and descriptions really made me feel like was living in the time. I had to wait over 200 pages for something to happen but it definitely was worth the wait.
The current setting in 2011 is also just as amazing.
I lost many hours of sleeping reading the Orphan Train. The story, character development, and descriptions are first class.
"I was stunned to learn about the breadth and scope of the orphan train movement, which transported a reported two hundred thousand children from the East Coast to the Midwest between 1854 and 1929". (authors quote page 275)
I am quite new at reviewing the books I read, but will try more because I understand how important they are to authors.
I loved this book and plan on reading it again.
The point of view was kinda confusing at first. However as a read it more and more I began to understand what the author was trying to say, by the way the characters interacted and brought the story to life.
Many times while reading I felt like I was right there in 1929 on the train or in the houses that Viv found herself. I did not live in the 1920s or 1930s, but the things at happened and descriptions really made me feel like was living in the time. I had to wait over 200 pages for something to happen but it definitely was worth the wait.
The current setting in 2011 is also just as amazing.
I lost many hours of sleeping reading the Orphan Train. The story, character development, and descriptions are first class.
"I was stunned to learn about the breadth and scope of the orphan train movement, which transported a reported two hundred thousand children from the East Coast to the Midwest between 1854 and 1929". (authors quote page 275)
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