![]() "Whoever can protest and does not is responsible for what happens without the protest" (155) As the author says, the protests were very important for history even if they were unsuccessful at the time. While the revolution was unsuccessful, it just showed the strength that people can have in the face of adversity and danger. It was the moment when the Hungarians revolted against the Soviet Communists in power, following the Polish people. My favorite part of this book was learning more about the Hungarian Revolution of 1956, as it's something that hasn't been touched on in any of the history classes I have taken. It wasn't horrible but it also never had me desperately turning to the next page. There were some redeeming qualities about this book that make me put it right in the middle of my rating scale, but overall I felt really meh. It wasn't hard in the sense of the content really, though looking at trigger warnings for that is extremely important, it was just the pacing and the content. ![]() This book was honestly very hard for me to read, and it's supposed to be a young adult book. Thank you Knopf Books for the arc through Netgalley in exchange for an honest review! ![]() 3/5 stars, this had important history and diversity, but I didn’t know what was going on a lot of the time ![]()
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