Reviews for Enchanted Dreams Pocket Engagement Book

The average rating for Enchanted Dreams Pocket Engagement Book based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2013-05-27 00:00:00 Becky Williams I got a signed copy of this book from the author herself when I visited the Holocaust Museum in DC last April. I've read quite a number of novels about the holocaust (fiction and non-fiction), but I’ve never met their authors or the subject/s of their stories. Buying this book, it was the first time I've come face to face with one who actually experienced that tragic event in history. I admire Sonia Kaplan for being able to write about it, when I know most people would just rather keep silent than relive their horror. One thing I can say about the writing is that it is the real thing, very genuine! On the style....Being Polish and having learned the English language only when she was already in the United States, Sonia's writing is very basic and elementary, though very refreshing. I remember the time that I used to write formal theme papers in grade school. Reading her book was like going back and reading those formal theme papers. Sonia started with the history of herself, her family (both on the maternal and paternal side), the Jewish religion, their practices, and even some recipes. It showed how very proud she is of her upbringing, her religion and their traditions. Her chronology obviously shows how she really favors her life before the war; the number of pages spent on it is proof. Her account of what happened during the war showed her warring emotions. She did not care if she survived; she went from being hopeful to despondent, from being scared to being very angry. She still harbors resentment (and rightfully so, after all she'd been through) towards Hitler and the allies who did not do anything to stop the tragedy that was the holocaust. I must admit that I questioned her rage, why she's not able to move on and be genuinely happy; after all she has her children and grandchildren now. But if I think about it, I (or anybody for that matter) don't have the right to question her. It must have been more than horrific to have gone through what she had, then finding herself all alone after the war, without any single family member left. I admire Sonia for coming out with this book...It is part of her redemption…All the words she'd written and published, she is entitled to that.

Review # 2 was written on 2018-09-01 00:00:00 Amy Grenier A short, happy childhood that the war interrupted. Traditions and Jewish faith. Poignant description of the war and its cruelty, a hard return to normality after the war. The book is very good though sad, I have no doubt that history is true. I was my childhood favourite books: "Akademia Pana Kleksa", "Pipi Longstocking" and "The Neverending Story". Every child has the right to a happy childhood, everyone has the right to live. I hope that one day I will see the publication of this book in Poland, although it is written in a very understandable language. "The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing" Edmund Burke.