I am crying, you're crying, we're all crying

• review also posted on Wordpress! • rating: 1.5 stars *warning: review contains spoilers!*Don't let my new rating system fool you: this is not an awful book. However, at times, I really disliked reading it. That's why I could only rate this one star.I had to read this for college, but didn't have time to post a review yet. I had to evaluate whether this could be used in the classroom and create an activity based on the book. Please note I am going to review my own enjoyment (or lack thereof), n...

This is the second book I have read of Michael Morpurgo and I loved it. I love it just like the first book. It has left a mark on me, a very deep that will stay with me forever.The writing was amazing and the plot was just so good.When reading this I felt all the feelings and I felt extremely attached to all the characters, maybe not the horrible ones but all the nice ones. It has certainly made me feel that what they did and how the soilders were being treating during the first world war. It wa...

A bookclub read which I really enjoyed. Set against the backdrop of World War One, the story follows brothers Charlie and Tommo as they grow up and enlist in Britain's army to fight in the war. Each chapter begins sometime during a long night as Tommo recalls all the adventures and trials he and his family endured together. This book is aimed at 10-14 year olds however adults seem to really enjoy it and it is a great discussion book.

The sadest book I have ever read.I would reccommend this to you all who like to cry over a book, but I warn you to have a tissue when your near the end, because you'll cry your heart out.This book is passionate and brings you deep, letting you know how the characthers feeling and wishing it could change to a happy ending, but it also tells you what war and true love and brotherly friendship is about.It tells you how Charlie and Tommo Peaceful come to at the end, and I wish I have never read this...

Words can't even describe how much this book means to me.I would recommend it to anyone, especially to other history 'nerds' like me. As it is the type of book that lives on even after you turn the last page. No matter how many times I've read it, it never seems to lose my interest. It is a very popular book used in schools, but I think people of all ages can relate and feel connected in some way to this story and the characters within it, not just children. After reading I can't help but think

I always finish this boom with tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat. Definitely an all time favourite. The life of Tommy peaceful and his brother Charlie are documented in this 187 page book. It’s a very quick read as well. I’ve read this many times throughout my life and will continue to do so as it is so well written and it isn’t just a kids book but a book for everyone. The novels follows their childhood up to their conscription into the army to fight in World War 1 and the difficulties o...

Adapted from the book jacket: Private Thomas Peaceful has lied about his age and left his family behind to follow his older brother, Charlie, to France to fight in the First World War. Now, Tommo has one almost unendurable night, alone, fighting sleep, to reflect on his life. As the minutes slowly tick by, his memories are full of his childhood in the English countryside. His father, mother, brothers, and first love, Molly, come vividly alive in his mind. But every moment Tommo spends thinking a...

Im 13, and we read this book in my english class. Before I read this I never understood WW1 and WW2 but it opened my eyes to the suffering and sadness of it all. I think the author was brilliant to not go straight to the trenches, but go through Tommo's whole life first. I became to love Tommo alot as he grew up, and Charlie too. When they go to war it is just so miserable and sad and I now think all soldiers in the war, and ww2 were complete heroes and dont get enough credit for what they did f...

A British teenage boy follows his brother into the army during World War I and is sent to the trenches in France. Describes how men who broke under the stress of war were shot as deserters. Pair this with Marcus Sedgwick's The Foreshadowing for a grim picture of the realities of war.

This book is a realistic historical fiction novel about a man called Thomas Peaceful. He and his brother are called to fight in WW1, and this book is about the horrors of war and the disasters that destroy Thomas Peaceful's life. I think you would like this book if you like historical fiction and learning about other's lives.

Fabulous book and very moving. I think it should be compulsory reading for children in schools so that the horror of war is never forgotten.

this is one of my favourite childhood books ever, I’ve even read it in welsh aswell lol.

One of the most tragic events of the 20th century was the senseless slaughter and sacrifice of many young men on the battlefields of the Somme,Verdun and Passchendaele. The iconic 1914 recruitment poster of Lord Kitchener, wearing a cap of a British Field Marshall, stares and points at the viewer pleading to their sense of allegiance and responsibility by declaring..."Your country needs you" The specially constituted "pals battalions" resulted in friends, neighbours and colleagues enlisting toge...

In Private Peaceful, a sixteen-year-old boy by the name of Thomas Peaceful lies about his age and goes to fight in the war with his older brother Charlie. There, all they have is each other, even if they have to often be careful what they say around each other. Many unwanted emotions could come up if one of them mentions their mother, who is still back at home, or Thomas's first love, Molly, who ended up marrying Charlie. However, they soon start to worry endlessly about their futures. After all...

Private Peaceful is a very emotive book. The book is full of jealousy, grief, joy and anger . I Michael Morpurgo has done a very good job of hooking the reader into the book and making them read on and on.This book is a flashback describing the whole of Thomas Peaceful's life up until the present day and the aftermath of a tragic ending. This novel is set just before the start of world war one and leads into it.The book is about the calm, peaceful and tranquil life of Thomas Peaceful and his lif...

Private peaceful is set in the WWI era, and time of sorrow for many countries. It takes place in Iddesleigh. In the beginning you have no idea the book is about war if you didn't keep reading, or look at the title first. It talks about the characters' child hoods, and eventually how the war starts to change things as they get older. There are many great characters in the book but one that stands out most is Charlie Peaceful. He always stands up for what he thinks is right, and it really encourag...

Priavate Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo, is rich in history and leaves the reader pondering the next sequence of events. In World War One the Peaceful's are struggling to keep a house on the Colonel's property with the recent death of their father. A strong possible option is war.Morpurgo develops both the main character, Thomas, also known as Tommo, and sub characters like real people. The characters are engaging with their human strengths and weaknesses. The characters are developed directly; mo...

Private Peaceful is an engaging, quick read that captures the heartbreak, love, and loss associated with World War I. The book takes place in England both before and during the war. The setting feels authentic and fits the story perfectly, letting you be fully enthralled in it's beauty . Tommo, the main character, hasn't had an easy life. His father died in front of him when he was a child, and this brought a sense of darkness that he hadn't seen before. Ever sense, Tommo was a changed person, a...

I first read "Private Peaceful" when I was about ten years old and I remember that it had a great impression on me. I borrowed it from the school library without particularly high expectations. I had read some of Morpurgo's work before and although I had enjoyed it I recall thinking that this book looked decidely dull. However, when I began to read the story I found it to be both historically interesting and fantastically gripping. It was the first book that really made me cry which just goes to...