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Summary: One of the Best Books I've Ever Read!
Review: This book is awesome! It keeps you hooked all the way through. It tells of the hardships and troubles, of the rewards and joys of Esther's time in Siberia. They are known as "capitalists" and taken by train to there destination. What they have to go through is incredible. This book will facinate people of all ages and make them want to read it again and again.
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Summary: the best book
Review: This book is great! I loved it. Esther and her family were being transported in cow stalls ( because they were jews) to Siberia. When they got to Siberia they were sold. Finally the were realsed from being a slave and they lived in a hut . READ THIS BOOK TO FIND OUT ABOUT THEIR HARD TIMES AND HOW ThEY MANAGE!
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Summary: Endless Steppe - A true journey for any reader
Review: This was the one book that I read and re-read and re-read. The whole story and emotions that Esther faces are described vividly, that you would swear you were in the book yourself. I can't say enough about this book!
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Summary: DYNAMITE
Review: Truly, The Endless STeppe is one of my favorite books. I loved it from the first sentence still the bibliographical note at the end. I first picked up the book because it was one of the summer reading books in my school's lists. Knowing that most of the books on the list were boring by a teenager's standard, I thought that the Endless Steppe would be another mediocre book. I was mistaken. From the Rudomins' capture (they were declared capitalists in a communist-infested country)to Esther's first glimpse of the barren steppes of Siberia and the concentration camps to the final end of the World War Two, I could not put the book down. Because of the author's accurate and superb details, I was able to feel exactly as Esther did, or her mother, or her grandmother. I also experienced the injustice of the time and other emotions that other books just lacked. I whole-heartedly recommend this book to ANYONE who loves a good book to read.
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Summary: I like this book a lot
Review: We read this story in Geogerapy class. You become captured in the time and place. Esteris a wonderfully spoiled child and brings you into her own world. This book is a bit to serious and dull for me
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Summary: The knock that changed everything
Review: Young Esther Rudomin lived a charmed life in a small Polish city, despite World War II raging around her. She and her wealthy family had always felt removed from the war, until a knock came at the door one Sunday morning. The Russians who had taken control of Poland were arresting Esther's entire family for the crime of "capitalism." They were loaded into foul-smelling, crowded cattle cars and shipped all the way to a Siberian outpost. Once in Siberia, the whole family, including nine-year old Esther and her frail but feisty grandmother, were forced to toil in dangerous mines or to work outdoors in brutal weather. As the days stretched into months, Esther and her family became accustomed to the harshness of their new lives. Their priorities changed; Esther learned to value things she previously took for granted, such as a day at the fair, a chance to attend school, and a costume party. This true story (Esther Rudomin became Esther Hautzig) serves as a reminder that indignities and cruelty happen everywhere, and that the human spirit can be resilient enough to overcome any obstacle. Despite the deprivations she suffered, Esther matured into an articulate and vivacious young woman. Although the story could perhaps benefit from some editing in its long middle sections, it is a solid introduction to an important part of history, told through the eyes of one who lived it.
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