I didn't expect a lot and was pleasantly surprised!

I didn't expect a lot and was pleasantly surprised!  Read Less

It is beautifully written and i connected with the characters.

It is beautifully written and i connected with the characters.  Read Less

At least one character is almost guaranteed to have something in common with the reader.

At least one character is almost guaranteed to have something in common with the reader.  Read Less

It was fast moving and good reading.

It was fast moving and good reading.  Read Less

I did not know of the ship’s sinking before reading the book, but i’m so glad to have learned of it.

I did not know of the ship’s sinking before reading the book, but i’m so glad to have learned of it.  Read Less

When the ship was sinking, people being trapped on the lower deck and helples teenagers.

When the ship was sinking, people being trapped on the lower deck and helples teenagers.  Read Less

For example, when the ship was leaving the port.

For example, when the ship was leaving the port.  Read Less

Salt to the sea is historical fiction based on a true event, the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff.

Salt to the sea is historical fiction based on a true event, the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff.  Read Less

A little know story to me, although fictionalized, is the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff and the enormous loss of life.

A little know story to me, although fictionalized, is the sinking of the wilhelm gustloff and the enormous loss of life.  Read Less

Loved this book and even had my 13yo son read it as well.

Loved this book and even had my 13yo son read it as well.  Read Less

It’s a powerful portrayal of a horrendous event.

It’s a powerful portrayal of a horrendous event.  Read Less