I Am David, book and movie review

I am David is a wonderful book (other names for this book are David and North to freedom, in case you are looking for a older copy.) chocked full of bittersweet moments and action, This is a good book for all ages.





Five stars






However,
The movie exclueded some of my favorite parts ( I won't tell you which ones in case you have not read the book, YOU NEED TO READ THE BOOK BEFORE YOU WATCH THE MOVIE!!!!!!) the movie was okay, all and all

Four stars

I Am David; Great Book, Great Movie.

Anne Holm's novel I Am David is one of my favorite books of all time. It's a story about a boy named David who has lived in a post WWII concentration camp all his life. When he gets the chance to escape, he siezes it.

I Am David was recently made into a motion picture starring the magnificent Jim Caviezel (playing David's mentor Johan, known in the book as Johannes) and unkown Ben Tibber (Wonderfully cast as David). The only drawback I have about this film is that there are strong Christian themes in the book that fail to present themselves in the movie. Although leaving this out altogether would be understandable, David prays to St. Elizabeth, the patron saint of bakers, instead of to God as he does in the book.

Despite its faults, I thouroughly enjoyed I Am David in both its forms. Book and movie.

(By the way, for those of you who might be hunting for an older version of the book, I Am David was first published under the title North to Freedom, then as David, and finally, I Am David.)