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I Have Lived a Thousand Years
- Growing Up in the Holocaust
- Narrated by: Christine Williams
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
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Imagine being a 13-year-old girl in love with boys, school, family - life itself. Then suddenly, in a matter of hours, your life is shattered by the arrival of a foreign army. You can no longer attend school, have possessions, talk to your neighbors. One day your family has to leave your house behind and move into a crowded ghetto, where you lose all privacy and there isn’t enough food to eat. Still you manage, somehow, to adjust. But there is much, much worse to come...
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-03-16
Touching and Important Story - Terrible Audio Performance
This is a truly well written personal account of life prior to and during the author's detention in multiple concentration camps. Imagine being a preteen and watching your entire world crumble. Her survival is nothing short of a miracle.
The only issue was the off-putting audio performance.
The actress' voice is nice but her "dramatic" tone comes off as "melodramatic". I did not think that was possible for such a serious topic but that is the only way I can describe it. Unfortunately she leans heavily on this tone throughout the entire recording. I do not understand why they chose this style because the words have enough impact on their own so the "dinner show theater" flair was unnecessary.
If I could go back in time I would just buy the digital book instead of the audiobook.
If you don't have time to commit to reading the story *please do not allow the acting to stop you from purchasing it.*
It's bad, but not bad enough to miss out on a really compelling and touching story.
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- B Hart
- 11-05-14
Good book poor production
Would you try another book from Livia Bitton-Jackson and/or Christine Williams?
The narrator isn't too bad, but she has Whiny voice and speaks way too fast. So no.
What was your reaction to the ending? (No spoilers please!)
It was too abrupt
What didn’t you like about Christine Williams’s performance?
Too fast and whiny
Did I Have Lived a Thousand Years inspire you to do anything?
Be more careful of narrators
Any additional comments?
This is a good book on surving the Holocaust, but not as good as others. Could have been the narrator though.
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- R. Haynes
- 10-21-20
starts out slo
started out really slow was hard to get into at first. hang in there it gets better
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- Jillian
- 05-09-14
"My God, My God"
What could have made this a 4 or 5-star listening experience for you?
I did not really enjoy this book at all. I felt like the story was very vague and all I can remember is her saying "My God, My God" through the whole thing. I did not get emotionally attached to the characters and therefore found it hard to enjoy.
Has I Have Lived a Thousand Years turned you off from other books in this genre?
No, I like this part of history and will continue to read and listen to books about it.
Would you be willing to try another one of Christine Williams’s performances?
No. I did not like her voice.
What reaction did this book spark in you? Anger, sadness, disappointment?
Slightly disappointed.
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- Rodney
- 03-06-23
How much is real?
Yes, of course this happened. But this was written 50-years after the fact, and contains a ton of dialogue, that tends to track with a b-grade melodrama. I've listened to literally dozens of other holocaust memoirs, and this was one of my least favorite as I just do not believe any of those conversations happened. Really, after years in the camp, seeing everyone around her dying, she's in disbelief when told that it's unlikely her entire family was alive, and has a big dramatic scene? I don't think so. Also, she details how the Germans disguised themselves as being in the Red Cross, then mowed down the Jews while they are locked inside box cars? I had never heard of that happening and tried looking it up, and there's no such event documented. There's just a ton of those moments all throughout the story. It's not consistent with other books I've read, but the big thing is the obviously made up dialogue. I can't stand that, and it really takes away from the rest of the book since it makes you question everything.
People in the reviews are attacking the reader -- well listen to what she's reading, how else are you supposed to read that? While I don't think the reader is any good, it's not like she has much to work with.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-26-21
no regret
I loved this book. The struggle and heartache make you want to keep listening to see if they will survive. who will survive? it breaks my heart to read about things like this, but I am so greatful for these stories to be published. so generations can be made aware of such horrific events that were allowed to take place.
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- Amazon Customer
- 07-19-21
First person read
It was interesting to listen to this first person story. It was painful at times to listen to their sad journey, but also told well.
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- Ty A. White
- 04-14-21
Annoying performance
I really wanted to like this book. The subject matter is serious but the reader is annoying. I’m mad that I wasted a credit— I would rather have read the book.
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- Deedra Eckhoff
- 04-12-21
Good book bad narrator
This narrator made me want to shove pencils in my ears. She was either being overly dramatic or doing some sort of sultry voice. I had to stop listening even though the story was good.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-08-23
Gripping story of bravery and hope
This book is well written and engulfs the reader immediately. You will be inspired and moved but the author’s courage and hope through the darkest of times.
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- Amazon Customer
- 01-09-22
Good book in spite of horrific story
Riveting book and the story teller was great,the right person for the telling of a awful story The narrator sounded young and it worked perfectly to narrate a young girl telling of unbelievable horror!!!
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- Anonymous User
- 01-03-22
good book, not so good reader
I was impressed with the close to accurate pronunciation of Hungarian names. However the reading made the story not so easy to listen to. But the story was interesting.
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- Jean McEwan
- 09-28-23
Heart wrenching story
Heart breaking story. Well written but I didn't enjoy the narrator's monotone voice and couldn't wait to finish which is a shame because it is an amazing story.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-19-23
Lived a thousand years
I found this book very informative and yet harrowing. It was beautifully written and narrated well especially the last chapter, which I won’t spoil but I felt every word I was almost there. The horrors of this must never be forgotten
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- Mrs K Newland
- 02-18-23
Riveting
Horrendous subject matter but told though the eyes of a young girl made it even more real and riveting
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- Janet Jones
- 02-14-23
A very....
heart-wrenching and moving memoir. Thank you for sharing your story. The narrator was very good.
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- bragasaga
- 11-18-22
Captivating story. Odd voicing
For me this story was incredible but overall marred at times by the odd voice intonation and style of presentation which seemed out of place when rather grim passages were being read.
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- Anonymous User
- 10-05-22
a moving account
a very moving account of a young girls survival of the holocaust
very thought provoking
narrator was marvellous.
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- Linda Brown
- 09-01-22
A 13 yr olds fight for survivol with her family!
Quite a difficult listen at times! unbelievable how this extraordinary 13yr old managed to survive something so horrific while fighting for survival for and with her family! one story you will not forget and you will need your tissues!
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- Andy
- 05-20-22
I have to listen.
We should all listen to all these stories, they are harrowing and should be beyond belief but they are true and not even long ago. It must never never happen again.
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- Marcia Abboud
- 09-03-23
Survival, Endurance, Resilience...
A gut-wrenching, heart-breaking reminder of the atrocities of WWII. It's hard to imagine how anyone could survive what the Jewish people went through in concentration camps. It is remarkable how the human spirit endures, despite all the odds against it. Stories like these are difficult to read but I think it's important they are not lost to history. A triumphant tale of resilience and strength, and of never giving up on life...
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- Anonymous User
- 06-13-23
WOW
I didn't know a lot about the Holocaust before I read this book. Unbelievable what they went through. This book is a must read.
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- Amazon Customer
- 09-18-22
A must read
In honour of the Jewish communities and everyone else who died at the hands of the German Army, this book should be read.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-21-22
A must read
I’ve read this book many, many times before under its other title, ‘Ellie: Coming of Age in the Holocaust’.
What a book. A must read. We all know the story, but this perspective is incredible…and devastating and one we should all take in, understand and learn from. If you only read one book in all of your life, this is it.
Stunningly written and narrated too.
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- Anonymous User
- 05-08-22
Unbelievable story
Excellent story, although the narration can be a little unbearable at times.
For the sheer survival story, definitely worth a listen.
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- Jennifer Curtis
- 04-08-22
Great story but annoying narration
I found this fascinating and really enjoyed it. The poor girl went through unbelievably hell repeatedly and would never be the same person. I found the narration very annoying though; maybe it was the accent but more so the tone of the voice which added so much tragedy, which it didn't need as the story itself was tragic enough.
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- Anonymous User
- 03-06-22
Good listening.
This story I know is not fiction. And that knowledge humbles me. My Country truly is a land of milk and honey. I feel for the Survivors of ANY War torn country, where Families have been displaced, homes and lands lost to those who have no right to such destruction.
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- David
- 11-20-21
Fantastic Book
I have read and listened to many books about survivors of the Holocaust, for some reason this book had a greater impact than a lot of the others, Livia style of writing and the depth to her account propels you along side her like you are actually there.
The world must NEVER forget the what happened during the Holocaust and tell the next generations so it never happens again.
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