Eyes of the Emperor (Prisoners of the Empire Series)

I loved this book, especially how Salisbury captures the "Americaness" of the young protagonist. The section in which he allows himself to be used as bait in a horrible K-( experiment was hard to read, but worth it.His use of Island patois among the characters is a convincing character device.As a side note, some of it's readers might enjoy Barstow Bones, in which an Asian-American college student hides out in a post-Pearl Harbor Barstow movie theater while a while a gang of white teen-age thugs, pursue him. When newsreel footage of a Japanese Zero being shot down show s on the screen, Tommy cheers along with the rest of the audience. He is, like the young protagonist of Eyes of the Emperor, first of all an American.

Eyes of the Emperor by Graham Salisbury is the novelized version of WWII dog test trials that used young Japanese men as "bait", believing that the Japanese exuded a different scent than Americans. These trials were authorized by President Roosevelt. Although this book was a YA adult book (I read in less than 3 hours), it was interesting enough to keep me glued to the pages! 5 stars

About a third of my way through but felt confident that my review would be valid. Very well written bringing out the essence of people's thoughts and feelings in that timeframe.

While the premise the book is based on is interesting, and the book fit the parameters for my 12 year old son (short enough it doesn't become a drag, and engaging enough to keep reading), we found the writing style a bit weird. As an adult coaching him along, I kept waiting for something a bit shocking or exciting to happen. But, all the characters were just too nice. Plus, the ending was a bit of an anticlimax. But, as I note above, it's pretty much ok.

I have always been interested in World War II. Reading of the sacrifices the people made and the suffering they went through and reading of their determination and bravery is an inspiration to me. I would recommend this book to all as we need to learn of others strength in trials that we may be able to withstand our trials also and those that may come our way.

I purchased this book for kindle so that my granddaughter could keep up with her homework while we were on vacation. I read it and learned even more about how badly the Americans of Japanese descent were treated after Pearl Harbour. Graham Salisbury has done so much research on this subject and I look forward to reading more of his books

This is very well written young adult historical fiction, but not for the faint of heart. There are gruesome stories told, but history is often smattered with these.

This is a good book however it starts getting boring towards the end at least in my opinion