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I read the original Dutch version more than 30 years ago. I didn't remember much of the details, but I remember it made a huge impact on me. I recently bought the English translation for my 11-year old daughter and read it myself.
Especially in the beginning the translation is forced and doesn't do the story justice. I almost wanted to retranslate it myself for my daughter to read! After reading a few chapters, I got used to the translation. I now know why the book made such an impact on me as a child. Even though the translation takes some of that away (hence the 1-star deduction), I did enjoy the book again after all this time and would recommend it for pre-teens.


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Crusade in Jeans Thea Beckman Books Reviews

I loved this book. I still do. I own it in two languages and that is my problem. I love, adore and admire the Dutch version. It is one of the best books ever and not just in the childres's literature section.

I wanted my BF to read it, but as he does not speak, nor read Dutch I bought him the translation. The book is still good but looses that edge that makes Thea Beckman one of the best childrens writers ever.

The scene where Dolf (Rudolf in translation) is accused of heresy just isn't exciting. The waves that do not open it does not give you that urge to read on what is next as the Dutch version does.

Still I give it 5 stars. I cannot do otherwise. It is the book that gave me my love for Medieval History and that is worth 5 stars in itself
i'm so happy that this book has been translated. It's great for kids to read about history in a novel. I love that story
This is such a wonderful story, the dvd might even top this book though. Watch the movie and see for yourself.
I had heard great things about this book, but was really disappointed reading it. There are a lot of historical inaccuracies and anacronisms, and all the action happens "off-stage" so to speak. Hardly anything is actually dramatized, so it all feels very distant. I am very interested in the Children's Crusade, but felt this doesn't capture the medieval mindset at all and does not do a good job of capturing the fervor of the time. Perhaps the original Dutch version is better, but I'm afraid that the English one is to be missed.
I was assigned this book to read in a Dutch class and absolutely fell in love with it. When I borrowed and English version from the library, I found that a lot of the humor and warmth was lost in translation. I wish that the translator had used more colloquial English and relied less on word-for-word. Still, as really very few people speak Dutch, I have to reccomend the English version as it is still a fantastic time travel adventure.
I read the book......mostly a European novel......movie was made years after the author died.....was suppose to be a sequel.....never was....but....I'm sure that one could be easily developed. Book is basically written.
Some of the other reviews make me wish I could read Dutch because if it's even better in its original form, then it must be just sensational. I read this book when I was in junior high and re-read it as an adult. When I homeschooled my boys, I made sure to put a copy in their hands as well. Two of the three who read it, loved it. The other simply liked it.

Yes, there are historical inaccuracies, but the overall atmosphere of the era is there and the ending is quite satisfying.
I read the original Dutch version more than 30 years ago. I didn't remember much of the details, but I remember it made a huge impact on me. I recently bought the English translation for my 11-year old daughter and read it myself.
Especially in the beginning the translation is forced and doesn't do the story justice. I almost wanted to retranslate it myself for my daughter to read! After reading a few chapters, I got used to the translation. I now know why the book made such an impact on me as a child. Even though the translation takes some of that away (hence the 1-star deduction), I did enjoy the book again after all this time and would recommend it for pre-teens.