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The Story of Our Generation, written by Matei Cazacu, Ioana Cretoiu, and Ladislau G. Hajos, chronicles personal accounts of the Spiru Haret class of 1964 fifty years after graduation. The novel beautifully captures the essence of a generation but accomplishes so much more. While brimming with historical wealth, the non-fiction memoir cultivates a yearning to observe one’s life in the context of history. The Story of Our Generation, though speaking of 1960’s Romania struggling in the aftermath of World War II, parallels modern day. Any reader, no matter their genre partialities, will connect with the innocence of youth saturating this novel.Section one of The Story of Our Generation provides ample historical context for later chapters. To truly understand and appreciate the novel in its entirety, a reader must understand the effects of The Cold War and World War II on Romania. As a reader with little knowledge of Romania, I greatly appreciated the first three chapters. This novel could’ve comprised itself only of personal accounts from past students, and it still would be a fantastic work of literature. But the authors desired a robust comprehension of Spiru Haret for the audience. This not only shows dedication but great consideration for the reader. Along with the history lesson provided in chapters one through three, chapters four and five conceptually develop what Spiru Haret meant to these students. Because of this, the tone of these chapters presents an informative, yet nostalgic presence. Though section one drags along at times, the knowledge, empathy, and sheer enjoyment gained is well worth a few slow spots.Although I relished section one, I decided to review The Story of Our Generation for the personal stories of the Spiru Haret students. These personal accounts provide the bulk of the story, and they’re arguably the strongest portions. One of my favorite accounts comes from Matei Cazacu, an author of the novel.Starting with Mrs. Linte, the ruthless and venal shrew (she would accept expensive gifts from parents): do you remember how she used to pull us by our ears, slap us and knock our heads together, and afterwards knock them against the blackboard? I call it sadism.As a reader, I easily connected and visualized this scene due to the photographs provided. Because I previously saw both Mrs. Linte and Cazacu in class together, the scene unfolded naturally. Though some of the photos were small and not very clear, they all support the narrative beautifully. These photographs breathed depth and richness into The Story of Our Generation, providing another dimension of comprehension for readers.The Story of Our Generation was translated into English so the book could reach a wider audience. There aren’t many errors in translation. Numerous personal accounts have misspelled words, confused tenses, or just awkwardly translated sentences. Another occurred in one of my favorite accounts. Stefan Andreescu re-tells stories from his academic years, one in which he was transferred to an all girl’s school. Though the account was humorous, issues with translations disrupted my enjoyment.Thus, in “crafts” classes we has to do what the girls were doing, which meant learning to... knit.Though excerpts like this were still very enjoyable, I wish the English translator displayed greater attention to detail.Despite the issues with editing and translation, I give The Story of Our Generation 4 out of 5 stars. The novel was a true group effort of authors and friends coming together to create a wonderful experience. And their determination to share that experience with the world is truly admirable. Though the content was astounding and worthy of a five-star rating, concerns with editing outshined the novel at times.

On the commercial it shows this thing picking up all kinds of stuff. It doesn't pick up the smallest of things. Really disappointed. I would not recommend this. It took forever to get after I ordered and it doesn't work as advertised!!!

I love this product, not sure why it's getting such bad reviews. It is good quality, seems light, but not flimsy. I've been using it for about two weeks now and it's great. It isn't the best at picking up lots of crumbs at a time (for instance a three year old stepping on graham crackers) wasn't swept up very well, but it's great for cleaning the floor after meals with a three year old and a one year old. It's great for my 3yo to use to spot clean the floor and it's helping teach some her responsibility. I wasn't too thrilled with this product at first (remember the graham cracker incident) but now I love it and use it frequently.

It works just have to keep pressure on the handle in a forward motion. Not bad for a quick clean ups but won't replace a regular broom but it does pick up floor debris just remember it doesn't have a motor So based on that that's why I gave it so many stars

This did not work as well as I had hoped it would, you have to swipe it back and forth a few times before it picks up all of the mess, but it does work.

I already rated this item. It is OK, and in a pinch it is a convenient tool without having to take out the vacuum cleaner.

Don't remove the brush to clean it. If you do get it back in it will keep coming off. I ordered a second one after I broke the first trying to clean it. We have laminate floors and 3 kids. This makes quick cleanups easy. I wouldn't try to use it for sweeping prior to mopping because it does miss sand. Bigger particles it picks up great. No hassle of a dustpan makes this really handy for spilled cereal or snacks or really anything. Love it.

VERY lightweight...to the point of not being able to push it back and forth without it jumping around. I will get a different one with some metal involved to weight it down so it will work.