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Book 73 - David Almond "Skellig"
Nov. 27th, 2012 09:51 pmDavid Almond "Skellig" (Signature)
A thoughtful and slightly spiritual book that follows Michael as he moves to a new house and along with his parents copes with his premature baby sister who seems to be constantly near death. One of the things he discovers in the new house is a strange winged man who is something between a man and a bird. Michael and his new friend, Mina, who is home schooled try to help this man called Skellig and throughout it learn to look at the world in new ways.
This is a very short book but is a great little novella . The plot moved quickly and was full of mystery and suspense. Just one caveat though. The fact that many of the questions about Skellig go unanswered,and is never resolved, and the literary references to William Blake etc might put off some readers. However, a good quick read nonetheless.
A thoughtful and slightly spiritual book that follows Michael as he moves to a new house and along with his parents copes with his premature baby sister who seems to be constantly near death. One of the things he discovers in the new house is a strange winged man who is something between a man and a bird. Michael and his new friend, Mina, who is home schooled try to help this man called Skellig and throughout it learn to look at the world in new ways.
This is a very short book but is a great little novella . The plot moved quickly and was full of mystery and suspense. Just one caveat though. The fact that many of the questions about Skellig go unanswered,and is never resolved, and the literary references to William Blake etc might put off some readers. However, a good quick read nonetheless.
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