INFORMATION ABOUT THIS BOOK
Publisher : Delacorte Press
Publication date : November 2001
Format: Hardbook, Paperback, Audiobook and ebook
Print length : 208 pages
Genre: Children's Fiction
MY PERSONAL OPINION OF “SKELLIG” BY DAVID ALMOND
I got the book from my oldest son’s bookshelf. This book is in the list of “1000 books to read before you die,” and I retrieved it to read it, with the audiobook from Libby, which I really enjoyed.
This book was a great read. I really enjoyed the writing and how the pace was set, with really short chapters. The story is sad, but tender; it is scary, but lovely; it is stressful, but hopeful. The end brought a lot of peace to the story. The friendship between Michael and Mina, and between them and Skellig is tangible and sweet. It was written with a tender, smart, hopeful voice that made the narrative easy to follow.
I recommend this book if you want to have a light read rich in beautiful writing, moving characters within the context of a child narrative.
PREMISE OF THE BOOK AS FOUND IN AMAZON / GOODREADS:
Ten-year-old Michael was looking forward to moving into a new house. But now his baby sister is ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Michael feels helpless. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. . . . What is this thing beneath the spiders’ webs and dead flies? A human being, or a strange kind of beast never before seen? The only person Michael can confide in is his new friend, Mina. Together, they carry the creature out into the light, and Michael’s world changes forever. . . ..
MY RATING:
My rating for this book is a solid 4.2
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Bibliography:
David Almond is the author of Skellig, Bone Music, Island, The Savage, The Tightrope Walkers, A Song for Ella Grey, The Dam, The Colour of the Sun, and many other novels, stories, picture books, opera librettos, songs and plays. His work is translated into over 40 languages and is widely adapted for stage and screen. His innovative, boundary-breaking work is loved by readers of all ages, and receives widespread critical acclaim. His major awards include The Carnegie Medal, two Whitbreads, The Michael L Printz Award, Le Prix Sorcieres, The Nonino International Prize, The James Kruss Award and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. In 2010 he received the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the world’s most prestigious prize for children’s authors. He is Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at Bath Spa University. He lives on the North East coast. In 2021 he received an OBE for services to literature.
Other books by the author:
Kit’s Wilderness
A Song for Ella Grey
My Name is Mina
Counting Stars
The Colors of the Sun
Heaven’s Eyes
War is Over
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