Tag Archives: england

Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman (book review)

By monnibo | Published: May 22, 2011

Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman hits all the right buttons on the back cover copy and inside flaps. In theory, it sounds like a great coming-of-age novel dealing with race, culture, immigration, acceptance and adolescent violence. However, I had a lot of trouble getting into the story and I was finding it difficult to relate to. Newly arrived from Ghana with his mother and older sister, eleven-year-old Harrison Opoku lives on the ninth floor of a block of flats on a London housing estate. The second best runner in his grade, Harri races through his new life in his personalized Continue Reading »

Posted in Books, Reviews | Also tagged book review, house of anansi press, london, pigeon english, stephen kelman | 6 Responses

The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir (book review)

By monnibo | Published: September 29, 2010

I finished The Lady Elizabeth a few weeks ago and haven’t been able to muster a review. I think it’s a little bit of ambivalence; I enjoyed the book, but it lagged a bit in places. I read Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir a few years ago and remember really enjoying it. I love historical fiction and the fact that Weir began as a historian and has now delved into storytelling is very appealing. Even at age two, Elizabeth is keenly aware that people in the court of her father, King Henry VIII, have stopped referring to her as “Lady Continue Reading »

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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon (book review)

By monnibo | Published: July 16, 2010

I’ve been meaning to read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon for a few years because I’ve heard extraordinary things about it. It came out in 2003, was a #1 international bestseller, and received numerous book awards. The book is covered in review quotes of praise: dazzling, brilliant, original, addictive, inspiring, captivating, moving… etc. Christopher is 15 and lives in Swindon with his father. He has Asperger’s Syndrome, a form of autism. He is obsessed with maths, science and Sherlock Holmes but finds it hard to understand other people. When he discovers a dead Continue Reading »

Posted in Books, Reviews | Also tagged asperger's syndrome, autism, book review, london england, mark haddon, the curious incident of the dog in the night-time, YA novel | Comments closed

Tag Archives: england

Pigeon English by Stephen Kelman (book review)

The Lady Elizabeth by Alison Weir (book review)

The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon (book review)

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