I will be generous by giving this book a 2 star rating although this book wasn?t generous to me. The slow pace of this book made it hard for me to enjoy and follow. I wouldn?t recommend this book to anyone that I know. David Almond gets paid every time someone buys this book, I don?t understand why. This book wasn?t really written in a format that I wanted to read. This book put me to sleep, no offense to David Almond but in this case, he could have done better. The character Michael seemed too intelligent to be a 10-year-old boy and to further my point the same goes for Mina. And who likes Mina? Not me, for one thing her name was too hard to pronounce and another why is she always around? She has an idea she is as smart as a dictionary. Mina thinks she?s better than everyone else in this book. Skellig seemed like he would be explained as a homeless person not an angel. It had a boring plot that didn?t go anywhere and there weren?t any events with action or excitement. Sometimes the random and odd comparison between the characters and angels or birds was at time confusing. Was it all some sort of dream? I don?t understand why the writer of Skellig was obsessed with birds. The mother and father of Michael in this story weren?t responsible at all, it wasn?t realistic. Michael could be running around town and his parents wouldn?t know or care. They didn?t focus enough on the baby. They talk about an old man living in the house before Michael?s family moves in but never fully explain his purpose in this story. This book was directed to the age group of 7th or 8th grade, I guess that?s the reason because if you have a short attention span you wouldn?t be able to even finish this book. Yes you can brag about you read a 46 chapters novel but it?s really just 46 chapters of garbage. Really, if you enjoy a painful hour or so of reading a meaningless book of non-sense, purchase Skellig written by David Almond.
Reviewed By: Ben Wasted
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