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3.71 AVERAGE
3.71 AVERAGE
A brief but joyful tale of hope, magic and miracles.
This is such a lovely book for young readers - a masterclass in blending myth and fantasy with every day life - truly gorgeous!
This is such a lovely book for young readers - a masterclass in blending myth and fantasy with every day life - truly gorgeous!
Our teacher read this book to us in sixth grade. It was really interesting. But wierd. It is adventureous (if thats how you spell it) and exciting. I would recomend it to anyone.
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
dark
emotional
hopeful
mysterious
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Riding the nostalgia train again.
I had read this book when I was super young in School, finding this hard cover book in the Library tucked away in the section that no one really read from but it looked really fancy that I picked it up and despite it not being that outstanding in any way, it always stuck with me. Skellig the Angel suffering from Arthur Itis.
Fast forward many years and I had forgotten everything about the book but 'Skellig the Angel with Arthur Itis' stayed in my head.
Having found a new appreciation of what is technically deemed 'Children's Books' I wanted to give this one a go as well.
A very mystical read this book was. A story of how a child copes through the possibility of losing a child and having faith in goodness. Seen through the child's perspective, there is a question of whether all of it was part of their imagination or actual reality, but a beautiful and meaningful read for sure.
I had read this book when I was super young in School, finding this hard cover book in the Library tucked away in the section that no one really read from but it looked really fancy that I picked it up and despite it not being that outstanding in any way, it always stuck with me. Skellig the Angel suffering from Arthur Itis.
Fast forward many years and I had forgotten everything about the book but 'Skellig the Angel with Arthur Itis' stayed in my head.
Having found a new appreciation of what is technically deemed 'Children's Books' I wanted to give this one a go as well.
A very mystical read this book was. A story of how a child copes through the possibility of losing a child and having faith in goodness. Seen through the child's perspective, there is a question of whether all of it was part of their imagination or actual reality, but a beautiful and meaningful read for sure.
emotional
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
4 out of 5 stars.
This was a lovely story.
Very whimsical and and heart-warming.
This was a lovely story.
Very whimsical and and heart-warming.
adventurous
emotional
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Skellig plays well off of our concepts of angels, but turns the narrative on its head. Through Mina’s studies of evolution, Almond suggests this natural link between “angels” and humans. He explores this further by having Mina and Michael save the angel for a change. He deliberately leaves Skellig’s nature ambiguous, but so little of it is actually explained that it is difficult to understand the purpose of the novel. The main theme is clearly the importance of life and the wonder it should have, but I felt like this could have been explored without using angels in a more realistic way, and I feel like angels have some interesting aspects that could have been explored. I just think this book underperformed to its potential. Rating: 2