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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
dark
emotional
sad
fast-paced
dark
emotional
mysterious
reflective
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
This was always my favourite Morpurgo book. I’m almost sad I read it as a child, just because there were things I couldn’t intuit back then, bits of foreshadowing and red herrings that flew over my head, and I’d love to look at it now with fresh eyes. It still impacted me greatly, both then and now.
Good god, I'm crying. War novels also make me sad, to be fair, but some of them are definitely worse than others and this takes the cake. I'm used to explicit goriness and horrendous war flashbacks but the lack of both in this novel was almost worse. It completely blind-sighted me to the ending and made reading those last few pages feel as if someone had socked me in the gut and left me to roll around in pain on the floor. I was so enraptured with the rest of the story that I didn't stop to consider how it was going to end, and more fool me for that lack of foresight. It's been a while since a book hit me as hard as this one. I can see why 'Private Peaceful' is a required read for school kids. If I had my way, everyone would have to read this novel before shuffling off the mortal coil.
emotional
hopeful
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
medium-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
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, War
the writing style is really. I recommend reading it twice because everything just comes together a lot more that way. I don't normally cry at books but I did at this one. it's so good and emotional u should have tissues and something to cheer you up afterward.