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4.03 AVERAGE
4.03 AVERAGE
Un roman vraiment touchant qui aborde les relations familiales, mais plus particulièrement la fratrie. On ressent l’évolution de l’enfance à l’adolescence entre eux. L’aspect de la guerre prend une place particulièrement à la fin. On ne peut faire autrement qu’être touché, outré, insurgé contre la vie et ses injustices.
adventurous
challenging
dark
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I remember crying so much over this book that I threw it across the room in anger. I'd say that I enjoyed it but I don't think it's the right word. But overall it is a brilliantly written book and I would recommend it, bear in mind that I warned you!
emotional
sad
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Private Peaceful is the story of three brothers and one girl: Big John, who suffered from meningitis when he was a baby and experienced brain damage; Charlie, who has trouble with authority and following the rules; and Tommy, who carries the terrible secret of the role he played in their father's death. Molly, a girl from their village, becomes a playmate of the boys. Over the years, Molly and Charlie fall in love, and this causes tension between Charlie and Tommy, who loves her, too.
Tenants on the Colonel's land, Tommy and his family are at the whims of the Colonel's skewed sense of justice and foul temper. The boys run up against the Colonel several times, poaching from his land to feed themselves, and rescuing a dog he wanted to kill. When the war escalates, the Colonel decides that every eligible tenant and employee on his land must enlist-- including Charlie. Although he is not old enough, Tommy goes, too, and the brothers are assigned to the same unit.
Set in the years before and during World War I England, the book is narrated by Tommy, now a soldier in Belgium. He is counting down the hours until dawn when it is revealed that something terrible will happen to him. Each chapter begins with Tommy's reflection of his current experience on this night, then shifts to a flashback from his childhood.
Tenants on the Colonel's land, Tommy and his family are at the whims of the Colonel's skewed sense of justice and his foul temper. The boys run up against the Colonel several times, poaching from his land to feed themselves, and rescuing a dog he wanted to kill. When the war escalates, the Colonel decides that every eligible tenant and employee on his land must enlist-- including Charlie. Although he is not old enough, Tommy goes, too, and the brothers are assigned to the same unit.
Morpurgo powerfully describes the desolate conditions of battlefield life and the unending stress and fear soldiers endure. Suffering horror after horror, Charlie makes an impetuous, but noble choice that changes his life and Tommy's forever. The conclusion of the book is shocking and horrible, all the more so because it is based on facts.
Based on the author's personal interviews with WWI veterans, and in-depth research, Private Peaceful reveals little known details about Britain's shameful treatment of its soldiers.
Before you think that the title is a plot device, Morpurgo discovered a tombstone with the name Private Peaceful on it during his research.
Tenants on the Colonel's land, Tommy and his family are at the whims of the Colonel's skewed sense of justice and foul temper. The boys run up against the Colonel several times, poaching from his land to feed themselves, and rescuing a dog he wanted to kill. When the war escalates, the Colonel decides that every eligible tenant and employee on his land must enlist-- including Charlie. Although he is not old enough, Tommy goes, too, and the brothers are assigned to the same unit.
Set in the years before and during World War I England, the book is narrated by Tommy, now a soldier in Belgium. He is counting down the hours until dawn when it is revealed that something terrible will happen to him. Each chapter begins with Tommy's reflection of his current experience on this night, then shifts to a flashback from his childhood.
Tenants on the Colonel's land, Tommy and his family are at the whims of the Colonel's skewed sense of justice and his foul temper. The boys run up against the Colonel several times, poaching from his land to feed themselves, and rescuing a dog he wanted to kill. When the war escalates, the Colonel decides that every eligible tenant and employee on his land must enlist-- including Charlie. Although he is not old enough, Tommy goes, too, and the brothers are assigned to the same unit.
Morpurgo powerfully describes the desolate conditions of battlefield life and the unending stress and fear soldiers endure. Suffering horror after horror, Charlie makes an impetuous, but noble choice that changes his life and Tommy's forever. The conclusion of the book is shocking and horrible, all the more so because it is based on facts.
Based on the author's personal interviews with WWI veterans, and in-depth research, Private Peaceful reveals little known details about Britain's shameful treatment of its soldiers.
Before you think that the title is a plot device, Morpurgo discovered a tombstone with the name Private Peaceful on it during his research.
emotional
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
emotional
reflective
sad
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
This my third time reading Private Peaceful and it still remains as one of my favourite books ever written. The story is so heartbreakingly beautiful and I would recommend it to anyone and everyone. If you're thinking of reading it do it. Don't hesitate.
funny
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Didn't like this one. It was far too short; I feel like I barely got to know the characters and then it was over. Reminded me of All Quiet on the Western Front, but not as good.