Reviews

Alleen op zee by Michael Morpurgo

lolo97's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional 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? It's complicated

5.0

winwhenyoulose's review against another edition

emotional inspiring sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

marioncromb's review against another edition

emotional inspiring reflective medium-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

3.5

Simple and touching. There's a reason Michael Morpurgo is such a well-respected children's author

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Bullying, Religious bigotry, Mental illness, Domestic abuse, Violence, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Grief, Death, Child abuse, Death of parent, Deportation, and Child death

Minor: Animal death and Racism

dayareadsbooks's review against another edition

5.0

Such a touching and amazing book, I read it when I was a little girl, and It has stayed in my memory for being a great book.

emmaura's review against another edition

4.0

One of the few children's book I re-read as an adult, and I'm so glad I did.

It is still a gripping and emotional tale about family and the separation thereof. The second part is, in my opinion, not as brilliant as the first but still tells a great story with a heartwarming ending.

inkstainedthumb's review against another edition

4.0

Absolutely beautiful book! Very moving! I could barely put it down. It was like I was journeying through the lives of the characters with them!

jistyping's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

alya_books's review against another edition

5.0

A beautiful book set in WW2 that is certain to be a wonderful read for not only kids but adults as well. I simply adored the story.

maireador20's review against another edition

2.0

While I enjoyed some parts of this I found it dragged a lot in places, especially in the first part of the story. I also really struggled to pin point the target audience - not one I'll be recommending to my pupils anyway.

portable__magic__books's review against another edition

5.0

A beautiful book, placing themes of loss that everyone can relate to in an interesting narrative. I particularly loved the part where they lived at Auntie Megs, what a brilliant place for children to grow up (although not perfect, adding a bit of realism to the otherwise almost Utopian feel to that part of the story). Although it could be considered cliche, the ending was sweet and you'd grown to love Arthur so much you were desperate for a happy ending. And that's what you got.