Reviews

Listen to the Moon by Michael Morpurgo

rkingston's review

adventurous emotional informative inspiring mysterious sad medium-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

4.5

dogearedandfurry's review

5.0

Somewhere between 4 and 5 stars, for me. I got hooked in, then it slowed in pace for a while, until pieces and clues started typing together. Guessed a few things, being older, that maybe younger readers wouldn't. Second half picked up and I sped through it over afternoon, evening and late night (it had taken me about a week to get the first half done, with reading largely bring on a short commute).

Good book.

thesydyssey's review

adventurous emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad 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? Yes

3.5

Re-read of my favourite book from when i was younger. Not my favourite anymore but I 100% understand why it was, im just older now :) still great.

sadie4d's review

adventurous informative mysterious medium-paced

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

5.0

hillersg7's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

Powerful storytelling from a master storyteller. A story that shows humanity both at its worst and best. A story of welcome, exclusion, loss, hope, and a story with a strong pro-peace message.

brynnc920's review against another edition

emotional inspiring 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? Yes

4.0

quelleavenue's review

adventurous hopeful reflective sad 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? It's complicated

4.75

froggylibrarian1's review against another edition

5.0

Kensuke's Kingdon is one of my favorite books and I used to read it to my students when I taught 5th grade. I always look for his books and this one was a treat. Cool thing is - he already had another great book which I reviewed here... http://readingbythepond.blogspot.com/2015/06/half-man.html

In this book, set during World War I, Albie and his father find a girl on a deserted island. All they know is that she has a teddy bear,a blanket with a German name on it, and she said Lucy when they find her. Other than that she won't speak. Bit by bith the family is able to help her physically and emotionally but when others on the island find out about the possible German connection they are angry and scared.

Meanwhile, we hear the story of Merry and her mother who are on their was to visit Merry's father who was injured fighting in WWI. On their way, the boat they are on, the Lusitania is hit and sank.

This reminded me quite a bit of Kensuke's Kingdom. I,of course, figured out the connection early on but it was a treat to watch everything unfold. There was one part I wasn't getting, Lucy, but then it became clear. Great story ;0

vikologia's review against another edition

3.0

"Слушай луну" - история о девочке, которую нашли в 1915 году на одном из английских островов. Так как единственное слово, что она смогла вымолвить - это "Люси", все так и стали её звать. Состояние здоровья было так себе, плюс она не разговаривала совсем, но отзывчивая английская семья подобрала её и стала ухаживать. Со временем, по разным причинам у многих закрались подозрения, что "Люси" может быть немкой, а так как на дворе стоял 1915-й, то ясное дело, никого этот факт не радовал...

Оказалась ли "Люси" немкой, звали ли её на самом деле так и что вообще это за девочка такая узнаете, если решитесь прочитать книгу ;-)

Мне книга понравилась. Это именно то самое о добром, чистом, светлом и трогательном, чего мне хотелось весь прошлый месяц и наконец-то я это нашла! Читается очень быстро, слог лёгкий (я так понимаю, что на изначально М. Морпурго писал для школьной аудитории), но без дешёвой простоты.

История одновременно и захватывает, и при этом даёт пищу для размышлений. Думаю, прочитав её ещё в школе, я бы была вообще в полном восторге (сейчас цинизм и скептицизм мешают).

Если вам тоже хочется лёгкости и света, но при этом не можете жить без интересного сюжета с небольшой головоломкой, то "Слушай луну" подойдёт идеально.

kerrexomerrick's review

emotional hopeful inspiring sad medium-paced

5.0