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3.61 AVERAGE
3.61 AVERAGE
Noah Barleywater decides to run away from home in order to run away from something tragic happening in his family that he doesn't want to face.
Along the way, he encounters a persnickety apple tree and other characters including a magical toy maker who offers him some life lessons that serve Noah well.
I loved the narrator of this book as he brought all of the characters to life.
Along the way, he encounters a persnickety apple tree and other characters including a magical toy maker who offers him some life lessons that serve Noah well.
I loved the narrator of this book as he brought all of the characters to life.
i did really enjoy this book but i think it is aimed at a slightly younger reading audience than i anticipated. this is exactly the type of book i used to seek out at 11 / 10 years old and so that part of me loved this book fully :) any short comings from my part were only due to the fact that this book is probably not aimed at my age range, which of course, has nothing to do with the actual contents of the book.
Me dejó con una sensación súper bonita pero siento que le faltó algo para que me llegará más. Me entretuvo, estuve enganchada pero me faltó algo.
Read for the Cybils (Middle Grade Science Fiction/Fantasy). Reminded me of The Phantom Tollbooth, but something is slightly off. I just can't put my finger on it.
i have never read A Boy In The Striped Pyjamas (I know, I know, I hate myself too)so i began this book not knowing how i would like Boyne's writing style. All i can say is , I'm in love.
We start with Noah Barleywater , he's currently running away from home, he's soon drawn to a rickety, odd looking toy shop where he meets an old toymaker. They share stories together about being young and growing up.
One thing I noticed while reading this , is that the detail of the toy shop is beautiful, you honestly feel like your on a adventure with Noah too, like your experiencing a new side to life.
I think a lot of people can relate to Noah, we all try to hide from things we don't want to think about and for such a young boy he has such a grasp of life and reality yet still being a typical child, when he shares his stories with the old toy maker he speaks from the heart, he's not selfish , he's honest and generally quite loveable.
So many emotions go through your head when reading this it's surreal , it's heartwarming , it's sad and it's funny
and this generally happens in just a few sentences and anyone how doesn't smile at the ending has a heart of stone (i'll admit there were tears, but really it doesn't take much)
I can't imagine any child or adult that couldn't love this book and you'll be happy to know, i'm going tommorow to buy A Boy in the striped Pyjamas.
We start with Noah Barleywater , he's currently running away from home, he's soon drawn to a rickety, odd looking toy shop where he meets an old toymaker. They share stories together about being young and growing up.
One thing I noticed while reading this , is that the detail of the toy shop is beautiful, you honestly feel like your on a adventure with Noah too, like your experiencing a new side to life.
I think a lot of people can relate to Noah, we all try to hide from things we don't want to think about and for such a young boy he has such a grasp of life and reality yet still being a typical child, when he shares his stories with the old toy maker he speaks from the heart, he's not selfish , he's honest and generally quite loveable.
So many emotions go through your head when reading this it's surreal , it's heartwarming , it's sad and it's funny
and this generally happens in just a few sentences and anyone how doesn't smile at the ending has a heart of stone (i'll admit there were tears, but really it doesn't take much)
I can't imagine any child or adult that couldn't love this book and you'll be happy to know, i'm going tommorow to buy A Boy in the striped Pyjamas.
When Noah runs away from home he enters a bizarre and magical land of talking daschunds and crazy donkeys, a place with all the possibilities for adventure that the eight year old craves. It is here that he meets and old man, a curious and nonsensical character, who reveals the highs and lows of his own life, which both contrast and parallel to Noah's. The Old Man may just be the push for Noah to reassess his thoughts about what is important to him, and his decision to leave his family behind.
On the surface this seems to be a silly, fantastical and comical book. It is, indeed, all of these things, however there is a much deeper layer to this text, one of aging, broken promises, regret and fear to accept the truth. A really exciting, and I would say, unique read. In using comedy to work around these challenging themes, it brings them down to earth and allows children to access and get to the root of them. One that could definitely be used in Year Four and up.
On the surface this seems to be a silly, fantastical and comical book. It is, indeed, all of these things, however there is a much deeper layer to this text, one of aging, broken promises, regret and fear to accept the truth. A really exciting, and I would say, unique read. In using comedy to work around these challenging themes, it brings them down to earth and allows children to access and get to the root of them. One that could definitely be used in Year Four and up.
This lacks the impact of 'The Boy in Striped Pyjamas', primarily because the central character already knows the truth. The reason for Noah running away becomes quite obvious for the reader before it is revealed, but Boyne catches you offguard with another surprise.
The only word I have to describe this story is 'sweet'. Despite being a middle-grade book ( which I usually don't read) it was an entertaining and magical read, full of interesting characters and a perfect ending. John Boyne really knows how to grab difficult themes and build a story that everyone will understand and remember fondly. Having read 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' I can say I had high hopes for this book. And I was not disappointed. The beggining of this book was enigmatic, strange and a bit surreal and throughout the story we realize who these characters were and their role in the narrative. Brilliant book!
De achtjarige Noah Barleywater denkt de oplossing voor zijn problemen gevonden te hebben, en besluit er op een ochtend vandoor te gaan. Hij trekt over een moeilijk begaanbaar paadje twee dorpen door waarna hij uiteindelijk bij een winkel komt met een grote boom ervoor. Dit blijkt echter niet zomaar een winkel te zijn, maar een speelgoedwinkel vol prachtig, magisch en wonderlijk speelgoed van hout.
Dit was weer zo'n pareltje wat ruim 6 jaar in de kast heeft liggen verstoffen, maar ik ben blij dat ik hem nu eindelijk gelezen heb. 'Noah Barleywater gaat ervandoor' is een prachtige en magische middlegrade waarbij ik mij als volwassen lezer ook weer even kind voelde. Naast de magie bespreekt John Boyne in dit verhaal ook thema's als eenzaamheid, verdriet, rouw en hoop.
Dit was weer zo'n pareltje wat ruim 6 jaar in de kast heeft liggen verstoffen, maar ik ben blij dat ik hem nu eindelijk gelezen heb. 'Noah Barleywater gaat ervandoor' is een prachtige en magische middlegrade waarbij ik mij als volwassen lezer ook weer even kind voelde. Naast de magie bespreekt John Boyne in dit verhaal ook thema's als eenzaamheid, verdriet, rouw en hoop.