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4.02 AVERAGE
4.02 AVERAGE
Devastating but beautiful. This is an important read.
More review to come.
More review to come.
I think this is a book everyone should read.
Both devastating and heartbreaking, it has a certain innocence to it but manages to be brimming with emotion too.
This is a story that could sadly be reality and it makes you grateful for what you have but also has you wanting to make changes!
Get reading.
Both devastating and heartbreaking, it has a certain innocence to it but manages to be brimming with emotion too.
This is a story that could sadly be reality and it makes you grateful for what you have but also has you wanting to make changes!
Get reading.
challenging
emotional
informative
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
I enjoyed this book. My school was reading it so I had to read it but I honestly couldn’t put the book down. I cried a lot at the end but it was worth it because the story behind it truly opens your eyes to what refugees go through. I loved this book so much and it helped me get out of my reading slump. It was a fast paced book after the first couple of chapters.
The Bone Sparrow was really unexpected for me. I didn't really know what to think originally as it seemed aimed at a younger audience but I was almost immediately touched by the story.
This book follows the life of a young boy born inside a refugee camp. This being set in Australia really struck a cord with me and opened my eyes as these situation are real. You can't imagine a life were you escape a land of war to find freedom to only be trapped again. The Bone Sparrow raised a lot of issue and made me really questions the treatment of refugees in this country.
The idea of friendship and innocence in this book was beautiful. The way the friendship between Subhi and Jimmie bought them both out of their misery. The main characters obliviousness and innocence was heartbreaking to see as he believed the way he was living was normal and I just wanted to tell him there was more to life.
The symbolism of the necklace of the Bone Sparrow and the Night Sea was really well written and imagined. I also really enjoyed reading the story within this book as it was quite unique.
My only withdrawal with this book was that it didn't seem to go anywhere despite the powerful story. Although this was the case, I liked how it was easy to read and quite quick as well. Overall a really touching and thoughtful read.
This book follows the life of a young boy born inside a refugee camp. This being set in Australia really struck a cord with me and opened my eyes as these situation are real. You can't imagine a life were you escape a land of war to find freedom to only be trapped again. The Bone Sparrow raised a lot of issue and made me really questions the treatment of refugees in this country.
The idea of friendship and innocence in this book was beautiful. The way the friendship between Subhi and Jimmie bought them both out of their misery. The main characters obliviousness and innocence was heartbreaking to see as he believed the way he was living was normal and I just wanted to tell him there was more to life.
The symbolism of the necklace of the Bone Sparrow and the Night Sea was really well written and imagined. I also really enjoyed reading the story within this book as it was quite unique.
My only withdrawal with this book was that it didn't seem to go anywhere despite the powerful story. Although this was the case, I liked how it was easy to read and quite quick as well. Overall a really touching and thoughtful read.
Beautifully written account of a helpless refugee boy with a wild imagination. It illustrates camp conditions and promotes change. It's about his adventures and shortcomings. READ! Warning: it will make you cry - a lot.
A raw and emotional look into refugee detention centres across Australia and the world.
Subhi and Jimmie's friendship is a beautiful bond between a boy born in a detention centre and a girl from the 'outside' who can't read with a book of her Mother's stories.
Subhi and Jimmie's friendship is a beautiful bond between a boy born in a detention centre and a girl from the 'outside' who can't read with a book of her Mother's stories.
I did not expect this book to affect me in the way it did. It is so honest, and this is the sort of the book the world needs, to open our eyes and realise that stuff like this still goes on. The conditions in which Subhi lives is heartbreaking, especially as an adult, to read. I say that, because Subhi is a young boy and does not realise just the extent of his treatment until over halfway. The book moved me in a way I cannot even begin to explain. Please read this. Please.
I received a copy of this via NetGalley in exchange for my honest opinion.
This is an honest and brutal portrayal of how refugees are often treated, and forgotten about, after they enter detention centres. Seen through the eyes of Subhi, a young boy who was born in the detention centre and has never known any other life.
The story is heartbreaking at times, but a very important one. There is also a magical fantasy element which ensures it isn't too dark for kids/teens.
I would highly recommend this to everyone, from kids aged 12+ to adults.
This is an honest and brutal portrayal of how refugees are often treated, and forgotten about, after they enter detention centres. Seen through the eyes of Subhi, a young boy who was born in the detention centre and has never known any other life.
The story is heartbreaking at times, but a very important one. There is also a magical fantasy element which ensures it isn't too dark for kids/teens.
I would highly recommend this to everyone, from kids aged 12+ to adults.
I received this book a day before it was officially released and have been recommending it to everyone I know since page one. The book follow the lives of two children, no more than 10, who both lead drastically different lives. One who constantly moves around due to her dad's job and just recently lost her mother, Jimmie, and Subhi, a Rohyingan boy born a refugee and never seen the world outside of fence walls. When one day their paths collide and it seems this encounter has a large chain reaction. Through the growing friendship of Subhi and Jimmie as well as the struggles going on in camp, the reader learns how precious life can be and how important imagination in a child is.
I was expecting this book to be better. It was good, but not amazing, and I felt like it never actually climaxed. I also though that Subhi's (is that how you spell it??) relationship with Jimmie happened way to quickly and it didn't really seem believable. The story took a really long time to get started, and although I found the ending moving, I think that this book wasn't one of the best I have read.