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A review by booknerdjo
Tyger by SF Said
4.0
This is a very lyrical and magical book, inspired heavily by the works of William Blake - not just The Tyger but also London, a poem which highlights the poverty and inequality of Victorian London.
The book is set in a version of 21st century London in a world where slavery was never abolished and London is a filthy industrial city, where foreigners all live in a ghetto and the power and wealth is wielded by a handful of rich white men.
In a rubbish dump in the centre of London, Adam finds a Tyger - a creature long extinct. But this is no ordinary Tyger - she is an immortal, and she teaches Adam and his friend Zadie how to use the powers within themselves to reconnect their world with infinite other worlds and thus restore balance and save their civilisation.
Beautifully written and illustrated, it is a story about how we are all part of something bigger and how important these connections are. It is also about friendship, freedom and using the power inside you to make the world a better place.
The book is set in a version of 21st century London in a world where slavery was never abolished and London is a filthy industrial city, where foreigners all live in a ghetto and the power and wealth is wielded by a handful of rich white men.
In a rubbish dump in the centre of London, Adam finds a Tyger - a creature long extinct. But this is no ordinary Tyger - she is an immortal, and she teaches Adam and his friend Zadie how to use the powers within themselves to reconnect their world with infinite other worlds and thus restore balance and save their civilisation.
Beautifully written and illustrated, it is a story about how we are all part of something bigger and how important these connections are. It is also about friendship, freedom and using the power inside you to make the world a better place.