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A review by shelby_hannahh
My Name Is Mina by David Almond
3.0
This was great! I picked this up randomly from my school library because the cover attracted me and because my friend was rushing me. I'm not disappointed!
Mina is one special little girl with a vivid imagination and a joy for living. She's 9 when this takes place but a lot of her thoughts sound like they come from an adult but told in a child-like fashion. Her father died when she was young and she lives with her mom, who also teaches her as Mina was taken out of school.
This is told in a diary format, and uses a hand-written font. It's told very randomly and basically makes you think that Mina thought something and wrote it, which I loved. It showed that kids aren't linear thinkers and shouldn't be expected to be. She's young and that comes across in the writing but it's not a bad thing.
I really loved this, all in all. Didn't know it was a prequel and I had no connection to Mina at all but now I plan on reading Skellig now that I know it exists!
(Also, is it MY-NUH or MEE-NUH? I said MEE-NUH but I'm not sure????)
Mina is one special little girl with a vivid imagination and a joy for living. She's 9 when this takes place but a lot of her thoughts sound like they come from an adult but told in a child-like fashion. Her father died when she was young and she lives with her mom, who also teaches her as Mina was taken out of school.
This is told in a diary format, and uses a hand-written font. It's told very randomly and basically makes you think that Mina thought something and wrote it, which I loved. It showed that kids aren't linear thinkers and shouldn't be expected to be. She's young and that comes across in the writing but it's not a bad thing.
I really loved this, all in all. Didn't know it was a prequel and I had no connection to Mina at all but now I plan on reading Skellig now that I know it exists!
(Also, is it MY-NUH or MEE-NUH? I said MEE-NUH but I'm not sure????)