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A review by iainp
We Can Be Heroes by Catherine Bruton
3.0
A slow burner to start with, which seems aimed at younger kids but in the last quarter it changes into something a little more mature.
Countless themes are covered, and covered will from a child's perspective. The characters are well-rounded and complex, not the two-dimensional ones far too often used in literature, both child and adult.
It took a while to get into, and over the first 100 pages or so I really did wonder if I would make it all the way through. The pace accelerates as it goes through, and although the end is a little predictable I like the way it's broken up with lists of questions the central character has about his friends and relatives.
Worth a look if you fancy trying something different.
Countless themes are covered, and covered will from a child's perspective. The characters are well-rounded and complex, not the two-dimensional ones far too often used in literature, both child and adult.
It took a while to get into, and over the first 100 pages or so I really did wonder if I would make it all the way through. The pace accelerates as it goes through, and although the end is a little predictable I like the way it's broken up with lists of questions the central character has about his friends and relatives.
Worth a look if you fancy trying something different.