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A review by tcbueti
Binny for Short by Hilary McKay
5.0
As always, a wonderful portrayal of a family dealing with some serious things in an quirky, sensitive and often funny way.
Great sense of place: a seaside town, with the pier, tide pools, tour boats--with handsome teen guide--and cafe.
People deal with grief in their own way. For Binny, losing her dad seems to be less awful then losing her dog, Max, afterwards. Maybe because someone (Aunty Violet) DID that--and it could possibly be remedied?
Love the idea of having an "enemy"--someone whose feelings you don't have to protect. And the description of how 2 people can have the exact same experience (seeing an adder) and in their minds it's something completely different.
Great sense of place: a seaside town, with the pier, tide pools, tour boats--with handsome teen guide--and cafe.
People deal with grief in their own way. For Binny, losing her dad seems to be less awful then losing her dog, Max, afterwards. Maybe because someone (Aunty Violet) DID that--and it could possibly be remedied?
Love the idea of having an "enemy"--someone whose feelings you don't have to protect. And the description of how 2 people can have the exact same experience (seeing an adder) and in their minds it's something completely different.