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**ACTUAL RATING 3.5 STARS**
This book was a great introduction into this world and its characters. It really set the tone, representing this world as dark and murky, and how the society treat creatures who they deem as “non-human”. The discrimination Geralt faces mirror the racial issues we face today in our own society. This also apparent through the hatred between the other races such as sorceresses, elves and dwarves. The Last Wish is a collection of short stories about Geralt who is a Witcher (monster hunter), and we follow him as he fights the ‘evil’ within the world.
As someone who has played the games and watched the TV show before going into this, I think we get a very different representation of Geralt here. In this book, he was pretty chatty and seemed to enjoy relaying his wisdom. Whereas in the Games and the series, he is a man of few words. His moody personality is still consistent, along with his humorous relationship with Dandilion (Jaskier). There are humorous scenes throughout this entire book, particularly through the use of sarcastic and witty dialogue.'...
This book was a great introduction into this world and its characters. It really set the tone, representing this world as dark and murky, and how the society treat creatures who they deem as “non-human”. The discrimination Geralt faces mirror the racial issues we face today in our own society. This also apparent through the hatred between the other races such as sorceresses, elves and dwarves. The Last Wish is a collection of short stories about Geralt who is a Witcher (monster hunter), and we follow him as he fights the ‘evil’ within the world.
As someone who has played the games and watched the TV show before going into this, I think we get a very different representation of Geralt here. In this book, he was pretty chatty and seemed to enjoy relaying his wisdom. Whereas in the Games and the series, he is a man of few words. His moody personality is still consistent, along with his humorous relationship with Dandilion (Jaskier). There are humorous scenes throughout this entire book, particularly through the use of sarcastic and witty dialogue.'...
I gave this book 2 stars purely because I enjoyed the beginning. It read like a classic full of whimsy and wisdom, but I found it pointless.
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Ahhhh the nostalgia!
Reading this from an adults POV was so interesting. There were so many dark issues that are brought up in the book that were overlooked by myself as a child. Some are obvious e.g. Tracy's Hayfever being her actually crying, however the seriousness Tracy's situation is masked by the humour Tracy provides. I read a lot of Jacqueline Wilson's books as a child and this is a technique she often uses.
Tracy is such a likeable character and you really feel for her. As a reader, you understand why she behaves like she does, and you can see that she has a heart of gold underneath her attitude.
Reading this from an adults POV was so interesting. There were so many dark issues that are brought up in the book that were overlooked by myself as a child. Some are obvious e.g. Tracy's Hayfever being her actually crying, however the seriousness Tracy's situation is masked by the humour Tracy provides. I read a lot of Jacqueline Wilson's books as a child and this is a technique she often uses.
Tracy is such a likeable character and you really feel for her. As a reader, you understand why she behaves like she does, and you can see that she has a heart of gold underneath her attitude.
I went into this book totally blind, thinking it was going to be a heart-warming read about true friendship. BOY, WAS I WRONG.
The Tulip Touch is, at its core, about friendship, but it perfectly brings up the question of whether evil is born, or made. Tulip is a troubled girl, and Natalie takes a liking to her when she sees her with a baby kitten. The two become friends, and Tulip proves to be obsessive and manipulative, creating strange games such as "Guest Stalk" where the two would follow hotel guests around (Natalie's dad owns a hotel").
It all seems perfectly harmless in the beginning, and I started to think they were just being typical naughty children, but as the book went on, more is revealed about Tulip's family life. The story got much darker, and despite Tulip's malevolent actions, you still feel sorry for her in the end.
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The Tulip Touch is, at its core, about friendship, but it perfectly brings up the question of whether evil is born, or made. Tulip is a troubled girl, and Natalie takes a liking to her when she sees her with a baby kitten. The two become friends, and Tulip proves to be obsessive and manipulative, creating strange games such as "Guest Stalk" where the two would follow hotel guests around (Natalie's dad owns a hotel").
It all seems perfectly harmless in the beginning, and I started to think they were just being typical naughty children, but as the book went on, more is revealed about Tulip's family life. The story got much darker, and despite Tulip's malevolent actions, you still feel sorry for her in the end.
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This book had a really interesting premise, which kept me so intrigued I read it in one sitting!
The story begins with Hannah being forced to attend the family Passover, yet she has no respect for their traditions or any interest in their family history. Hannah is told to open the door to let prophet Elijah in, but when she does, she is transported to an entirely different place. Her mind is now in the body of a young girl called Cheya, and she discovers that she is in 1942 Poland. Though some of the events in here didn't make sense, the main message I got from this was how important it is that we remember what atrocities happened, so they may never be repeated.
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The story begins with Hannah being forced to attend the family Passover, yet she has no respect for their traditions or any interest in their family history. Hannah is told to open the door to let prophet Elijah in, but when she does, she is transported to an entirely different place. Her mind is now in the body of a young girl called Cheya, and she discovers that she is in 1942 Poland. Though some of the events in here didn't make sense, the main message I got from this was how important it is that we remember what atrocities happened, so they may never be repeated.
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*Actual rating 1.5 stars*
When i went into this book, I was expecting a beautiful friendship between the unlikeliest of people, I was wrong.
This book tells the story of an ignorant nine-year old boy, Bruno who literally has no clue about Nazi's, Hitler or what the heck his dad does for a living. I can understand that he is a child, but i don't believe the son of a Nazi, one who is in charge of the Auschwitz camp could have no idea what is going on. The book then makes this worse when Bruno meets Shmuel, a little boy inside the concentration camp. The book LITERALLY TELLS US that Bruno notices how think Shmuel looks, or when he has bruises on his face, yet fails to let Bruno realise the horrific situation he is in. Even when Shmuel tries to tell him, Bruno starts to complain about his sister, or that his house back in Berlin had five floors!
I gave this 1.5 stars because I felt that the nature of the story was truly harrowing and heartbreaking, but the way in which it was told was just bad.
When i went into this book, I was expecting a beautiful friendship between the unlikeliest of people, I was wrong.
This book tells the story of an ignorant nine-year old boy, Bruno who literally has no clue about Nazi's, Hitler or what the heck his dad does for a living. I can understand that he is a child, but i don't believe the son of a Nazi, one who is in charge of the Auschwitz camp could have no idea what is going on. The book then makes this worse when Bruno meets Shmuel, a little boy inside the concentration camp. The book LITERALLY TELLS US that Bruno notices how think Shmuel looks, or when he has bruises on his face, yet fails to let Bruno realise the horrific situation he is in. Even when Shmuel tries to tell him, Bruno starts to complain about his sister, or that his house back in Berlin had five floors!
I gave this 1.5 stars because I felt that the nature of the story was truly harrowing and heartbreaking, but the way in which it was told was just bad.
When I first started reading this, I was worried it would follow in the footsteps of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas. However, whist Bruno was ignorant, I think that our MC in this book, Felix, was simply innocent. He had no idea about anything because no-one had told him, and us as the reader were taken on this journey of realisation with him.
This book had so much potential, but the way the story is told just didn’t sit well with me. I HATED the MC. She was annoying, whiny and behaved recklessly. She’s also the narrator which made reading this even less enjoyable.
I did really admire her for her strength and her morals, but her overall personality irritated me so much.
Most of the other characters are fine, if anything they are undeveloped and are just there to fill out the story. I understand that this is not a character driven story and obviously exists to speak for the prejudices in society and the horrors of what it can lead to. I do admire the book for this reason and hence why it received 2 stars.
Needless to say, the plot of Internment feels all too real and it’s definitely an important topic to discuss, this book just didn’t execute it very well.
I did really admire her for her strength and her morals, but her overall personality irritated me so much.
Most of the other characters are fine, if anything they are undeveloped and are just there to fill out the story. I understand that this is not a character driven story and obviously exists to speak for the prejudices in society and the horrors of what it can lead to. I do admire the book for this reason and hence why it received 2 stars.
Needless to say, the plot of Internment feels all too real and it’s definitely an important topic to discuss, this book just didn’t execute it very well.