Goodnight Mr Tom - Michelle Magorian Reviews

Goodnight Mr Tom is a book my mum gave me when I was younger and still to this day its my favourite book and one that I never bore of reading. The book was written by Michelle Magorian and has been in circulation since 1981. I first read this book when I was 12 but to be honest I think its one that should be viewed by parents before ...  Read the complete review

This is one of those books that I grew up with and mainly due to our class in Year 7, aged around 11, having to read it during English lessons. The best part of all though was that our class got to meet the author Michelle Magorian as she was a friend of our English teacher and was invited to come down for a day. I remember coming ...  Read the complete review

I found this to be a really emotional story which could capture the heart of anyone it could break even the toughest person. This story definately brought a tear to my eye. It is wrote by Michelle margorian who is a very talented writer. There was also a drama of this released staring John Thaw. It is a story of friendship and love. The ...  Read the complete review

My eldest son is in Year 4 (second year of Juniors or 8-9 year olds in old money) and last term he and I read Goodnight Mister Tom together in support of the WW2 syllabus subject that they were following. I found that what is essentially a children's novel (in the vein of The Railway Children and The Chronicles of Narnia) and which appears on the ...  Read the complete review

Goodnight Mister Tom has always been one of my favourite stories from when I was younger. I remember my mum bought me the book for my Christmas one year after I watched the drama on TV and I loved it. The novel was actually written in 1981 by Michelle Magorian and the drama was first played on TV in 1998. The drama was directed by Jack Gold and I ...  Read the complete review

Please note this is a review about the book and not the TV program. This review may give slight details about the plot away (very slight) Good night Mr Tom Ive known about this book for a long time. It was in the 100 greatest books of all time, it was me in to a TV drama and it is sometimes given to literature students ...  Read the complete review

Goodnight, Mr Tom is a heart-warming tale of an evacuee, sent into the country from London, during the Second World War. The evacuee, William Beech, is a young boy who has been separated from his abusive mother, to live out the war in the country. He is “assigned” to Old Mr Tom Oakley, a hardened widower who lost his young wife and small son many ...  Read the complete review

Goodnight Mr. Tom is a wonderful tale of emotions concerning a small, meek evacuee (William Beech) drafted into the country from London in World War II and the impact he has on a gruff, unsocialable old country man. (Thomas Oakley) It is a modern, classic tale, the likes of which can be precious few. The tale develops beautifully, showing ...  Read the complete review

I read this thrilling book while at school and at times it was tear jerking. It is a sad story with a happy ending, the way we all love it to be. Goodnight Mister Tom, is set during the Second World War, follows the life of a young evacue from london who is abused by his God-fearing mother. The man he is placed with, Tom Oakley, ...  Read the complete review

Don't just dismiss this book as a children's classic, because it hold a lot of charm and poignancy as a book for adults. The recent televisation of Michelle Magorian's 'Goodnight Mr Tom' will have, no doubt ahve increased the book's popularity, but if you still haven't read it, I would thoroughly recommend that you try ...  Read the complete review

This is one of those modern classics that if you haven't read you should rush out and buy right now! Although this is considered a children's book it isn't the kind of thing I would let my eight year old son read, so if you buy it for a child I would strongly advise that you read it yourself first. Goodnight Mister Tom, which ...  Read the complete review