Very cleverly written (A Kestrel for a Knave - Barry Hines)

Member Name: wildexodus

Product:	A Kestrel for a Knave - Barry Hines
Date:	22/08/02 (2578 review reads)
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Advantages: interesting, realistic, intelligently written

Disadvantages: a bit sad

I was made to read this book as part of my gcse coursework and exams and to be honest the first time i read it i found it very boring. This is possibly because i was reading it in class and often other people would be reading it out loud (poorly). However, after i had watched the movie based on the book, i read the book again to get a more in depth understanding and found it a lot more interesting. I think that this was for several reasons. One was that i could put faces to the characters and imagine the story in my head as i read the book. Another is that i think that the second time i read it i took my time, as i had already absorbed the most important information. I found that you only appreciate this book if you take time to think about what is happening in the book, and read between the lines. This book is very clever in that the author not only writes a story, but (and i know this sounds odd) writes a picture, including very important details about Billy (the main characters) surroundings, which displays his emotions. This book really makes you think. I would recommend to anyone else who is forced to read the book to read it more than once and to try to imagine the story happening. To everyone else, i would recommend that if you read the book you should take your time over it because if you rush it its not as good.

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