Private Peaceful - Michael Morpurgo Reviews

Michael Morpurgo was born in 1943, he attended schools in London, Sussex and Canterbury. He went on to London University to study English and French, he started teaching in a primary school in Kent. It was while he was there that he discovered what he wanted to do. "We had to read the children a story every day and my lot were bored by the ...  Read the complete review

I was never one for reading war stories , but after i was recomended this book i thought i might as well give it a go. It was the first Michel Morphurgo book i ever read and i havent stoped reading his books yet. The story of Private Peacful is a emotive tale of a young boy who adores his family more than anything. Tommo Peacful lives in a ...  Read the complete review

This book is not one I would usually pick up and read. Infact I don't think I would take a second glance at this book and would most likely disregard it as a boring war book. but after recieving it ad a gift and all the uncannily good things my colleges and friends have told me of it, I thought I must give it a read, afterall it couldnt hurt to ...  Read the complete review

I am reviewing Private Peaceful by Michael Morpurgo. I read this novel in my English class at school and I am going to explain what happens in the novel, who the characters are, what I think are the best and worst bits and why, and what I would do personally to the novel to make it a better book. The main character in this novel by ...  Read the complete review

Private Peaceful is without a doubt the best book I have ever read. It is a book that will make you laugh and cry but is certainly not a book you will forget in a hurry. It begins with eighteen-year-old Private Thomas Peaceful on the battlefields of the First World War looking back over his countryside childhood. These memories are fond ...  Read the complete review