![]() “Something like you, something like a beast, something like a bird, something like an angel.” This book will stay with you for a long time. There are no fairies or magical unicorns in it, thank god, but Mina shows Michael and the reader so many wonderful things about the world around us. Comment if you know what I mean! My other favourite thing about the book is he sense of magic and wonder it gives off. That’s why I don’t like the movie, or the radio play or the theatre production, or opera (I KNOW! ) … its just one of those books that are a set way in your head and it messes it all up when some producer puts it on screen. SWEETENER: Like I said above, the book has a sense of mystery that you can’t really capture. Its a bit like Marmite – you will either love it or hate it! You can’t really capture the essence of the story and while readers who prefer chunky mysteries or fact-based fiction may not see the point, in my opinion it is the perfect novel for adults and children alike. Written in a lyrical, lilting fashion, Skellig is woven from owls, poetry and late night excursions in abandoned houses. You will definitely want to.Īlmond’s beautifully bizarre debut is like nothing you will have ever read before. You may have read this at school, or at home. The only person he can confide in is Mina, and together they explore this weird and wonderful world of love, death and Skellig. An ancient man, if you can even call him a man at all, half bird, half beast. Michael finds a man in the crumbling garage. ![]() Name: Skellig Author: David Almond Published: 1998 ![]()
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