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I've put off reading this for ages as I've never fancied it, but watching the trailer for the film prompted me to finally read the book.
There was a nice contrast between America and Wales but I felt Wales was portrayed as stereotypically old fashioned and almost backwards. I suppose this was the aim, to show such a stark contrast between the two settings but it felt somewhat extreme.
I'm unsure whether this is a children's book as it was quite dark and dealt with some distressing themes such as d ...more
There was a nice contrast between America and Wales but I felt Wales was portrayed as stereotypically old fashioned and almost backwards. I suppose this was the aim, to show such a stark contrast between the two settings but it felt somewhat extreme.
I'm unsure whether this is a children's book as it was quite dark and dealt with some distressing themes such as d ...more
It's possible being inside the head of a 16 year old boy for 300+ pages just isn't that interesting...
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Rima Rkein
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