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Summary: This angel is different
Review: Reading this book, one gets the feeling of sitting in a dark room that is slowly illuminating with light. This angel is different--depressed and weary, ready to give up on life--then, a young boy and girl bring him encouragment. It's a wonderful story of angels watching over people, and vice versa.One plus is that each chapter is short, so a child with a shorter attention span can more easily enjoy.
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Summary: angel or not?
Review: Caitlin Stock October 29, 2002
Skellig, David Almond What are shoulder blades for? One theory is that they are where your wings were when you were an angel and will come again. "What are you?" said Michael, who is the main character in the book Skellig. Michael is a boy would does not have it very easy, his little sister was born to early and he just moved into a broken down house, that has a toilet in the living room. Also he found an old man named Skellig, in his garage, with bumps on his back. This is an interesting fiction/fantasy book.
Awesome, exciting, and touching are some words someone would use to describe the book, Skellig. Skellig was a page-turner because; it involved adventure and heartbreak. Every page was like jumping into the book. The author, David Almond, really wrote it from a first person point of view. He also made it seem that you were part of the book and you could visualize the characters speaking. Every page seemed to have some magic on it that made you want to read more and more. If some one said that this book sounded boring, with out even reading it, by the end of the book the person would have a whole different point of view. This book could not be boring because it involves too much heartbreak, adventure, and excitement. a boring book does not give detail.skellig gives so much detail, you literally feel like you are acting out a part in the book. Most kids could connect to this book because; it involves a lot of choices. Kids today seem to make alot of choices and have problems choosing. this book not only is adventurous it deals with making choices.
I think that this book can prepare you for the worst. Michael had every odd against him and still he survives by making choices and not giving up. This book would be a great book for older kids because little kids would not get some of the main problems in this book. Also any kind of person would love this book because it is not just set for one group of people. I would recommend this book because; it is a page-turner, exciting, and heart breaking.
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Summary: I love this book - very easy and beautiful prose
Review: Even as an adult, this book is one of my favorites. Simple to read and very touching. The characters are so real. I love the prose format. I couldn't put this book down.
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Summary: Skellig
Review: I thought the book was excellent i had never heard of it before and i thought it would be very boaring. I found the story both extraordinary and moving. Michael and his friend Mina are just two normal children until thay find a creature hidden beneath the cobwebs and rubble in Michael's garage. They had no idea that he would change there lives forever. The book gives atmosphere suspence and suprise and i would deffinetely recomend it to anyone who enjoys a good novel.
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Summary: Skellig recommended by librarian
Review: I read Skellig as a writer of children's books, not as a reader. There weren't any kids to tell me what they thought of it, so this review is from the standpoint of an adult, not a child. Skellig, recommended by the Dripping Springs, TX librarian (there were no copies available, so I bought one), encompasses the fears of all children going through family changes. In this instance, the main character, Michael, is dealing with a move to a new place, the illness of his crib-bound younger sister, stressed parents, and the challenge of making new friends while keeping the old friends. The storyline, although a little trite, is revived by the author's willingness to let his main character worry. Yes, worry. You don't really see this in Harry Potter much at all and maybe that's a downfall. Fiction for kids is often escapist and the storylines rarely work if there is too much real-life worrying it it. This one works because of the oft-used dream sequencing that makes the worrying more like a bad nightmare than a problem.
The book's hook is that no one knows about Skellig except Mina and Michael who have become neighbors. Their interaction with Skellig is mystical and nicely done.
The author also presents real-life dilemmas - the nature of evolution (not as opposed to religion, however) as well as the value of public schooling. I'm glad I read Skellig. It will present mental challenges to youngsters who have never thought about these types of dilemmas nor the nature of their own existence.
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Summary: Where the mundane meets the slightly ethereal
Review: What a wondrous story! I'm smiling just thinking about it. A thin layer removed from superficial reality, SKELLIG's enchantment and wisdom will charm you. Shhh.... If you listen carefully.....you can almost hear the beating of wings.
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Summary: It Will Change You
Review: Michael has just moved into a run down new house that needs a great deal of repair. His mother just gave birth to a new baby sister - but the baby needs to stay in the hospital because it is very ill. When the baby finally does come home, the doctor who tends to the baby does not seem very positive. Aching from the turmoil in his new life, Michael quests into the garage, where he finds a creature. Is it real? Or is it his imagination? When the garage begins to crumble, Michael calls on the aide of his unique neighbor and friend Mina to save the creature. Written in a beautifully graceful and poetic style, touching on deep spirituality without ever becoming convoluted and lost, Skellig should be read by everyone. It will change you.
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Summary: Amazon Skellig book review
Review: I thought Skellig was a very enjoyable and mysterious book, but was a little bit complicated for young children at eleven. The author has used very distinctive words to express the character of Skellig, Mina, Micheal and Micheal's dad. He uses very powerful words that a younger child could pick up and use which means it's not suitable for children under 9. If I had picked up another one of his books, either Kits Wilderness or Secret Heart, I would probably pick it up to read.
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Summary: skellig
Review: Skellig is quite a good book which we read in our english lesson at school.The book contains a lot of mystery.The tension builds up which makes the story enjoyable to read.I dont know if i would read it again,as its not my type of book.I would reccommend it to the ages of 9 and up as there are some words that the younger ages will not understand.I would give skellig 8 out of 10.
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Summary: skellig
Review: skellig is a mysterious tale of a boys troubles who finds a strange person in his garage. His family has moved to a real D.I.Y hoause with a crumbling garage. His sister falls ill and he finds a strange man in his garage. ALL of his freinds make fun of him and his only real freind seems to be a girl who lives accross the street. This book is an extreamly good one and is worth reading, you can realy relate to the characters if you have a freind or member of your family in hospital. I would recomend this book to children above the age of 8.
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