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Chargement... Five Boyspar Mick Jackson
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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. A strange book. Written in the style of a book aimed at young teenagers and with a plot to match it wanders into a metaphysical treatise on beekeeping and morality. With the odd swear word and descriptions of voyeurism and masturbation added to the mix but running at odds to the meandering plot and benign characterisation that makes them ill fitting. The Five Boys of the title never emerge either as a group or as individuals. The sixth boy with which the story starts disappears from the plot altogether. It reads like the author had a whole list of potential novels in his mind and decided to put them all into one book. Not a success. Very interesting and quick read about life in a small town in England during the years leading up to WWII. I was a little disappointed when the story line took a detour but the story was completely enjoyable. It was a nice, one-day, "just sit in front of a fire and read" book. Would recommend to others. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
Something strange is going on in the village. A dead pig is carried through the lanes in a coffin, a heap of signposts are buried in a field and a mummy walks the streets late at night, scaring the local ladies half to death. Things have never been the same since the evacuee arrived and the Five Boys mistook him for a Nazi spy. It is as if someone is out for revenge. The village has had a whole host of visitors since: the Americans are down the road preparing for D-Day and a deserter is hiding out in the woods. But it is the arrival of the Bee King which makes the biggest impression. He is a law unto himself, has his own strange rituals and the villagers fear that he is beginning to exert the same charm over their boys as he does over his bees. The second novel by the highly acclaimed author of The Underground Man confirms Mick Jackson's originality and talent. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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A disappointingly trudging novel of England in the days of the blitz. The story of one small boy, Bobby, who is evacuated from war-torn London to a small Devonshire village and how he adapts and fits in with a gang of five boys whose fathers have all gone off to the war. Small effectively written portraits of the old woman who takes Bobby in, an old man who builds ships in bottles, and the boys themselves. Unfortunately, the story moves so slowly, without much happening, that I just lost interest. Gave up after reading more than a hundred pages. There are just too many other books out there waiting, and better ones. Sorry, Mr. Jackson, but you need to pick up the pace. Not recommended. ( )