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Skellig - Community Reviews back

by David Almond
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rachelruetz
rachelruetz rated it 15 years ago
Skellig is just one of those books that, even though it only takes an hour or two to finish, makes you sit back and say, "Whoa."
Only Mostly Dead
Only Mostly Dead rated it 16 years ago
Interesting book.An enjoyable and easy read - as you'd perhaps expect from something aimed at children. The book is a fairly simple and straightforward story - there are no real surprises in the plot itself - of a boy who meets a strange person in the crumbling garage of his new home, the eponymous ...
Return to Oz
Return to Oz rated it 17 years ago
David Almond wrote some of my favourite stories. This is one I recall from childhood.
Flying Kick-a-pow!
Flying Kick-a-pow! rated it 17 years ago
I had to read this book for seventh grade. Obviously, the school system was just trying to fit a fantasy book into the curriculum, but they happened to choose one of the worst fantasy books ever written. A kid finds a guy with wings in his garage. That's about it. The writing is unimpressive--it see...
guiltlessreader
guiltlessreader rated it 17 years ago
I really love this book. Any initial disgust one has about Skellig's outer ugliness is erased as his true character slowly reveals itself. It reminds me of the movie City of Angels because it seemed to me that Skellig was an angel ... but definitely not fitting into the image of stereotypical cherub...
Kaethe
Kaethe rated it 23 years ago
What the? This was my first of Almond's works. Weird and wonderful.
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