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Skellig by David Almond

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emotional inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

4 out of 5 stars.

This was a lovely story.
Very whimsical and and heart-warming.

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adventurous emotional lighthearted fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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2.0

Skellig plays well off of our concepts of angels, but turns the narrative on its head. Through Mina’s studies of evolution, Almond suggests this natural link between “angels” and humans. He explores this further by having Mina and Michael save the angel for a change. He deliberately leaves Skellig’s nature ambiguous, but so little of it is actually explained that it is difficult to understand the purpose of the novel. The main theme is clearly the importance of life and the wonder it should have, but I felt like this could have been explored without using angels in a more realistic way, and I feel like angels have some interesting aspects that could have been explored. I just think this book underperformed to its potential. Rating: 2