A review by dramaturgist
Counting Stars by David Almond
5.0
this book was amaazing and so poignant <3
- the writing style is really unique. i love the tiny details, and the repetition, and the vivid yet brief descriptions: all put together, they make for an amazing reading experience.
- the characters were so realistic. technically, the are real: the book is a collection of short stories based off of the author's life. but still; i loved reading about all the characters and colin was one of my favourites.
- they're so unpredictable and new! like, in the time machine, (my favourite story of them all) the ending was so sad and beautiful and amazing and totally not what you'd expect.
tl;dr: an amazing book that you should definitely read if you enjoyed David Almond's other books, or if you like contemporary fiction.
- the writing style is really unique. i love the tiny details, and the repetition, and the vivid yet brief descriptions: all put together, they make for an amazing reading experience.
- the characters were so realistic. technically, the are real: the book is a collection of short stories based off of the author's life. but still; i loved reading about all the characters and colin was one of my favourites.
- they're so unpredictable and new! like, in the time machine, (my favourite story of them all) the ending was so sad and beautiful and amazing and totally not what you'd expect.
tl;dr: an amazing book that you should definitely read if you enjoyed David Almond's other books, or if you like contemporary fiction.