Kes: A Kestrel for a Knave (Children's Choice)

Rating:
Summary: Rather sad, but...
Review: nevertheless a very nice book. "Kes" is essentially about a community which fails its young. The protagonist, Billy, is an apparently backward kid. The three worlds of the play are home, school and field. Home is Billy, his brother Jud and his mum where he is neglected and beaten up. School is a boy lost in a muddle of many others each hoping for futures out of this existence. Billy's solace is his pet kestrel, on which he lavishes all the tenderness he has never known. That's why the field where he flies his bird is a world of adventure and of escape. A land without maps or boundaries.
The author manages to create an image in the reader's mind that gives him a deep insight into Billy's live and his problems. You feel with the protagonist and also feel sorry for him.
That's the reason why I really enjoyed reading this book and if you like rather sad books that make you think even after finishing them I would recommend you to read "Kes"!!!

Rating:
Summary: Rather sad, but...
Review: nevertheless a very nice book. "Kes" is essentially about a community which fails its young. The protagonist, Billy, is an apparently backward kid. The three worlds of the play are home, school and field. Home is Billy, his brother Jud and his mum where he is neglected and beaten up. School is a boy lost in a muddle of many others each hoping for futures out of this existence. Billy's solace is his pet kestrel, on which he lavishes all the tenderness he has never known. That's why the field where he flies his bird is a world of adventure and of escape. A land without maps or boundaries.
The author manages to create an image in the reader's mind that gives him a deep insight into Billy's live and his problems. You feel with the protagonist and also feel sorry for him.
That's the reason why I really enjoyed reading this book and if you like rather sad books that make you think even after finishing them I would recommend you to read "Kes"!!!