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4.15 AVERAGE
4.15 AVERAGE
This was my second time reading Nation. Just as good as I remembered it.
It's a story of rebuilding after loss, and courage. It's probably worth rereading every few years.
It's a story of rebuilding after loss, and courage. It's probably worth rereading every few years.
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While we were in London over the X-Mas break we got to see the set for this book in the London National Theater. When one of my teachers recommended it to me, I decided that I wanted to read it. The beginning is a little bit hard to understand at some points, sometimes it is in oldish English, but I got the just of the story. Mau, who was at sea when the wave hit the Nation is all alone on the island with a white 'trouserman' girl. Over all it is a great book and I would recommend it to lots of people.
A boy in the South Pacific returning from a solo trip that marks his passage into manhood finds his village destroyed by a tsunami. He meets a British girl, also shipwrecked, and more survivors come to stay on their island. Together the survivors band together to form a new nation, and discover truths about their past, and the strength to stand up to those who would challenge them.
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
medium-paced
What a strange and delightful book! I have read many of Pratchett's books for adults, including some of the Discworld novels, and I was not sure what to expect when I picked up his much-lauded YA book, Nation. The book is marginally science fiction because of some allusions to a lost, advanced civilization, but the story reads more like a folktale.
I am not sure that kids will like this book-- the book is long-winded at times, and it takes awhile for the plot to get going. I also wonder if my sixht graders will understand the underlying religious theme. I have a few adventurous souls in my classroom who I know will give it a try, though!
I am not sure that kids will like this book-- the book is long-winded at times, and it takes awhile for the plot to get going. I also wonder if my sixht graders will understand the underlying religious theme. I have a few adventurous souls in my classroom who I know will give it a try, though!