The Wind Singer
Well, I don't have plans to read all the intended holiday reading that I didn't actually read when we were away, and especially the re-reads among them. But since The Wind Singer by William Nicholson was a new one I bought (together with those two Cornelia Funkes, remember?) I thought I would read this one.
In fact I saved the best of the three till last. William Nicholson is the writer or co-writer of Shadowlands, Gladiator, First Knight and various other films and plays, along with the Wind on Fire series of children's books. The Wind Singer is the first of this trilogy, but I'm not going to hold that against it. In fact, I look forward to going on and reading the subsequent volumes.
Unsurprisingly the story tells of the triumph of good over evil, in ridding the city of Aramanth from the tyranny that has governed it since time out of mind. It has a feisty, resourceful heroine and a sensitive empathic hero (they happen to be twins); and it has some of the most terrifying hazards I have come across in any literature, in the shape of the 'old children' who relentlessly pursue our heroes, and threaten with the slightest touch to sap their youth and make them old too. You can read it as an amusing satire on the education policy of recent British Governments (the way to improve something is to go on testing it and measuring it - who said our politicians have never progressed beyond the mindset of adolescent boys?) You can read it as a Christian allegory of saviour/redeemers venturing into the very home of evil to bring back the captured treasure that will restore life and joy to those who have sat in darkness. You can read it as just a rattling good yarn. For any and all of these, it's worth a read.
In fact I saved the best of the three till last. William Nicholson is the writer or co-writer of Shadowlands, Gladiator, First Knight and various other films and plays, along with the Wind on Fire series of children's books. The Wind Singer is the first of this trilogy, but I'm not going to hold that against it. In fact, I look forward to going on and reading the subsequent volumes.
Unsurprisingly the story tells of the triumph of good over evil, in ridding the city of Aramanth from the tyranny that has governed it since time out of mind. It has a feisty, resourceful heroine and a sensitive empathic hero (they happen to be twins); and it has some of the most terrifying hazards I have come across in any literature, in the shape of the 'old children' who relentlessly pursue our heroes, and threaten with the slightest touch to sap their youth and make them old too. You can read it as an amusing satire on the education policy of recent British Governments (the way to improve something is to go on testing it and measuring it - who said our politicians have never progressed beyond the mindset of adolescent boys?) You can read it as a Christian allegory of saviour/redeemers venturing into the very home of evil to bring back the captured treasure that will restore life and joy to those who have sat in darkness. You can read it as just a rattling good yarn. For any and all of these, it's worth a read.
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this book was good
kestral is my favourite character
it is the best book i have ever read and especially the charecters are brought out really well
It was great!!!!!!!!
it is a great book and brought out how sometimes twins have telepathy and can speak to each other in their heads. it also shows how the hath family is united, both physically and mentally, and not at all like the blesh family and maslo inch, who rely solely on results to keep their family together and no family unity and warmth at all. i know, because i have twin sisters myself
this book waz gr8 gr8 gr8 the characters all of em wer wiked man i onli red the frst so far cant w8 to reed the otha two i no they gonna b cool kestrel waz probz ma fave character mumpo waz funniiii
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