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3/5
The main character walks around town meeting different people, through these encounters we learn about his life, his past, the town, and its inhabitants.
Some parts I like more than others, the more fantastic parts are also quite philosophical at times. I wonder how a young audience responds to this book, or if they really manage to connect with it.
It reads well as an adult, but I'm not quite satisfied with the ending.

David Almond‘s coming-of-age novel for children aged 11+ is a dreamy mix of historical fiction and supernatural overtones that combines Almond‘s marvellous ear for north eastern dialect with a simple plot that‘s about Davie and his journey both emotional and literal and which I think offers a lot for readers who are young and old alike and confirms Almond‘s place as one of the greats of modern children‘s literature.

#ReadingResolutions Day 18: There is always #Depth in Almond‘s novels, and I am thrilled to receive a review copy of his newest novel that I am more than certain will move me deeply. #BookMail #ARC