When his best friend Hector is suddenly taken away, Standish Treadwell realises that it is up to him, his grandfather and a small band of rebels to confront and defeat the ever present oppressive forces of The Motherland.
Friendship and trust inspire Standish to rise up against an oppressive regime and expose the truth about a planned moon landing in this original and spellbinding book.
Review
With an exquisite style to her writing, Gardner has done it again. Maggot Moon is a beautiful tale about two boys who have had difficult lives but are both determined and strong characters that lead not only themselves to an adventure, but the reader too.
I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and I believe that it will become a future classic. At the first page I was hooked into Standish’s world and I didn’t want to let go until I had read the last word. I endeavoured Maggot Moon in one sitting and although I found some parts quite strange and unrealistic, I enjoyed the book. This is an easy book to plough through, as it was light but heavy at the same time. The chapters are quite short and as they are told through the eyes of a young boy who can’t read or write, the sentences are quite simple too. However, this is no book for the faint of heart. It has suspenseful cliff-hangers, a tension building plot, scenes that will make you gasp, cry and laugh and stimulating characters. Do you think you are strong enough to take on this escapade?
In my opinion, despite Maggot Moon being a terrific thriller, I found that some parts are definitely not suitable to its intended readership: a child. There are some violent scenes that had me cringing – a fourteen year old. There are also some unnecessary swearing parts that I think was overdone.
Furthermore, there are some beautiful literary phrases that are breath-taking – but are they worth putting in for children? I think most of the clever metaphors will not be understood and not appreciated.
Overall, I loved Maggot Moon. If you enjoy unique, original and books that will leave you awe-struck then this is the book for you!
Thank you to Hot Keys Books for review and Love Reading for sending me this for review! :)
RATE: 4.5/5
Publisher: Hot Key Books
Publication date: 6th September 2012
Pages: 288
Edition: ARC Paperback
Source: For Review
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*This is a scheduled post as I am on holiday until Sunday*
5 comments:
Brilliant review! Glad you enjoyed this! The characters and storyline are so intriguing! Thanks so much for this!
Hope you're having a great time camping! :D
I got this for review too, and agree with everything you've said! I also cringed at the violent scenes (especially when the teacher kicks the child to death!!! I was just sitting there with my mouth hanging open!) and I'm the same age as you. Other than that, I loved this book! Great review. :) xxx
A future classic? A must read! I hadn't heard of this before, but I love the premise of it.
Though if I read is I would be extremely wary of the violent scenes, I'm so a major wuss! And I just read Jessica's comment above, a teacher kicks a child to death?!?! That really doesn't sound appropriate for a book with this age audiece!
But other than that I love the sound of it.(: thanks for another wonderful review, Zoe!
Love the sound of this one! I've only heard good things about it and I'm looking forward to getting my hands on a copy!
Thanks for the brilliant review!! This book sounds really unusual, I'm so glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the awesome review!!
Beth xx
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