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Read more of my reviews at https://spinesinaline.wordpress.comI really, really enjoyed this one! The writing immediately stood out so I knew it was going to be a good read, and such an interesting premise! August wants to be a scientist when he grows up but he’s very sick and knows he’ll never reach that dream. A more manageable dream, he desperately wants to make it to his 10th birthday, which is a month away (the last day in August).Two ravens, Muninn and Huginn (who I now know after reading A...
It is not surprising that The August Birds is sad from the outset, but there is also a marvellous amount of hope to the whole. Cade's storyline is imaginative, and her writing is lovely, if unfortunately a little jerky at times, with some quite awkward turns of phrase. I was pleased that the whole wasn't dumbed down to appeal to a younger audience; rather, it is a tome for the curious. Quite profound ideas about life and death have been woven in here. Cade has a great understanding of both perso...
I cried. A lot. But it was worth it.
It's really hard to describe exactly what made this book so hard for me to stop reading. It dealt with a difficult subject--terminal illness-- in a sensitive and realistic fashion, and the frame story of visiting important moments in science was, for the most part, successfully executed. It's a very quiet, sad, and thoughtful read. I read that the author doesn't think of it as a children or YA book despite the simple language and youthful protagonist, and I agree that adults will get more from t...
First of all, I have to say it was very fitting that I should have read this book in August (an awful month, as proved by real life and some of the historical events that happen here - and no August is neither summer nor holiday month where I live).That being out of the way: I really apprecciated what this book was trying to do and I thought the writing was beautiful, however, it failed in sparking any kind of emotional connection with me.I felt like there was too much pressure on me to learn al...
a simple and sad tale, I somewhat struggled through the childishness, but I'm glad I got to see the end. cathartic and intriguing, I loved the birds personalities, and would love to see more of them, though unlikely.
