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Cuckoo in the nest- Michelle Magorian: A review
They say don't judge a book by its cover. I don't believe that, and I don't think anyone does, why else would there still be book covers then? Sometimes you realize that the world is just so full of hypocrites.
Right, moving on to my review: I found this book in my school's library, it's cover, the contrast of it, enticed me, which is how I have come to write this review.
My rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
A boy. A theater. England.
What's not to like, the book covers it all: struggles with family life and wages, stereotypic judgment, for the love of theater and pure passion. Britain in the post-war 1940s, a 'pish-posh' towns boy Ralph, who aspires to be an actor.
The reason for my rating: why four? Well, it was because I would have liked more character development, there was definitely progression of Ralph's personality, but the others, barely any. At times, the story felt a bit 'frozen' and 'flat'. What I liked most was the authenticity of the book, the Britishness, the slang: the personality of the whole book was astounding, that factor was the one that earnt this book 5 stars.
- Anna K.
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