Where the World Ends

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I was really pleasantly surprised by this book, I was expecting a Lord of the Flies copy, but it was so much more than that. I didn't liked the way rape and suicide are dealt with in this book. The suicide part is only completely revealed on the ending and it was basically brushed off completely but I think that the bits related to the rape could have been dealt with better. This is a story about everything that can go wrong with a rape victim, she doesn't have a support net, no family or friends that are really there for her, she doesn't get any professional help, either from therapists or law enforcement, is a case where no one believes her even thought she didn't even shouted rape. It's a sad story and one that unfortunately happens but it's also one that I don't think needed to be out there (again), when you're writing for a younger public you have certain responsibilities and showing how to dealt with traumatic situations is one of them. Twin jets of joy and fear went through him: joy because now he might be able to tell his parents (casually, after a day or two at home), Did I say? On the Stac, I was King Gannet. Fear, in case he failed. She drowns herself with the words Micah said, the words wherein he stands up for himself written. What a selfish twat. But, glancing down, Quill could see that Murdo’s knees were bent in an attempt to make himself shorter.

This book is unique. The writing is not what I'm used to but it grows on me and I like the humor underneath it. The broken English in their conversation is hard to read but I'm guessing that it's how the people of Hirta talks. I like Murdo and his talks of sweethearts. I like John's surprise. I also like Quill for always having something to say and stories to tell, especially how he protects little Davie. Istoria insulei Hirta din Arhipelagul St Kilda (Scoția) este tulburător de fascinantă. Nu știam nimic despre particularitățile insulei (nu există lemn) sau despre viața dificilă a locuitorilor; norocul meu că am zărit coperta la Bookfest și am descoperit o poveste emoționantă despre supraviețuire, camaraderie și speranță.My heart aches for the beauty of Amy Zhang's style of writing, reminding me of Jandy Nelson. It's effortless and so easy to immerse yourself, even if I couldn't connect emotionally to Janie's character. Based on a real event that took place on the remote islands of St Kilda in the 18th Century, this book tells an enthralling story. Miracles do not belong to religions. Miracles belong to the desperate, which is why every religion, every philosophy, and most importantly, every fairy tale always has a moment of salvation, a eureka, an enlightenment. And that’s what miracles are. Not solutions, but catalysts. Not answers, but chances.” It marked the beginning of their labors. No more housekeeping, clearing pebbles and bones and weed from their sleeping place. Today they were fowlers on a quest for gannets. “Who wants to be King?”

In return for this validation, etc., Micah allows Janie to do shit like this: Never speak to him at school; break into his home; prevent him from studying/scatter his notes; make out with him and then turn around and make out with another guy; be aware for years that he is in looooove with her but just continue leading him on; try to prevent him from being friends with anyone else; tell him his best friend is in love with him just because his best friend is gay and she’s jealous and manipulative and psychotic. It went through Quilliam's head that if there was one thing he wanted to see before he died, it was Murdina Galloway's sleeping face in the dip of a pillow filled with feathers he had gathered himself." [I loved the use of a love interest as a way to survive] She has also written retellings of The Odyssey and Stories from Shakespeare for young readers. She lives in a cottage surrounded by wild birds, not unlike the birds which are also key characters in Where The World Ends! Every Kilda man is part bird, because he knows how it feels to plummet out of the sky toward the brightness of sea." This is Where The World Ends was lyrically beautiful, engaging and swept me off my feet with it's charm and sense of adventure. But ultimately it was a story told in halves, the before and after referencing Micah waking up in hospital with no recollection of how or why.

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A hellish and harrowing yet beautifully written survival story based on true events. It's no wonder Where the World Ends was nominated for the Printz Award. An absolute must read. I hate that I didn't love this one. I still don't think I will give up on Amy's writing though, since it really is fabulous. Third time's the charm? I wasn't on board with the girl mpdg-ing in the first half, but it's how that same thing about her slowly dissipated because it is in that eventual change in tone (and more importantly why that was) that had me considering her more closely to discover that there's more to her than her whimsy, and so to with Micah and how he positioned himself on the fringe of anything/everything in relation to her. Micah was ordinarily lovely. He genuinely cared so deeply for Janie and even against his better judgement, it was clear that she took advantage of him and the attention she so desperately craved. It wasn't until Janie moved away where she felt as though she was losing her hold on Micah. It's obvious that Micah was infatuated with her, his only friend in Dewey seeing the toxic hold Janie had on him and the underlying jealousy of his friendship with Dewey as well.

Based on a real event, this is a story that sings to the soul. It belongs—in shoals—in every school and library. By the glimmer of a fulmar lamp, it gives a rare insight into the hardship of ordinary lives in the early 1700s. Where the World Ends is a 2017 young adult novel by Geraldine McCaughrean and illustrated by Jane Milloy. It won the 2018 Carnegie Medal. [1] [2] Reception [ edit ] This book is set on a sea stac in the St. Kilda archipelago. It follows a group of men and boys who become stranded there when the boat from Hirta does not return to collect them. It's set in 1727 and based on a true story, a nightmare of a true story! Official rating: I really, really liked but I also had a lot of problems with it. Also, reading anything about this book counts as a spoiler in my opinion so bellow there will be a shit ton of spoilers.Mr. Farriss said, with his little crooked smile, “The King is dead: long live the King,” and awarded Quill the title of King Gannet for the duration of their stay on the Stac. And on top of it all, this doesn’t have anything to do with the apocalypse. The “““world ends””” for Micah because Janie killed herself. Based on a historic event, the book is a stunning exploration of when a group of three men and eight boys were stranded on the Warrior Stac. Although the 1727 incident was officially documented, the thoughts and personal accounts of the ordeal of the boys and men were not collected.

You might not feel it because you’re not doing anything, but we know that public engagement moves (a) leader to do things,” she said. Geraldine McCaughrean was born in 1951 and brought up in North London. She studied at Christ Church College of Education, Canterbury and worked in a London publishing house for 10 years before becoming a full-time writer in 1988. She has written over 120 books, 50 short plays for schools, and a radio play.

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While I clearly didn't enjoy this book, it's one I went into with mixed expectations and one I've come away from with very mixed thoughts and feelings for and can't stop thinking about. I've read several of McCaughrean's other books, with Peter Pan in Scarlet being among my favourites, but few of her other books have really engaged me in the same way. After hearing a lot of buzz about this one and looking into the true story that inspired this book, I was really intrigued to read it. As I read the book I felt emotionally caught up in the narrative and utterly gripped by the touching humour and threat of tragedy. Janie reminds me of a lot of our notable YA contemporary heroines like Margo of Paper Towns and Hannah Baker of Thirteen Reasons Why. For others, these references might be the reason not to read the book while for others, this detail might be intriguing. At some point, the relationship between Janie and Micah reminds me of that of Clay Jensen and Hannah Baker’s. This grittily provocative debut explores the horrors of self-harm and the healing power of artistic expression. When the time comes for the boat to return to collect the boys and men, there is no sign of the boat at all. Asking why the boat does not come, the fowlers search for reasonable explanations. A problem with the boat seems likely. But as more time passes their speculations become wilder.