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| Original Title: | Click |
| ISBN: | 1407105914 (ISBN13: 9781407105918) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Literary Awards: | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Nominee for Jugendbuch (2010) |
Eoin Colfer
Unknown Binding | Pages: 217 pages Rating: 3.53 | 1894 Users | 380 Reviews
List About Books Click
| Title | : | Click |
| Author | : | Eoin Colfer |
| Book Format | : | Unknown Binding |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 217 pages |
| Published | : | October 1st 2007 by Not Avail (first published 2007) |
| Categories | : | Young Adult. Fiction. Short Stories. Mystery |
Rendition Concering Books Click
A video message from a dead person. A larcenous teenager. A man who can stick his left toe behind his head and in his ear. An epileptic girl seeking answers in a fairy tale. A boy who loses everything in World War II, and his brother who loses even more. And a family with a secret so big that it changes everything.The world's best beloved authors each contribute a chapter in the life of the mysterious George "Gee" Keane, photographer, soldier, adventurer and enigma. Under different pens, a startling portrait emerges of a man, his family, and his gloriously complicated tangle of a life.
The full list of authors includes:
Roddy Doyle, Booker Prize-winning author of A STAR CALLED HENRY; Nick Hornby, author of ABOUT A BOY; Ruth Ozeki, author of MY YEAR OF MEATS; Margo Lanagan, Prinz Honor Award-winning author of BLACK JUICE; Linda Sue Park, Newbery Award-winning author of A SINGLE SHARD; David Almond, winner of the Whitbread Award and Carnegie Medal and author of SKELLIG; Gregory Maguire, author of WICKED; Tim Wynne-Jones, two-time winner of Canada's Governor General's award and author of ONE OF THE KINDER PLANETS; Deborah Ellis, author of THE BREADWINNER; Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl Books.
Rating About Books Click
Ratings: 3.53 From 1894 Users | 380 ReviewsArticle About Books Click
10 authors, 10 chapters, one novel.When Maggie and Jason's grandfather, photo-journalist George "Gee" Keane dies, he leaves them simple gifts that turn out to be windows into his fascinating and complicated life. Each chapter deals with a different character. They can be read as stand-alone short stories but the whole story is revealed when they are read together.Highly RecommendedThe proceeds from this novel go to Amnesty International, and that theme does run a bit through the chapters. Each chapter is written by a different author, and some of them are big names like David Almond, Nick Hornby, Gregory Maguire, and others. The overall theme is that a photojournalist dies and leaves some gifts to his grandchildren. Maggie receives a box of shells and Jason receives a stack of autographed photographs. Interesting enough, eh? But then each chapter gives the reader a little
The idea is interesting: Maggie inherits a box of shells from her beloved, deceased grandfather, Gee. The box has a message for her: Put them back. Each of the chapters uncovers something about the original owners of the shells or shows you the impact of this gift on Maggie and her brother Jason. Written as a fund-raiser for Amnesty International, the big twist here is that every chapter is written by a different author. That, in my opinion, is what brings this book down from great to just good.
This started out very strong--Gee, a photojournalist, has recently died, and his granddaughter is having a particularly hard time moving past it. Through the gifts Gee left for Maggie and her brother Jason, the reader explores Gee's travels around the globe and meets the strangers he met. Each chapter is written by a different author, but they all have a similar feel, so it's not even disjointed. Some stories are more realistic than others, but the ending kind of falls apart: it veers into a
I like the different types of writing through the book because of the several authors. However, I really when the author goes straight to the point and in this book there where a lot of describing details which made the reading sometimes boring. Even though, I like the several stories were talking about the same character with different perspectives.
Nostalgic, deep and full of incredible prose sharing the beauty of life, Click is an important reminder to appreciate the little things that make existence so worthwhile.
One novel, ten chapters, ten authors. I started out truly enjoying this one but, it lost me towards the end. So much potential...each chapter is unique and yet the last couple of chapters just didn't work for me, the sci-fi/futuristic style seemed completely out of place. Good, but not great. "Yes. There is an astonishing thing there. A mystery. And sometimes the biggest mystery of all is how a mystery might help to solve another mystery......Pick the sense out of that!"~Click
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