![]() But in this strange and soaringly lyrical story, Michael and Mina are comfortable with ambiguity ("Sometimes we just have to accept there are things we can't know," Mina says), and the reader of this haunting story will have to accept this as well. ![]() The author uses language to weave an intricate spell, and there are unforgettable scenes that are burned into memory in an instant: the moment Michael first discovers Skellig, covered with spider webs and dead bluebottles a room lit only by shafts of moonlight, in which the children and Skellig join hands and dance in a circle that floats into the air Michael's mother, half-dreaming, seeing Skellig lifting her ailing baby out of her hospital bed, and watching as wings seem to sprout from the infant's back.Īnother unusual and compelling feature is that it is never really clear just what Skellig is - human, bird, angel, or all three. David Almond's gorgeously weird first novel holds readers entranced in a spell woven of moonlight, owls, and poetry. ![]()
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