My Name Is Mina
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3.3 • 4 Ratings
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- $7.99
Publisher Description
Award-winning author David Almond reintroduces readers to the perceptive, sensitive Mina before the events of Skellig in this lyrical and fantastical work. My Name is Mina is not only a pleasure to read, it is an intimate and enlightening look at a character whose open mind and heart have much to teach us about life, love, and the mysteries that surround us.
Mina loves the night. While everyone else is in a deep slumber, she gazes out the window, witness to the moon's silvery light. In the stillness, she can even hear her own heart beating. This is when Mina feels that anything is possible and her imagination is set free.
A blank notebook lies on the table. It has been there for what seems like forever. Mina has proclaimed in the past that she will use it as a journal, and one night, at last, she begins to do just that. As she writes, Mina makes discoveries both trivial and profound about herself and her world, her thoughts and her dreams.
Customer Reviews
Doesn't come close to the level of Skellig
The book has it's moments, particularly the last third, but definitely not a classic. The only reason to read it is to get a more detailed background about Mina, but much of the writing feels like filler and the book was often boring. Perhaps a child like Mina might write her story this way with lots of exclamatory capitals and lots of repetition, but a writer's job is to convey the essence while elevating it to a higher level. Seems like a half hearted effort to flesh out Mina to satisfy young readers requests for more about her unusual character in Skellig.