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Jul 27, 2016VRMurphy rated this title 4 out of 5 stars
How good was this book? It's written in slang and dialect, and I usually hate that. It worked here.
Aug 23, 2013uncommonreader rated this title 1.5 out of 5 stars
This story is told by an 11 year old boy from Ghana, living in a council estate (tower) in London with his mother and sister who tries to solve the killing of another young boy. There are also small parts told by a pigeon which do not…
hgeng63
Aug 27, 2012
Doesn't really accomplish what it set out to do. Read this for the voice of the narrator, if you must. The ending is a real shocker & rather abrupt.
Aug 26, 2012mukaround rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The child's voice is believable, the intrigue gets you hooked, but there are moments in the book that feel like they could have made it more award-worthy. Perhaps sometimes the pacing seems a little odd -- there is a much slower pace…
Mar 14, 2012smidwood rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
Great book! Unique and surprising characters; a look at a different way of coping with turmoil. Harri Opuku is my hero!
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Nov 04, 2011Cdnbookworm rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
This is one of those novels with a clear voice, here the voice of Harri (Harrison) Opoku. Harri lives with his mom (a midwife) and his older sister Lydia on the 9th floor of an apartment building in London, England. Harri's dad, little…
Oct 27, 2011macierules rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
I like a book that plays with language. You might want to start by having a quick look through the glossary before reading. The narration by an 11-year-old was a bit aggravating to start, but I was feeling the love for him midway through.…
Jun 03, 2011
follows a recent Ghanaian immigrant investigating a murder in London's housing projects. "Knife fights might seem like a quaint way to settle gang spats; they hark back to West Side Story more than The Wire. In Britain, however, knife…
May 07, 2011vickiz rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Stephen Kelman's debut novel Pigeon English introduces readers to one of the most pervasively and persuasively authentic narrator voices in fiction in recent memory. That recent memory includes the precocious Jack in Room by Emma Donoghue…