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A review by lilawood
The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas by David Almond
4.0
Stanley Potts leads a life that is extraordinary for both good and not so good things. He lost his parents and now lives with an uncle that makes him work every day with fish and he can't live like a normal boy his age. For his birthday, his aunt let him go away and discover the place they live in. He ends up in a peculiar fair in which he meets the people that are going to give him a new life.
Excellently narrated, excellently crafted, excellently illustrated and excellently translated into Spanish (because that is how I read it). Every single character is impossible to forget, because each one of them has its own issues and story. The locations are perfect for this Roald Dahl-esque ambiance of misery and excitement. The narrator, for some reason reminds me of the best Lemony Snicket. And Oliver Jeffers... oh! Oliver Jeffers! What an excellent work he did here! I'd love to have a plush doll of all of the characters so that I could squeeze them. They couldn't be cuter and more loveable. Also the atmospheres make me want to travel there.
Stanley Potts' story deserves to be spread!
Excellently narrated, excellently crafted, excellently illustrated and excellently translated into Spanish (because that is how I read it). Every single character is impossible to forget, because each one of them has its own issues and story. The locations are perfect for this Roald Dahl-esque ambiance of misery and excitement. The narrator, for some reason reminds me of the best Lemony Snicket. And Oliver Jeffers... oh! Oliver Jeffers! What an excellent work he did here! I'd love to have a plush doll of all of the characters so that I could squeeze them. They couldn't be cuter and more loveable. Also the atmospheres make me want to travel there.
Stanley Potts' story deserves to be spread!