The funny thing I noticed whilst reading, is that the poor boy doesn’t even show the slightest hint of frustration towards the unjust treatment he receives and well, neither do his parents. Instead, he goes on to blame it all on the curse of his no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-grandfather. However, despite the curse, after stealing a pair of sneakers he turns into a “cool, tough” guy and finally makes some friends.(Before that incident he was constantly bullied, as he's overweight)
The style of the writer is quite straightforward which enables an easy reading experience and the flashbacks add an interesting twist to the otherwise ordinary storyline. However I dare say this (children’s) novel is not really my cup of tea. To be honest with you, I find the author’s portrayal of the children in the juvenile detention centre far from “tough” or “cool”. On the contrary, I find it rather amusing to imagine a gang of 13 or 14-year olds, walking around together and occasionally spitting on the ground in order to toughen up their image.
There you go, found the movie adaptation:
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After seeing the trailer for the movie adaption iIcan say that none of the characters in the movie are as i imagined them, not even the lizards. Especially Zero looks nothing like how he was described in the book, he doesn't have that stupid look everyone sees.
ReplyDeleteGood observation skills :)
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