After the Snow | Hardback

After the Snow by Sophie Crockett is like an orange; hard to get into, but worth it once you are there. Willo is a young straggler boy which I like; so many books are written from a female perspective that it is great to read something different. This book was certainly something different!
There is one thing about this book that many will love but many may hate. The book is written how someone of his age would speak. The sentences do not all make grammatical sense but by using this technique you really feel like it is being narrated by a child. You see the childs world through his eyes and the descriptions make you see things differently.
The story is gripping once you get into it. Willo is out hunting and trapping hares when his family is taken away with no trace of where they have gone. Willo goes on a journey of survival, of him against the world.
His personality really develops throughout the book, and other characters like Jacob and Mary shows how he grows as a… more »

After the Snow by Sophie Crockett is like an orange; hard to get into, but worth it once you are there. Willo is a young straggler boy which I like; so many books are written from a female perspective that it is great to read something different. This book was certainly something different!
There is one thing about this book that many will love but many may hate. The book is written how someone of his age would speak. The sentences do not all make grammatical sense but by using this technique you really feel like it is being narrated by a child. You see the childs world through his eyes and the descriptions make you see things differently.
The story is gripping once you get into it. Willo is out hunting and trapping hares when his family is taken away with no trace of where they have gone. Willo goes on a journey of survival, of him against the world.
His personality really develops throughout the book, and other characters like Jacob and Mary shows how he grows as a person.
This is a really good book that although may not be appealing to everyone is a worthwhile read that I fully recommend.