![]() ![]() So, overall, I enjoyed this book, but wanted more action, and more adventure. And although thoughts are so interesting, particularly the thoughts of the amazing Mina, you cannot fill a whole book with just thoughts and feelings. I simply felt that there was not enough action - and yet, there was so much that Almond could have done to provoke the adventure in the book, however he dampened it, loosened it, prolonged it with just thoughts. ![]() However, the plot lacked adventure - there was no real plot. One which made the reader's ears prick up to listen to her words. She has a unique voice, one of character and originality. My Name is Mina and I Love the Night by David Almond Workbook: Reading comprehension questions for every chapter. She wasn't a girly, giggly teenager that is in all the books on the shelves at the moment. I loved the way Mina wrote, her voice engaged me, I loved the metaphors she used and she was so different to other characters I'd read about. ![]() Mina became so real to me, her presence next to me. Almond shows us Mina in a sensitive, perceptive way that I loved. ![]()
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