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- Publisher: Harcourt; Uncorrected proof. edition (1996)
- ASIN: B000OJDDTM
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Deceptively simple,
By A Customer
This review is from: Pig (Hardcover)
Cowan's "Pig" is, on the surface, a very simple tale of a boy who mourns the loss of his grandmother and takes care of her pig. Along the way, he gets involved with a Pakistani girl he goes to school with. However, "Pig" is so much more. Danny is an outsider, as is Surinder. He is such a sad and lonely person, my heart broke time and time again for him. Just as my heart broke for Surinder. Just as my heart broke for Danny's grandfather. And just as my heart broke for the pig. I highly recommend this novel. The writing is so simple it takes time to understand just what a complex human tale you are reading. However, once you begin to understand, this novel will haunt you long after you have finished.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Beautifully written tale of young boy in rural England,
By A Customer
This review is from: Pig (Hardcover)
You can feel the emotions of this young boy as he tells of his life after the death of his grandmother, whose pet pig he has decided to care for. He also takes the responsibility of visiting his infirm grandfather -- both are outsiders in their neighborhood and family except for one young Pakistani girl -- the only touch of sweetness in both their lives.
3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If Only there were space for FIVE additional STARS!!!!!!!,
By A Customer
This review is from: Pig (Harvest Book) (Paperback)
By chance I happened to pick this book up at The Strand in NYC, along with Peter Hoeg's "Borderliners," and Russell Banks' "Rule of the Bone." Each alleged "coming of age" novels. Only Pig could offer the perfect mixture of endearment and believability while providing the insights of a 15 year old boy who struggles to embrace the natural course of maturity in a socially adolescent world. Readers might be deterred by the series of digressions that appear periodically, but read assured that each culminates into a singular understanding of the narrator's acceptance of personal responsibility and the nature of his environment. At the of the novel, I feel disappointed that I have no more opportunities to interact with the narrator
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