* All in All *

Did I liked reading the novel "The River Boy"?

Not really. The novel is not really a kind of those books I like. At some points, some scenes are described too detailed for me. For example Chapter 3 where the whole chapter deals with Jess in the river. I simply don't like the style of writing and the topic of the novel.

Would you recommend "The River Boy"?

Yes, if you like such a topic, I definitely would recommend. I think it's a good book (otherwise it wouldn't have won the Carnegie Medal), but I don't like it at all, as I said before. But in general I would recommend it; surely there are many people outside who would like the book.

Did you liked the ending of the novel?

Well,.. I don't like the book, so I don't like the ending, too, but I like the fact, that is realistic (what would you not implicitly expect when you are about in the middle of the novel).