The New Policeman by Kate Thompson
Hi everyone! My boss just read "The New Policeman" by Kate Thompson and highly recommended it. It was originally published in the UK in 2005, first US publication is 2007. It won the Costa (formerly Whitbread)Book Award in 2005 and has starred reviews from Booklist, SLJ, PW, and Kirkus. I will be starting it tonight. Do we want to add it to the "real" list?
Cheers!
Katie
posted by Katie @ 11:35 AM
9 Comments
9 Comments:
It's already on the list; glad to hear your boss liked it.
Oops! I thought I had checked the list. Looks good!
This was a wonderful book and easily a YAH. It was a very creative plot, great characters and cool background.
I was sort of on the fence with this one until it sort of seasoned in my head. Once I recommended it to a teen, my vote became a "yes". I was concerned about the shift near the end, mild depth of character development and the main character's tame response to the revelation of his grandfather's identity. I did like the way he planned to address the scheduling conflict with his friend without compromising his family and music commitment.
What I wrote to the teen:
I recently read the New Policeman by Kate Thompson - Do you play music? There's a page of Irish whistle/fiddle music in between each chapter. I was curious, and got out my penny whistle, and they are "real" songs. Anyway, you don't have to like music to read the story. It kind of blends Irish mythology with current day, which you might like with all the manga you read (and you might relate more easily than someone who isn't used to current day mixing with mythical creatures and gods).
I absolutely loved this book. A great big YAY for me!
I really enjoyed this book and got caught up in both the story and the characters. I appreciated the originality of it. YAY
I enjoyed reading this book but it didn't stick with me after reading it... NAY for me.
I got a bit tired of the "musical interludes", I think this would have wider range on audio, otherwise the music is somewhat wasted. Nay for me for TU
Katie's right -- the musical interludes are played on the CD. However, the narrator was so annoying that I couldn't listen to it. She had a nice Irish lilt, but when she voiced the boys, she pitched her voice so high and fast that she sounded like the Lucky Charms leprechaun on helium. I didn't get enough of if under my belt to take a stance on it yet.
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