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Spud: Exit, Pursued By A Bear (2012)

by John van de Ruit(Favorite Author)

4.17 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0143530240 (ISBN13: 9780143530244)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Penguin Books

series

Spud

review 1: Spud kicks off his final year at Michaelhouse School for Boys. Being a prefect and making decisions about his future turns out to be more taxing than he thought, and on top of that there is the recurrent girl trouble. This installment felt like it lacked some action and movement, although there were some funny moments and the lingering anxiety and extra dry (and almost weary) humour seemed fitting in a way. I was disappointed that there weren’t more detailed writings on their house play, “Rinse the Blood of my Toga.” There was more said on the choosing and auditioning of the play than the practising and performing, which was some of my favourite parts of his previous years. However, there were quite a few change-of-the-everyday tales that I loved, such as the ... moreboys’ trip to Lake Malawi.I found the paragraph spacing in this book lavish and often awkward, interrupting the chain of thought. Towards the end there were some clumsy choices of grammar, but since this is a diary style piece of writing, it is perhaps also fitting for a tired matric pupil nearing the end of the year. Many loose ends are left untied at the closing of the book and although Spud makes quite a big deal of his last school day, the story ends with an air of “see-you-later.” Thinking back to my own matric year, I now realise that one finishes school with almost only loose ends. Everything is an uncertain puzzle and it is hard to imagine that your life is about to change considerably. Perhaps it won’t.In conclusion, this was not my favourite Spud book, but I think it was a fitting ending to this charming tetralogy. I will miss John van de Ruit’s marvellous knack with serious humour. Hopefully he will not lie down his pen yet.
review 2: Going into this book, you have a sense of loss. You know this is the last adventure with the Crazy 8 and it adds to the introspective overtone of this book. Spud returns to do his final year of school, and you can see the immediate pressure he's under. Diary entries are not as regular as previous ones but do not fret! The madness continues. This has just as many laugh out loud moments as the others and its great to see the members of the Crazy 8 mature. Overall, its a sad book and I know I will miss Spud Milton and his gang of cretins. less

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