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Killing Daniel (2012)

by Sarah Dobbs(Favorite Author)

4.29 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0956422381 (ISBN13: 9780956422385)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

UnthankBooks.com

review 1: There are two words that spring to mind with this novel - brave and beautiful. Brave because of how Dobbs handles and describes both sex and sexuality, in particular female sexuality, within the book; beautiful because of the language, which is poetic, inventive and fresh: sweat on a character's head, for example, is not just beaded; it is a page of Braille. Dobbs has a forensic eye and is able to make us stop in our tracks to visualise what she is describing. And this has the effect of slowing down time, creating a space for the reader within the parallel narratives of Dobbs' central characters Fleur and Chinatsu. In a way, the title sets us up for a story - the killing of Fleur's great love Daniel - which turns out not to be the main driving force in the book. Rather, th... moreis plotline flies like one of Dobbs' kites in the background of Fleur's story, and the novel instead becomes more an exploration of the passions behind female friendship and how those intense links can continue to resonate out into the future of those women touched - and saved - by such a connection. An interesting and thought-provoking read.
review 2: Killing Daniel is a beautifully written, exciting book. The story takes place in parallel worlds - Tokyo and Manchester - and Dobbs handles the shifts in time and geography with skill and precision. Her prose is beautiful and pacey. I stayed up past midnight to read the final chapters and, as the book hurtled toward its dramatic close, I was pleased to encounter an ending that was both terrifying and hopeful. less

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