Probably one of
the best books you and your family will read this year!
Likened to both
Orwell’s Animal Farm and Kipling’s Jungle Book (though a very different tale)
it is hoped Mungai and the Goa Constrictor will one day take its place amongst
the great children’s classics.
Action, adventure, humour, friendship, environmental
awareness and shamelessness trying to steal a march on innocence– all in one very
entertaining book!
Just some of the things people are saying!
“This was a clever, enjoyable, different, well-crafted
story and one I’d love to see as an animated movie. Both the book (and the
movie!) would appeal to older children and adults alike” (Beeshon Reviews- UK)
“Excellent book! Thought provoking and fun! This is a
story that could take its place among the best in fairy tales – with a
lesson–but not only for children” (The
Happy Looker “T.H.L.” – Boston, MA, USA)
“Amelia Curzon has created a beautiful fable in
“Mungai and the Goa Constrictor” that warns of the effects of destruction of
the forest in a fashion that is innocent, entertaining and compelling” (Scarlett Rains Reviews – Ohio, USA)
Amelia Curzon’s Mungai and The Goa Constrictor is a unique and wonderful work on its own. The characters are varied and interesting. It is very clever how Ms. Curzon uses predominantly animals to tell her story and includes the “two legged” in both a positive and negative light to compliment. That being said as a reader I did compare to other wonderful works that used animals as characters as well.
There are nuances of George Orwell’s Animal Farm and as the one explores the corruption of the powerful and effect on the weak in regards to revolution Mungai and The Goa Constrictor beautifully addresses the effect of corruption and greed set before the need to protect our environment.
Rudyard Kipling’s Rikki-Tikki-Tavigives the reader the heroic Mongoose against the evil King Cobra. Amelia Curzon manages to do far more than that by giving different characters the power to be heroes whether by conviction or chance. "Since no-one was in, they decided to investigate further. They were not brave, they were simply curious." The character’s need to balance understanding what is real, right and true while strong influences cleverly deceive them.
The sophisticated narrative will enhance any young reader’s vocabulary while making it an enjoyable read for any adult.
I give Mungai and the Goa Constrictor a five star rating for its clever narrative and unique style.
*Amelia I could not find the exact sentence also feel free to give me the page for any other sentence you want quoted. I was so very impressed by your sophisticated vocabulary! Today’s books are so screaming for that, especially with the freedom of e-readers that with the touch of a button can give the reader the meaning of the word.
Filled with
humour and told through the eyes of animals, the reader is taken on a
compelling journey through the jungle, together with a wealth of colourful and
enjoyable characters, conspiracies and the unlikely friendships forged between
the various species of the animal kingdom. Timeless!
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