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Mar 08, 2018
Black Swan Green is a great book about growing up through the eyes of a middle school aged kid. I think that David Mitchell was very successful in creating realistic characters and drama in the story even if some of the plot points were a bit cliche especially towards the end of book. As such, this book is a great read for people who want to remind themselves of the weird social environments that young kids create for themselves. However, I think Black Swan Green is good for more than just reminiscing about middle school. For example, David Mitchell addresses the idea of having a disconnect between the true thoughts of an individual and the way that one presents oneself to other people. I think that this is something that many people would find interesting to read as many people would have likely thought about that idea themselves as well. Overall, I found Black Swan Green to be a very enjoyable story with great characters and character development with a rather cliche but acceptable ending. - @CookieMonster of The Hamilton Public Library's Teen Review Board