- Hardcover: 336 pages
- Publisher: Puffin Books; First Edition edition (1 Mar 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0141381442
- ISBN-13: 978-0141381442
- Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 14 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 783,384 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Praise for Martyn Pig:'Dark, funny and with a neat twist in the tale' -- Melvin Burgess'This could become a cult novel with adolescent readers' -- Independent'A confident, compelling first novel' -- Guardian
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Sixteen-year-old Robert lies anaesthetized. A routine operation has just gone wrong. 'What the hell is that?' "That, Mr. Ryan, is the inside of this boy." 'Christ...It looks like some kind of plastic.' As Robert slowly wakes, he can hear, he can feel, but he can't scream. The operation isn't over. But life, as Robert knows it, is. Robert goes on the run, terrified and desperate for answers. But what if the answers are too terrifying to face? This is Kevin Brooks at his very best - powerful, intense, page-turning reading for teenage readers and beyond.
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It must have been around nine thirty in the morning when the waiting-room door opened and the sandy-haired man with the clipboard came in. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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It must have been around nine thirty in the morning when the waiting-room door opened and the sandy-haired man with the clipboard came in. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The first Kevin Brooks book i read was Lucas. My friend gave me the copy to read and said it was good. So i thought, might as well. Two and a half days later i had finished. It was an amazing book.
So a few days ago i noticed his new book on sale and got myself a copy. Well, he's done it again, and this one's even better. It made me think, made me question things "What is it to be human?, What makes you human?" This book is so alive with adventure, emotion and you will not want to put it down. I couldn't. Sometimes it chilled to the bone, sometimes it made me squirm, and other times i just smiled.
It's so different from the usual teen book, yet something about it is familuar. You see Robert grow up, live and somehow you can relate to him. I think it would make an amazing drama or film.
What's even better is you can join the debate online once you've finished, which you'll want to do.
Read this if your a fan of Kevin Brooks or not. It has become my favourite book!
So a few days ago i noticed his new book on sale and got myself a copy. Well, he's done it again, and this one's even better. It made me think, made me question things "What is it to be human?, What makes you human?" This book is so alive with adventure, emotion and you will not want to put it down. I couldn't. Sometimes it chilled to the bone, sometimes it made me squirm, and other times i just smiled.
It's so different from the usual teen book, yet something about it is familuar. You see Robert grow up, live and somehow you can relate to him. I think it would make an amazing drama or film.
What's even better is you can join the debate online once you've finished, which you'll want to do.
Read this if your a fan of Kevin Brooks or not. It has become my favourite book!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I bought this for my son after hearing an interview with Kevin Brooks on Oneword. The book arrived this morning, and having nothing better to do I started to read it. I honestly could not put it down. Brooks is not a heavy, serious writer, but his use of language is captivating, I've purchased a couple of his other books for my son and will no doubt be reading them as well.
I highly recommend this as a teenage read, especially, if like me you are searching for a diversion from computer games and the telly.
Some parents may prefer their child to be reading more solid material, but I think that the important bit is to get your child to enjoy reading for it's benefits. I have no doubt that my son will enjoy this book and will eventually be borrowing my copy of War and Peace. But one step at a time.
Buy this for your child, you will not regret it!!!!!!!!!!
I highly recommend this as a teenage read, especially, if like me you are searching for a diversion from computer games and the telly.
Some parents may prefer their child to be reading more solid material, but I think that the important bit is to get your child to enjoy reading for it's benefits. I have no doubt that my son will enjoy this book and will eventually be borrowing my copy of War and Peace. But one step at a time.
Buy this for your child, you will not regret it!!!!!!!!!!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is the third Kevin Brooks book I've read (the others being the excellent Kissing The Rain and Lucas). It was recommended to me by my fifteen year old daughter, who said she enjoyed it, although she didn't like the ending. She said, 'it's as if someone had a really good idea for a book but didn't know how to end it.' I was expecting the ending to be awful, but I didn't think it was. I was instantly gripped by the story, and I read the book in one day, bringing it about with me while I cooked and did housework. Yes, you don't get all the answers at the end of the book, but that way you can identify better with the main character, who doesn't know what's going on either. Perhaps an epilogue from the point of view of whoever or whatever left Robert outside a hospital as a baby would have been illuminating, but on the other hand, that might have been dopey. I quite like a book that leaves you questioning at the end. I think I preferred the other books I've read by Brooks in terms of character developement, but I still think Being is a very good book and Kevin Brooks is an excellent writer.
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Gripping book but let down by a really poor ending - it was such a cop out. It was as though the author had completely run out of ideas and couldn't think of an ending. Read more
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I've just started reading this book, and i'm absolutely hooked!
The style of the writing flows really well and its easy to imagine yourself stood close by watching the actual... Read more
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