With his father dead, Martyn has a choice. Tell the police what happened - and be suspected of murder. Or get rid of the body and get on with the rest of his life. Simple, right? Not quite. One story leads to another. Secrets and lies become darker and crazier. And Martyn is faced with twist and turns that leave him reeling. Life is never easy. But death is even harder.
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"* This could become a cult novel. INDEPENDENT *... will keep you gripped. OBSERVER *... dark, funny and with a neat twist in the tale. This is very good stuff indeed. Watch this guy, he's good. MELVIN BURGESS * An immensely clever murder mystery. LITERARY REVIEW"
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Kevin Brooks lives in Manningtree, Essex. He has won the Branford Boase Award and been shortlisted for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and the Book Trust Teenage book of the Year.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful
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`Did I hate him? Of course I hated him. But I never meant to kill him.' This quote is taken from the novel Martyn Pig, written by Kevin Brooks.
Martyn Pig is a thirteen year old boy, forced to live with his drunken, unreliable dad, after his mother left his father . The book is set a week before Christmas usually a time for festive cheer, and excitement, but for Martyn, it was the worst week of his life. One day, Martyn and his father are sitting down in front of the television, watching Inspector Morse, when Martyn's dad, totally drunk starts making snide, and stupid remarks about the programme. After a while, Inspector Morse calls for his assistant Lewis. Martyn's father picks up this catchphrase and begins to repeat it, in a loud and obnoxious manner. After some time, this proves too much for Martyn, who is trying hard to concentrate on the programme. At this point, Martyn yells at his father telling him to cut it out, and to stop making the pathetic remarks. Enraged, Martyn's father lunges towards Martyn. In the frenzy, Martyn steps smoothly away, and gives his father a sharp push in the back, sending him sprawling into the fire place, where his head slams heavily into the corner of the fireplace. Scared to call the police, Martyn is faced with two options. He can either tell the police the truth, or hide the body and get on with the rest of his life. Sound simple? Think again, with shocking discoveries and disturbing consequences Martyn and his friend Alex try to deal with the disaster, leading to death, love and betrayal.
In my opinion this is the best book I have ever read, and is undoubtedly a novel to read before you die. I loved the plot in this book, and the way it can be read over and over again without disappointment. Kevin Brooks is a relatively new author, and has only written a few books such as `Lucas', and `Walking the Dead'. When Kevin Brooks was a boy, his dream was to be either a rock star, or a writer, so at least one of his dreams came true. This book contains strong language and was written for teenagers in mind.
THIS REVIEW WAS BY STEPHEN CAGE, AGED 12
HARROGATE.
Martyn Pig is a thirteen year old boy, forced to live with his drunken, unreliable dad, after his mother left his father . The book is set a week before Christmas usually a time for festive cheer, and excitement, but for Martyn, it was the worst week of his life. One day, Martyn and his father are sitting down in front of the television, watching Inspector Morse, when Martyn's dad, totally drunk starts making snide, and stupid remarks about the programme. After a while, Inspector Morse calls for his assistant Lewis. Martyn's father picks up this catchphrase and begins to repeat it, in a loud and obnoxious manner. After some time, this proves too much for Martyn, who is trying hard to concentrate on the programme. At this point, Martyn yells at his father telling him to cut it out, and to stop making the pathetic remarks. Enraged, Martyn's father lunges towards Martyn. In the frenzy, Martyn steps smoothly away, and gives his father a sharp push in the back, sending him sprawling into the fire place, where his head slams heavily into the corner of the fireplace. Scared to call the police, Martyn is faced with two options. He can either tell the police the truth, or hide the body and get on with the rest of his life. Sound simple? Think again, with shocking discoveries and disturbing consequences Martyn and his friend Alex try to deal with the disaster, leading to death, love and betrayal.
In my opinion this is the best book I have ever read, and is undoubtedly a novel to read before you die. I loved the plot in this book, and the way it can be read over and over again without disappointment. Kevin Brooks is a relatively new author, and has only written a few books such as `Lucas', and `Walking the Dead'. When Kevin Brooks was a boy, his dream was to be either a rock star, or a writer, so at least one of his dreams came true. This book contains strong language and was written for teenagers in mind.
THIS REVIEW WAS BY STEPHEN CAGE, AGED 12
HARROGATE.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By "jjb890"
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This book is about a boy named Martyn Pig who lives in a town which he hates, has a snobby aunt and a father who is a drunk. His only friend is a girl named Alex who lives across the street and had a boyfriend named Dean. One day just before Christmas, when Martyn accidentally kills his father and the untrustworthy Dean finds out, Alex and Martyn have to carry out a drastic plan to save their own skins. Later on the book there is a twist in the tale which was well - planned and enhances the story.
I personally liked how the book was outspoken and original and how the author (Kevin Brooks) conveyed Martyn's inner thoughts and dreams. The final twist was almost genius of the author and because of that I can imagine this becoming a cult teenage novel.
Yet some parts of the story were slow and unrealistic. I also noticed that it did not contain much descripton in places meaning that it became loosely constructed.
I personally liked how the book was outspoken and original and how the author (Kevin Brooks) conveyed Martyn's inner thoughts and dreams. The final twist was almost genius of the author and because of that I can imagine this becoming a cult teenage novel.
Yet some parts of the story were slow and unrealistic. I also noticed that it did not contain much descripton in places meaning that it became loosely constructed.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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this is a great book with an unexpected twist in the end! i won't tell you the plot because i dont want to give it away but i would recommend this to any one!!! READ IT!!!
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my son is studying this at GCSE as he is autistic I read it to help him. Well I found it hard to put down great book.
Published 14 days ago by carolkatugampola
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A dark, dark tale
When a series of events ends with the accidental death of Martyn Pig's father, Martyn decides he has two choices; risk telling the police what happened and hope they believe him,... Read more
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Novel is fantastic and well worth reading. Just a shame that the edition I purchased was an American one, complete with American spellings and phrases which rather spoilt it. Read more
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Published 10 months ago by Happy Customer
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It's OK...
Martyn Pig. What can I say? It's OK, but I definitely wouldn't read it again. There is no real emotion shown in this book, as so many have said it does. Read more
Published 18 months ago by CookieMonster01
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Martyn Pig
The death of Martyn's dad in the beginning of the book doesn't fit with a crime story. The conflict in Martyn makes the reading more difficult. Read more
Published on 22 Feb 2011 by JennyfromtheBlock
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I was not impressed.....
This is book is certainly very strange and very farfetched. I did not really enjoy this book, though some parts were good. The book starts off ok but it goes downhill. Read more
Published on 20 Dec 2004 by Natasha Mokhtar
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Nice book
I liked this book but some parts were a bit boring and too many details were given in some parts. This book is well written and fun to read, I really enjoyed reading this... Read more
Published on 26 Oct 2004 by "___jan___"
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brilliant
i found this book amazing. It is really unique and you will not forget it at all. Once you read the ending you will want to re read it just to pick up on the fine points that you... Read more
Published on 17 July 2004 by "sisi252"
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Amazing
This book is, well... amazing. Normally i would never have ridden this kind of book, as i do consider it to be a childs book. Read more
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