He is normal! Like us all! He is not the most popular kid but he is neither that ridiculously weak kid. Spud is not the leader, nor he is the bullied kid. They start exploring the school and testing boundaries.
He is put together with seven other crazy kids and, together, they are known as the Crazy Eight. Spud is kind of shy, but he also blends in very well in the crowd of boys. This just makes the character look bland and stupid EVEN BEFORE you start reading the book. He is a typical 13-years-old boy WITHOUT the need of the author to say “he was a regular, normal teenage boy until…” John Milton, or Spud, as he is known in the school. There was only one detailed that I didn’t like, but now, let’s focus: Main Character But, if you’re boy, you might have gone through the same… the showers after sports, the first teenager parties. As a girl, I can only find it funny and imagine how different it is. I think it will be even more relatable if you are a boy. It was all there, in a very relatable way. The embarrassment, the peer pressure, all the fun.
Then, we walk through the first days remembering our own school days. I felt how nervous Spud, or still, John, was when he left for his new boarding school in South Africa. Review Spud, General Opinion:įrom the first page onwards, I couldn’t stop laughing. However, you do have to give this book a chance if you love comedy, especially if you’re addicted to boarding schools like me. “JOHN SPUD MILTON takes his first hilarious steps toward manhood in this delicious, laugh-out-loud boarding school romp, full of midnight swims, raging hormones, and catastrophic holidays that will leave the entire family in hysterics and thirsty for more!” It’s a Young Adult Comedy, not fantasy, which is generally what I read, however, this is nevertheless incredible. It was so relatable to me, his family is well constructed, and the school’s adventures are simply delicious. It’s incredibly funny, the characters are well-developed, it’s not cliché at all, and you simply can’t stop reading. My dream is to find another book like Spud.
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