Saturday, April 10, 2021

The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse by Charlie Mackesy #BookReview

 


The Boy, The Mole, The Fox and The Horse

By Charlie Mackesy


A book of hope for uncertain times.

Enter the world of Charlie's four unlikely friends, discover their story and their most important life lessons.

The boy, the mole, the fox and the horse have been shared millions of times online - perhaps you've seen them? They've also been recreated by children in schools and hung on hospital walls. They sometimes even appear on lamp posts and on cafe and bookshop windows. Perhaps you saw the boy and mole on the Comic Relief T-shirt, Love Wins?

Here, you will find them together in this book of Charlie's most-loved drawings, adventuring into the Wild and exploring the thoughts and feelings that unite us all.



Please tell me I am not the only one who impulses buy a book at Tesco without looking at the blurb? I am slightly bemused by the experience—not the Tesco trip, I mean the book.

On the one hand, it is a beautifully illustrated book, and instead of the usual fonts used in publishing, this novel uses the own authors handwriting, which I found really endearing. But...Perhaps I am the only one who just does not get it. It is just an expensive book of quotes, and they don't always make a lot of sense. I honestly do not know what to say about this book. I am kinda on the shelf, so to speak! 

If you love it, then great, I am really happy for you, but for me, it did not live up to the hype. And you can find much more meaningful quotes on Pinterest.


I picked up my copy of this book at Tesco, but you can grab yours for £1 cheaper on Amazon! 




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