In 2014, after the carnegie prize win, the book was the focus of controversy due to its depictions of violence and its purported nihilism. Hes trying to keep the group together, hes set on fair play, hes keeping up hope as long as possible. Bulletin of the center for childrens books, booklist, the horn book magazine, the horn book guide. His novels, being, black rabbit summer, killing god published as dawn in the usa and naked are also available from penguin. Kevin is the author of many acclaimed awardwinning young adult novels, including martyn pig, lucas, kissing the rain, the road of the dead, black rabbit summer and iboy. The bunker diary by kevin brooks was a bleak book, one that will haunt many readers for many nights to come. Linus and five others are captured and held in an underground bunker by a man who never re.
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The bunker diary 20, by british author kevin brooks, follows the lethal trials of a 16yearold teenager, linus weems, who is inexplicably captured and thrown into a bunker. This was such a pleasant surprise after my last book club book being such a disappointment. Kevin brooks books list of books by author kevin brooks. The bunker diary is 16yearold linus diary, written in an underground bunker where he has been trapped along with five strangers. He studied psychology and philosophy at birmingham aston university and cultural studies in london. Linuss firstperson narrative will make teens ask themselves what they would do in his situation. A lowceilinged rectangular building made entirely of whitewashed concrete. I want to say something about bunker diary by kevin brooks. Like the judges of most book prizes, the carnegie medal panel cant resist a controversy. Kevins brand new novel, the bunker diary, will be published in 20. Linus is kidnapped, then trapped in a bunker with five other people. Had brooks resolved it any other way, i wouldnt be as haunted by it and the bunker diary would join the list of novels i struggle to remember.
Kevin brooks brings to life the struggles of linus weems, a teen runaway who is fighting to escape after being kidnapped, in this edgeofyourseat thriller. He asked if id like a copy and of course i jumped at the chance. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the bunker diary. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of the bunker diary by kevin brooks. Mar 23, 20 i n one of the most startling moments in the bunker diary, a doberman bursts out of a lift and launches itself at a man standing nearby. Kevin brooks was born in exeter, devon, and he studied in birmingham and london. The bunker diary is not the kind of book that you read again and again, its a onereadwonder. Theres something about kevin brooks style of writing that i just cant get enough of. Room meets lord of the flies, the bunker diary is awardwinning, young adult writer kevin brookss pulsepounding exploration of what happens when your worst nightmare comes true and how will you survive.
Its a highly controversial read, and though it won the carnegie medal in 2014 it has large group of opponents within the literary community. Kevin brooks has won the branford boase award and been shortlisted for the guardian childrens fiction award, the booktrust teenage prize, the manchester book award and for the carnegie medal for martyn pig, road of the dead and black rabbit summer. Read the bunker diary by kevin brooks available from rakuten kobo. I n one of the most startling moments in the bunker diary, a doberman bursts out of a lift and launches itself at a man standing nearby. The bunker diary by kevin brooks 97801426122paperback. See all books authored by kevin brooks, including candy, and the bunker diary, and more on.
Jun 10, 2015 a runaway from his posh boarding school, linus has been on the streets in london for months when hes abducted and rendered unconscious, waking up to find himself in a selfcontained, thickwalled bunker, dense with hidden cameras and microphones, whose only access is through an elevator with controls accessible only on the other end. Our first ya book club was filled with discussion about being in a bunker, creepy guys with godcomplexes and diarystyle writing. The novel received the 2014 carnegie medal, the highest honor in the. Since theres a lot of controversy over it being ya and winning the carnegie award, i wanted to see how reddit feels about the book. Penguin 20, reproduced by permission of penguin books ltd. Mar 07, 20 room meets lord of the flies, the bunker diary is awardwinning, young adult writer kevin brooks s pulsepounding exploration of what happens when your worst nightmare comes true and how will you survive. Read bunker diary roman by kevin brooks available from rakuten kobo.
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Discount prices on books by kevin brooks, including titles like a field on fire. Right from the beginning the bunker diary was a page turner. He had a varied working life, with jobs in a crematorium, a zoo, a garage and a post office, before happily giving it all up to write books. For me, the ending was perfect and i applaud kevin brooks for his bold decision to go with what i call a the end that haunts long after reading. Carnegie medal under fire after vile and dangerous bunker. Bunker diary by kevin brooks nook book ebook barnes. The fragmented, occasionally incoherent diary of 16yearold linus weems, trapped with five strangers in an underground bunker, offers a disturbing window into the mind of a boy struggling to find sen. To ask other readers questions about the bunker diary, please sign up. Not my favourite, because of the frustrating ending, but cant deny that it was a page turner.
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