My Name is Mina

I read this book for a class project 4 years ago, and I'd never felt more connected to something. I felt as though I wasn't alone, and that it was okay that I didn't fit it like all the other kids at my school, I couldn't put the book down. My teacher even began to call me Mina, I loved her character, but more than anything; I loved how much of a free spirit she was. I have picked this book up countless times since, and enjoyed it equally throughout. It only added to my interest in Greek M...

Good book, a bit weird at times though

Great book... Read it in about 4 days ( I'm a fast reader) and couldn't put it down. So creative and really captures your imagination.

another brilliant book by david almond, this is a prequel to skellig .

I love it! Mina's the girl who doesn't fit in anywhere, not even school. Mina sits in her tree, writing down poems, songs and ideas. Some say she's weird, some say she's strange, but really, she's an extraordinary girl with an extraordinary mind.

I couldn't put it down! Seriously, I cut myself off from society to read it (basically barricading myself in my room, refusing to get out until I read it all) This has got to be one of the best books I've ever read in my life! This book really makes you think about how the world works, how people would see things that we take for granted; like 'Dust'. I love Mina, a misunderstood little girl, who just wanted to be free. I loved the way Mr Almond wrote this book, how he put things how they ...

Loved this book! Amazingly creative and imaginative and i am an old mum of two. Read Skellig a few years ago so was quite close to Mina already. She is an amazing character and even though its a fictional character in a book written by a chap (older than me!) i feel like she's real. I loved her freedom and creativeness and i really related to her which is weird as I am 40+ now (but a very young one!). I keep going on about my age but its to prove that this book is for everyone. I have even...