Review: A story like no other
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 14, 2013
Where, oh where, do I start with this review?!  This book is unlike anything I have ever read before.  It's impossible to pin down by genre, but it is simply magical.  While reading 'The Boy Who Kissed The Sky' I had that rare pleasure of not having even the slightest clue of what was round the corner for our leading character, George.George Roberts appeared to fly when he was a very young boy.  We follow George into adulthood as he goes on a journey across Europe in an attempt to find out how to fly again.  In the back of George's mind, his late father is there countering such notions with his scientific head.  The plot does sound bizarre, and as a reader who sticks very closely to science, I was concerned the book might leave me a little cold.  It most definitely didn't!George meets many memorable characters on this road trip like no other.  Places are described such that you feel you are there and, along the way, we are presented with mouthwatering descriptions of local foods.  George's trip turns out to have far greater repercussions than he ever imagined and he impacts greatly on the people he meets.The book does not always stay grounded in reality, but it is testament to the author's skill that the story never seems ridiculous or silly.  I was with George every step of the way and I loved his journey.  Funny, touching, moving, quirky, sad, uplifting...  All these words apply to the book and more.  This is, quite simply, a story like no other.