![]() ![]() ![]() The book touches upon many more themes which is why I believe it is a must read for the young readers of today with discrimination and prejudice being rife throughout. However The Owl Service is much more than just a retelling. ![]() Garner takes this story from Welsh mythology and is able to create something truly unnerving. The story itself is a modern retelling, or as Garner puts it an “expression of the myth” of the tale of Blodeuwedd. This and at times what I found clunky dialogue are my only real criticisms of the book. The tension which Garner builds constantly finally comes to a head in what I found a rather abrupt, dare I say, unsatisfying ending. The discovery of these plates sparks a series of odd events, strange behaviour and an unwavering sinister undertone throughout. What Alison, Roger and Gwyn find in the attic is actually fairly bizarre, a dinner service, the plates decorated with floral owls. I think the thought of hearing something moving around in your attic is a rather universal fear. ALWAYS IT IS OWLS, ALWAYS WE ARE DESTROYED.”įrom the very beginning this story gave me the creeps. SHE WANTS TO BE FLOWERS, BUT YOU MAKE HER OWLS. The Owl Service is a certified children’s classic! First published in 1967, Alan Garner went on to win the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize with his unsettling tale of a family holiday in a Welsh valley. ![]()
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