Helpful Score: 2
What a great read! For me a good read takes me somewhere and this book transported me to South Wales and drew me into the lives of the Morgan family and their community. I think what I liked best were Huw's good memories of growing up, even in some very hard times. The closeness of the family (even in the midst of disagreements) and the community (in spite of some individuals who were not at all nice) made me wish life were more like that today. I wouldn't want to live in a mining town, to say the least, but I sure would like to live in an environment with some of those family and community values. Anyway, I liked the book so much I got the DVD from Netflix, just to get another perspective. I enjoyed the film as well, but am SO GLAD I read the book first.
