Feather Boy

The slow pace of Philip Franks’ reading of Feather Boy draws it out beyond what the story can carry. In this audio version, there is so much scene and character setting before the real action that the listener is in danger of giving up without finding out what lies at the heart of it. That’s a shame since read, Feather Boy engages wholly as a strong story of how Robert, who has always been the class victim, learns to be strong through his developing relationship with an elderly resident in an old-people’s home. Nicky Singer has a good understanding of how boys behave, think and talk which gives Feather Boy credibility.