Mr. Kipu great !!

"Mr. Kipu stunk. It stunk. It cocottait. It schlinguait. And if the verb 'schmoutter' in the dictionary, you would write it here schmouttait. He was the most putrid pueur pestilential that has ever existed on Earth. " Thus began Mr. Kipu, David Walliams, illustrated by Quentin Blake hilarious.
The story depicts said Mr. Kipu, tramp who squats the same bench every day, and that no one approach as it feels strong. Until one day Chloe, granddaughter of high lineage, with a sensitivity exacerbated by his sense of being the ugly duckling of the family, intrigued by Mr. Kipu, approached to offer him a note which, she is safe, it has much more need it. And it is this encounter between two people from very different in appearance than the novel recounts.

Putting the various protagonists in awkward or downright hilarious situations, this text finally tackles sensitive issues with great decency and great subtlety: exclusion - real or psychological - the need - physical or emotional - human relationships - Family fraternal or in the broadest sense - life choices - personal? ... Under his tunes funny book for children, this novel depicts the selected characters in the features which everyone can recognize, or find some of his own experiences. Two beautiful souls meet, that are told and who, against all odds (and against all), cause to feel good in their world. Where we become aware that nobody really knows others, they are far from our world or close to us, as we have not taken the time to go to them. Where we become aware that it is essential to stop from time to time and take the time to talk and listen.

This text really touched me. I laughed a lot, certainly. But I also had to hold back tears sometimes. This is a beautiful novel.

For more information "concrete", it is rather a novel written for children, but for those who already read well (263 pages). However, as an adult, I took great pleasure in reading (shared reading with my 8 year old son).