false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1252630325m/6041208.jpg 366497 17 Burton Rembrandt has the sort of perspective on life that is almost impossible for adults to understand: the perspective of an 8-year-old. And to Burt, his parents and teachers seem to be speaking a language he cannot understand. This is Burt's story as written in pencil on the walls of Quiet Room in the Children's Trust Residence Center, where he lands after expressing his ardent feelings for a classmate. It begins: <I>When I was five I killed myself....</I> In this rediscovered modern classic from "one of France's best-loved temporary writers" <I>(Time),</I> Howard Buten renders with astounding insight and wry language the tale of a troubled -- or perhaps just perfectly normal -- young boy testing the boundaries of love and life.<P> 356518 book 1981 When I Was Five I Killed Myself total:207|5:68|4:72|3:49|2:14|1:4| 207 807 364 27 5 9 false false Thu Jun 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 12:38:39 -0700 2008 Wed Nov 04 11:02:18 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Thu Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Mon Sep 17 20:46:29 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 17 21:14:11 -0700 2007 Frankenstein advised us to quit trying to play God, but we're still doing it, especially to our kids, wh...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Oct 07 07:35:17 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 07 07:37:49 -0700 2007 4 1 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Thu Jan 10 17:01:18 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 17:04:58 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jul 20 19:05:55 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 15:11:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Dec 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Jul 28 03:18:10 -0700 2008 Tue Dec 09 10:10:23 -0800 2008 Catcher in the Rye and One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. It is the story of an eight year-old boy who is unjustly sent to a mental institution in America in the late 1950s. On its original release the book did not do well because it was marketed as a Young Adult book w...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 12:32:36 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 03:35:57 -0700 2009
it was very interesting to read from an eight year old's perspective because who really remembers thinking that way, but once we got to the heart of the situation, the book just ends.

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