The Rule of Won

by Stefan Petrucha

The secret of The Rule of Won is simple, yet its power has been suppressed for generations. The universe is one of infinite abundance—ask, and you shall receive.
Umm, yeah right. Meet Caleb Dunne, slacker extraordinaire. Caleb prefers to glide through life with the minimal amount of effort, so he isn’t too jazzed when his overachieving girlfriend, Vicky, convinces him to join a new school club based on a controversial book, The Rule of Won. Slackers don’t join school clubs, do they? As The Rule gains popularity, though, the club members start to gain power within the school. From dark posts on the club’s online message board to all-out threats in the hallways, it becomes apparent that the group is getting out of control. For slacker Caleb, though, the only thing worse than doing something is not doing something.
Darkly funny and exceptionally thought-provoking, The Rule of Won, inspired by the ideas behind books like the runaway hit The Secret, shines a light on the dangers of group thinking and the inner desires that can sometimes get the best of us all.

Genres: Young Adult, Realistic Fiction, Fantasy

241 pages, Kindle Edition

First published September 2, 2008

About the author

Stefan Petrucha (born January 27, 1959) is an American writer for adults and young adults. He has written graphic novels in the The X-Files and Nancy Drew series, as well as science fiction and horror.
Born in the Bronx, he has spent time in the big city and the suburbs, and now lives in western Massachusetts with his wife, fellow writer Sarah Kinney, and their daughters. At times he has been a tech writer, an educational writer, a public relations writer and an editor for trade journals, but his preference is for fiction in all its forms.

Reviews

[Lenore Appelhans · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ll confess. I love sleeping even more than I love reading. It’s true. And it’s why I very rarely stay up late to finish a book. But I did stay up last night until 3:30 am to finish The Rule of Won.

Ok, so The Rule of Won doesn’t have a cover that screams “MUST READ” and the concept – slacker Caleb first gets swept up in a cult-like school club based on a controversial book (inspired by the ideas behind runaway bestseller The Secret) and then becomes horrified by their fascist ways – is intriguing but let’s face it, it’s not as “OMG WANT” as say... killer unicorns. But get past that. Open the book and read the prologue. In it, a young girl draws pictures of things she wishes would happen. The electricity being turned back on. Her teddy bear being found. And then these things happen. Is it coincidence or is it something else? This is the question you’ll ask yourself again and again as the novel progresses.

The leader of the club is charismatic Ethan, the brother of the little girl from the prologue. He convinces students that if they want something badly enough – new funding for the school, better cafeteria food, their sad sack basketball team to finally win a win a game – they just have to "imanifest" and chant their desires into existence. And since Screech Neck is a poor town, they have a lot of desires. When all the chanting seems to start paying off, the club gains popularity. Soon, it’s hard to walk down the halls without seeing students wearing “1” buttons (hmm…shades of the swastika?) and the club’s message board, dubbed ‘The Crave”, is buzzing.

Caleb is a skeptic at first, attending a club meeting only at his (soon to be ex) girlfriend’s insistence. As a slacker, and one of the most reviled kids at school (due to an unfortunate school vandalism incident), Caleb has a lot to gain from the club. And things are great – at first. But when people start getting hurt, Caleb can’t stand idly by. The way Author Stefan Petrucha handled Caleb was my favorite aspect of the book – I loved his whole character arc, his honest search for the truth, and his truly funny sarcastic voice.

The plot reminded me in many ways of The Wave by Morton Rhue (aka Todd Strasser), a book that is extremely popular in Germany and was recently made into a movie. They both explore group fanaticism and how “nice” people can get caught up in violent and oppressive movements. But if that sounds too “serious” for you, don’t worry. Petrucha infuses the narrative with both humor and charm. The postings on “The Crave” were brilliant. Not only did they give minor characters distinct personalities, they also illustrated the types of people who are duped by cults (the outcasts, the power hungry, the crazy, hedonists, etc.) The book is worth reading for these alone.

So there you have it. Other than my lost hours of sleep, I don’t have any complaints. Rule of Won is a gripping, important, and sarcastic novel with a touch of the supernatural. What more could you ask for?

Crossposted from my blog presentinglenore.blogspot.com

[Lisa Mandina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wow, I have to say I REALLY liked this book. It's basically kind of a spoof on the book "The Secret". Where it says if you want something bad enough, and you picture yourself with it, and write about wanting it, etc, that you'll get it. I personally know this is a load of crap as I've been trying to get a library job for about 5 years now, and I've pictured myself over and over and over in a library and I'm still stuck in a classroom teaching science, as well as all the daydreaming I do about David Cook, and yet I'll never really end up with him.

It starts that a boy named Ethan actually has a sister who can make things happen by drawing pictures. No one knows this, but they all buy in when things that they agree to wish for together start happening, the funding for a new school gym, the basketball team wins a game. Caleb is the main character though actually, and he is a slacker. Doesn't want to have to work hard for anything. His ex-girlfriend, Vicky, is running for Student Council president, and convinces him to join giving him the impression it'll help him get back with her. Soon, things happen to cause their wishes to come true that don't seem right. One girl wants to pass her algebra test, so they wish for everyone to pass it, and a teacher has a car accident. Other bad things happen like this. And it turns out, that someone may be causing these things to happen, only it might not be Ethan's little sister.

It reminds me a bit of the book The Wave, in how all the students get so sucked into it that they'll be violent to those who don't agree or participate. It even gets teachers and the already lousy principal involved. The girl who wished to pass the test, tries to kill herself because of the teacher getting in an accident.

This was a great book, and I will recommend it to many students.This review was originally posted on Lisa Loves Literature

[Cindy Mitchell *Kiss the Book* · Rating 2 out of 5]

Petrucha, Stefan The Rule of Won, 240 p. (approx), Walker (Bloomsbury), 2008.

Slacker Caleb has been accused of destroying the school gym and his girlfriend is barely speaking to him. In order to regain her affections, he agrees to join a group called a Crave, which is dedicated to the "Rule of Won", or sending positive thoughts out into the universe in order to get the things that they want. The leader of the Crave, Ethan, seems to really believe and successfully leads the group through two successful "imanifests", but Caleb suspects that the circumstances were a little fishy, a little manipulated. His doubts and challenges begin to annoy the other Cravers and when he becomes defiant, they become hostile.

At first as I was reading, I kept thinking that The Wave by Strasser is the quintessential book about the power of a cult in school, but I also realize that new books can be written about the same subject. Will this replace The Wave? I don't think so. Does it have its place in your library? Yes, in a larger collection.

HS - OPTIONAL. Cindy, Library-Teacher

[YA Reads Book Reviews · Rating 3 out of 5]

They say you should never judge a book by its cover, but I’m certain we’ve all been guilty of it at some point in our lives. I’ve always made a concerted effort to not judge books based on their jacket art, but I’m ashamed to admit that the cover of the Rule of Won is so uninspiring that I just couldn’t help it. Stefan was kind enough to give me the book, and unfortunately it arrived in the mail the day I was due to leave for my Christmas vacation. My poor suitcase was stuffed enough as it was, so the book had to stay behind (blasphemy, I know). But when I returned from my balmy, semi-tropical holiday, I stared at the book (actually, glared and frowned is a better description) for days. And days. Those days quickly turned into a week and I realised I was still glaring at the book. I’m not one to put off reading, either, so I forced myself to figure out why I was so uninterested in picking up this book. After some thought, I realised it was the cover. It’s brown, featuring a book with the title of the book on it, and some geeky looking nerd boy. The kid is wearing a brown striped shirt, and the cover of the book on the cover is brown as well. So, so much brown. That much brown is about as enticing as falling in a puddle of mud, don’t’ you think? Alas, as soon as I realised that I was judging the book based purely on its cover art, I gave myself a slap over the wrists and forced myself to sit and read.

I’m happy to report that the contents of the novel are more appealing than falling in a puddle of sloshy mud. The Rule of Won is narrated through the eyes of Caleb, a proud, self-avowed slacker. The beginning of the novel opens with Caleb’s slackerness catching up with him. His sort-of-girlfriend, Vicky, bribes him to go to a meeting with her, which she hopes will inspire Caleb out of slackerdom. Caleb thinks the idea of going to the meeting itself is too much effort, let alone the prospect that he might actually be inspired into productivity. But he’s worried that Vicky will leave him and dubiously agrees to her request.

As it turns out, The Rule of Won (the book within the book, not the book you’re actually reading. Confusing, I know) is actually a book which preaches positive thinking. According to Ethan, their inspirational leader, if you really think something will happen, you can basically will/wish it into existence. A group of students form, Caleb stays for Vicky’s sake, and the Crave (as the group is called) start collectively wishing things into existence. Predictably, some of their wishes actually start coming true. Unpredictably though, to counter every collective wish granted, something bad also happens to someone they know. Some of the Crave members start second guessing the inherent nature of their demands, and several (not many) leave the Crave altogether, Caleb included.

Will Caleb uncover the real reason that all these bad things are happening? Or will the Crave successfully wish bad things upon him first? And can he convince Vicky that Ethan is not the Prince Charming that she thinks he is, and win back her heart? or will he learn something about Vicky that will change his mind about her? Maybe Vicky and Ethan really are made for each other after all…

My biggest criticism of this novel (apart from the problems I have with the cover) is that it is a little slow starting. The plus side of this, however, is that readers get to spend a little bit of personal time really getting to know their protagonist. Because nothing dramatic happens too quickly, I was able to really focus on Caleb and his thoughts. I decided fairly quickly that I liked him a whole bunch, slackerness and all.

I didn’t really like too many of the other characters in the Rule of Won, but after giving it some thought I decided that I probably wasn’t supposed to like anyone besides Caleb. When absolutely no one else has any faith in Caleb’s decisions, I still did. It was a little painful reading about so many characters that I dislike, however on the flip side, it also made me want to keep reading in order to find out if Caleb emerges on top. I was so desperate for him to beat their brainwashed booties that I found myself turning the pages at quite a remarkable pace. I’m not going to tell you whether he does, or not. You’ll need to read the book yourself if you want to find out.

The Rule of Won has a little bit of romance, appears to have a magical element (or maybe it doesn’t, maybe that’s its magic), and professes an interesting message. Cults are bad, mmmkay! Even when they look good. Especially when they look good. I’ll leave you with some of Caleb’s wiser words … if it’s really that easy, why doesn’t everyone already have everything they want?

Think about it.

[Stephanie · Rating 3 out of 5]

So. I have to admit [I keep saying that!:], The Rule of Won is not my favorite book nor is it a book that I enjoyed…much.

The Rule of Won started out interestingly enough but I really disliked the sarcastic voice that was portrayed throughout the book. There were parts of the plot that was fairly entertaining especially the girl who drew pictures that came true. The blackout where the lights came back on a few hours after the girl drew a picture of a lighted area. The cafeteria food tasting better after the girl drew a picture of delicious food in the cafeteria. Are these coincidences or is it something more – something that can’t be explained? This was what drew me to reading The Rule of Won.

The characters that were in The Rule of Won were people that I either were annoyed with or just flat out disliked them. For example, Ethan, leader of the “cult” was a very charismatic guy who happened to be the brother of the girl with “powers”. He manages to gather groups of students to follow him and his “religion” – that is, Rule of Won. He believes that by asking for something enough, you’ll manage to obtain it. By “imanifesting” enough, his followers and himself managed to have the really bad basketball team finally win a game, to obtain a school fund to rebuild the gym and other miscellaneous wishes. However, unknown to his fellow members and followers, he had his sister draw the pictures of what they wish for and because he believed in her powers, the wishes came true. I personally thought Ethan was a very deceiving guy who just wanted everyone to believe in him and his ways.

And Vicky. Omg. I really disliked her. She uses people for her benefit and when they don’t do what she wants, she discards them like a pile of dirty clothes. She was Caleb’s ex-girlfriend and didn’t even formally break up with him. She still hung out with him and he assumed that they were still going out until she accidentally said “then maybe I’ll go out with you again.” I loathed her with a dying heart. Oh, and at the end, after everything Ethan did for her, she was still reluctant to follow him and you could totally tell that she was slightly disgusted for him.

And finally, Caleb, protagonist of the story, is the ultimate slacker who is really dumb at specific times. He always happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time and manages to obtain friends that backstab him. *coughVickycough* Besides all his errors and stuff, he still manages to redeem himself when other people starts to get hurt. He resists his slacker ways and manages to actually do something. He was definitely written in a sarcastic voice and, in more ways than one, in a very humorous tone.

Overall, The Rule of Won is a very sarcastic piece of work that manages to have just a tad of the supernatural.

[Rachael · Rating 5 out of 5]

Caleb Dunne is a slacker and proud of it. His goal in life is to float through it. It is only reluctantly that he agrees to join a club based on the popular but controversial book that promises anyone can get whatever they wish for, The Rule of Won, and even when he does, it’s only an attempt to get back into his girlfriend Vicky’s good graces. But the Rule starts to grow on him, and the rest of the school, as he reads it and sees “proof.” Unfortunately, the more popular the book and the blub become, the more fanatical and dangerous its members prove to be. Caleb’s doubt about the validity of the Rule’s results only increase with time, but few others are willing to believe it’s all a fraud. But what can one slacker do? Caleb realizes he’ll have to stop floating and actually make an effort if he’s going to stop the Rule—before it goes too far.

The Rule of Won is both a hilarious and thought-provoking novel I immensely enjoyed. Caleb’s character was interesting and realistic. His slacker persona wasn’t too stereotyped, as his girlfriend’s overachiever one was, thankfully, otherwise there wouldn’t be much of a story. Even when he was giving into his slacker tendencies, he was remarkably insightful. Caleb’s integrity was inspiring, as was his dedication once he decided to take a stand. The inspirational book sharing its title with this novel provided a lot of food for thought. No one can deny the importance of positive thinking, but personally, I find it doubtful that people can get absolutely anything they want just by thinking about it. The Rule of Won realistically portrays both the positive and negative effects of mass conversion to the same school of thought; on one hand, positive results are always good, but things will go wrong when selfishness and greed reign and things get out of hand. With a humorous and unique plot with an interesting though puzzling ending, The Rule of Won made for an easy and satisfying read.

The Rule of Won is the perfect novel for the skeptics and sarcastic. People of all ages, whether readers or not, will appreciate this novel’s relevancy to the world today.

reposted from http://thebookmuncher.blogspot.com

[Karin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Caleb Dunne is a slacker and proud of it. Nothing much gets him riled up. He isn’t exactly popular at school, but he is definitely known around campus. The previous year, he was in the wrong place at the wrong time and blamed for the destruction of the partially constructed gymnasium addition at school. He was expelled because of his alleged involvement. Truth is, he didn’t do anything, but no one believes him. The only person that even talks to Caleb is his over-achieving, politically ambitious, sort of girlfriend Vicky.

When Vicky wants him to join a club based on the practices of a book called The Rule of Won he feels pressured to agree. The Rule of Won states that people can have everything they’ve ever dreamed of as long as they want it bad enough and think positively about it. Caleb has no interest in this club. In fact, it just sounds like a lot of work to him, but in order to stay with Vicky, he feels like he has no choice. Soon the group has a name and things begin to get serious.

The Cravers are led by Ethan - a very serious follower of The Rule of Won. He guides the group by making suggestions as to what they should focus their positive thinking toward. First they focus on getting more funding for the school, then they move on to the school’s poor performing basketball team. From there, the Craves become more serious and Caleb begins to feel uncomfortable with the way things are going. Caleb has to decide if he is going to sit around and do nothing like the slacker he’s always been or make a stand to make things right.

THE RULE OF WON is a novel that reminded me of LEAVING FISHERS by Margaret Peterson Haddix or THE WAVE by Todd Strasser. It is a great example of peer pressure in action. Even though the subject matter is serious, Caleb’s voice is entertaining. Only one aspect of the story didn’t seem to fit. There is a supernatural element that didn’t need to be there for the story to work. All in all though, THE RULE OF WON is an entertaining story.

[Jennifer Wardrip · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reviewed by Angie Fisher for TeensReadToo.com

Merriam Webster defines cult as, "Great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (as a film or book); especially: such devotion regarded as a literary or intellectual fad." The only thing it's missing is: "See Rule of Won."

Meet Caleb Dunne, self-proclaimed slacker. Caleb never wanted to be an integral part of anything. It required entirely too much energy. So when he found himself pulled into the center of the fastest growing club to ever to grace the halls of Screech Neck High, he was a bit uncomfortable to say the least. Slackers don't join clubs...unless of course it's to try and impress a girl.

When Caleb is confronted with some hard truths about his newfound beliefs, he is forced to step back and take a long, hard look at what the group is really about. Old habits die hard, and he finds himself struggling between which is the easier road; stay and be a part of the group, because there is definitely power in numbers, or follow his gut, and go against the crowd.

In THE RULE OF WON, Stefan Petrucha flawlessly weaves the story of the risks of a seemingly harmless fad turning into an obsession, and the danger of those individuals who are willing to do whatever it takes to get what they want. As humans we all desire at some point to be a part of a cause that is seemingly bigger and more important than ourselves. What we must be careful of are the motivations behind those intentions.

[Kait · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Rule of Won was a very interesting story about a cult that is obsessed with The Rule of Won. The Rule of Won is a book that was written by Jasper Trelawney and basically is about how if you just wish for something hard enough, you will get it and how anything that happens to you is what you secretly wished for.
Caleb Dunne is a slacker with horrible bad luck. Ever since the old gym of the school collapsed and he was the only person there at the time, he has been on the brink of expulsion and on the outs with his politically ambitious girlfriend, Vicky. When Vicky asks him to join the after school club for The Rule he figures that it will be a way to win her back. Once he gets into the club, though, bad things start to happen.
Caleb realizes that maybe the leader of The Rule, Ethan might be behind a lot of the accidents that are causing The Rule's dreams to come true but as he begins to investigate he realizes that it is impossible to stop them. The whole school has become obsessed, including the principal.
Caleb finally decides that he has to take matters into his own hands and faces off with Ethan to end the reign of the cult but not everything goes as expected.
I really enjoyed reading this book even though it wasn't one that I would normally pick up off the shelf. The story is kind of left hanging at the end though. It's almost like the author could write a sequel and I think that would make another great story.

[Theresa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was interesting in that it addresses the power and danger of group thinking, in the form of fads like "The Secret".

The Rule of Won is a book that students at a high school read and begin to put a lot of faith in its philosophy. An after school club forms to decide what the next "Crave" will be and a message board forms for members only. And of course, there is one student in control.

The Rule of Won believes in the power of positive thinking--if you tell yourself (over and over again) something will happen, you can make it happen. You don't have to study, etc. you just have to believe. And if people are hurt in the process of you getting what you want, it's because subconsciously they must have wanted it to be that way.

The book addresses the selfishness of thinking this way as well as the fact that such a philosophy endorses blaming the victim (because they wanted whatever happened to them to happen).

I read this because I like the author not because I was necessarily riveted by the subject matter--but I was very impressed and it was definitely worth the time to read it.

[Jennifer · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story was just OK to me but it is worth a read and I think teens might really like it. It is about a cult-like club that sprouts up around a book similar to The Secret, your basic fanatical positive thinking type thing. Ultimately, it is a tale about the danger of group think.

What I really liked about this book is that the main character is a slacker who gets involved because he actually feels compelled to not become a group think zombie. However it is NOT a major life changing realization, he kind of gets engaged in a slacker way. Also, I think his internal thoughts about what it is to be a clacker, just getting by are fantastic.

The other thing I really like is that this is set in a poorer community but no one is really hung up about it. It is not dire just really working class suburban, people live in apartments type place. It is interesting because one of the main characters originally comes from money and makes a bunch of assumptions about money and it’s totally schooled by the “poor” slacker kid. Another character also originally comes from money and she kind of freaks out too. I

[Shar · Rating 2 out of 5]

If you read the the description it's pretty much what this story is.

I can't say this is my favorite book (hence the rating) but I can't come to hate it.

It's a lightly suspenseful storyline. The book club ends up giving off a weird cult vibe and you become engrossed on the whole idea of it. It's definitely bizarre. However, if you're looking for something that will blow you out of the waters explanation there isn't really one for you.

Mind you, the book is truly written nicely and it makes you wonder just how teens would function if they believed in the "The Rule of Won" and achieving their desires.

Then again, as a young adult, I've read other stories that had more of a twist or plot that keeps you from putting the book down. Unfortunately, for me this isn't one of them. Others may review otherwise but that's my point of view.

[Cindy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Slacker Caleb, considered the slacker of all slackers, glides through life with minimal effort. He has been accused of vanalizing the school gym and now his girlfriend won't even speak to him. In order to win her back he agrees to join a school club called a Crave, which is based on a controversial book called "Rule of Won". The leader of the Crave, Ethan, seems to really believe and successfully leads the group through two successful "imanifests". The groups is starting to gain power with in the school and Caleb suspects that the activities of the group are a little suspicious. His doubts and challenges begin to annoy the other Cravers and when he becomes defiant, they become hostile. This book show the dangers of group thinking and the inner desires that can sometimes get the best of us all.

[Dawson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I admit i am a slacker myself i dont like to do much when it comes to school and grades, but when it comes to work and other things i like to do i love it i never want to stop working to me it feels like i am doing something in this world that will benefit people, this book i felt described my whole life i felt i was reading inside of me day after day and thats why i couldnt stop reading it. it felt as if i walked into my own life i was seeing it through different eyes its about a slacker kid who has done some bad in his life and he wants to change so he fallows his girlfriend into a club that starts to control the whole school to make them think differently and caleb decides to go against finding out the truth behind it as he sees his friends get hurt teachers almost killed and falls in love once again as he journys to the end about this mystery book.

[Trux · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining, great pacing & interesting subject matter. I always like sci-fi, fantasy and YA for dealing with philosophical, science-y and spiritual issues.

Not a subtle portrait of the dangers of a "Secret" type of philosophy gaining blind following; pretty over-the-top/extreme, but a fun read.

Not sure how I'd feel about it if I'd read it as a teen or if I were to have a conversation with a teenager about it. I think I'd probably want them to know that "The Secret" doesn't have to lead up to beatings, attempted murder, and the principal wearing the group-think pin on his lapel for it to be important to look at cautiously and critically.

[Elizabeth Wallace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well, I believed in the Secret before I read this book. Now I believe it can't be true, but I wasn't exactly letting it rule my life. I've given it a lot of thought, and that's definitely true that you can say it's someone else's fault things turned out badly because of their negative thinking. As for the book itself, it was pretty good. The ending was kind of insta-happy, insta-answer. You know, one of those books where it resolves itself in the last twenty pages. But other than the ending, it was very suspenseful, enthralling, and thought-provoking.

[Sarah Threlkeld · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story started out a little slow, but picked up in the middle and then I didn't want to put it down. The main character, who is a self-proclaimed slacker, gets involved in a group at his school that believes they can will things to happen if they believe strongly enough. They become cult-like by the end, convinced they are right and should stop anyone who gets in their way. A climactic end and satisfying epilogue helped win me over. I think this book will stay with me for awhile.

[Kit · Rating 5 out of 5]

What happens when the school's most notorious slacker gets strong-armed into joining a club about "The Rule of Won," the newest self-help book that promises all you have to do is envision something for it to happen? A lot more than you might think, in Petrucha's thought-provoking analysis of groupthink, positive thinking, and wish-fulfillment. As if the story itself didn't give you enough to think about, the prologue and the epilogue and another compelling twist.

[Jeff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Petrucha visited my library and gave me an advance copy of this, and it was great. A high school gets overcome by a version of The Secret, and one kid ends up somewhat leading the way to fight it. His last book, Teen Inc, was good but a bit heavy on the message - this one balances itself out much nicer.

[Kat O'B · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story addresses the power and pitfalls of "groupthink," in this case, as the result of a cult type of book that becomes popular at a high school. Unique premise for a story, and a topic worth thinking and talking about. The main character, the slacker, was well-developed and believable. Will recommend this book to my higher grade middle schoolers.

[Glenda · Rating 4 out of 5]

Did anybody see that old after school special, "The Wave"? It was all about the dangers of group thinking and manipulation. This one was eerie in the same way. It's terrifying to think of how people can be manipulated with wishful thinking.

[Shellie Rich · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was OK. I liked that it criticized The Secret and all that other victim-blaming stuff. It was interesting and entertaining but not so meaty that I'll be chewing on it for long. It's decent YA fare but not the kind of YA that will do a lot for adults.

[Rebecca Lien · Rating 2 out of 5]

The plot line was good but it lacked action. The book was very much a physiological look at things without a lot of doing going on. read 11/16-03/2009'

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[P.J. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Book 20 for 2009!

[Heather · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant.

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting look at the psychology of group dynamics/mob mentality.

[Jamie · Rating 2 out of 5]

The weak ending cost it a star.

[Ifahh · Rating 5 out of 5]

Simple read, but yet enjoyable.