A Separate Peace in Never too Late to Read Classics

May 27, 2011 Sara rated it it was amazing

Shelves: coming-of-age, world-war-2, classics, kindle-purchase, american, boarding-school, friendship

A Separate Peace is a coming-of-age story set in a boarding school in Massachusetts in 1942-43. When the story opens, Phineas and Gene are sixteen year old boys, enjoying the last summer of innocence and freedom before they cross the line into draft age and are forced to face involvement in war. The talk of war is everywhere, the senior class is being conditioned for entry into it, and the young men waver between a desire to dive in and a fear that they will be required to.

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Jul 25, 2015 Janet rated it really liked it

Lovely prose, wonderful scene descriptions, and excellent character development are the hallmark of this book. The personal and interpersonal struggles of high school years in this book can be transferred to my school ... same stuff, different setting, different gender. A gem.

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Dec 13, 2021 Brandy rated it really liked it

I feel like I may have read this years ago when my son had to for school. I am giving it 4 stars for it being a classic. It has life lessons in it, and the story flowed well. Left and emotional print with me. Finn was my favorite.

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