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I first read this book when I was ten or so, and everything from the stark subject matter to the way the protagonist's story was interspersed with the clinical reports made an impression on me. I haven't read it in years; I should pick it up again and see how I react to it now that I'm ancient and not-so-sheltered.
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I read this in junior high but don't think I ever finished it. When I read it a few years ago I was totally surprised by the plot twist at the end so I must not have finished it. A boy sets out on his bike to find his father and realizes that nothing in his life is as it seems.
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This was the first book I ever read in one sitting. I couldn't believe the ending, and was mad when I went to school the next day and of course no one had read past the assignment. It's a mind-blower, and possibly the reason I am a children's book editor today.
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When I was a young adult, I liked to read serious young adult fiction in addition to teen romanticky falling in love fiction. This is book falls into the serious category.
Mar 03, 2008
Amanda
rated it
it was ok
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I probably would have liked this more had I read it 25 years ago -- it's just the kind of book that would have enchanted 14-year-old-me.
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Not as disturbing as Tenderness, but a well-done, dark novel. Man is Cormier creepy!
this was the reason i almost failed freshman english in high school
Feb 07, 2008
Megan
marked it as to-read
Dec 31, 2012
Meg
marked it as to-read
