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Every time I read this novel, a new layer of its brilliance slowly revealsa itself to me. Truly a masterful and terrifying glimpse at man's humanity to man when confronted with the absence of the pillars of society.
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So dark, so heartbreaking, so thought-provoking...I was so disturbed after reading this, and yet I was never once surprised by the storyline, or the inescapably sad truth that humans are capable of such cruelty. It parallels so many "unspeakable acts" that we hear about all the time, but the shock value of this novel isn't that they are children, but that their behavior is such that occurs among society, perhaps more often than we realize, or admit.
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I really have trouble enjoying a book where they kill off the fat kid with glasses! Makes me nervous.
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