John Knowles
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| Title | : | A Separate Peace |
| Author | : | John Knowles |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 208 pages |
| Published | : | September 30th 2003 by Scribner (first published 1959) |
| Categories | : | Mystery. Thriller. Fiction. Mystery Thriller. Suspense. Audiobook. Crime |
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An American classic and great bestseller for over thirty years, A Separate Peace is timeless in its description of adolescence during a period when the entire country was losing its innocence to the second world war. Set at a boys boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What happens between the two friends one summer, like the war itself, banishes the innocence of these boys and their world. A bestseller for more than thirty years, A Separate Peace is John Knowles crowning achievement and an undisputed American classic.Itemize Books Supposing A Separate Peace
| Original Title: | A Separate Peace |
| ISBN: | 0743253973 (ISBN13: 9780743253970) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Gene Forrester, Phineas |
| Setting: | New Hampshire(United States) |
| Literary Awards: | Rosenthal Family Foundation Award (1961), William Faulkner Foundation Award (1961), National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1961) |
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Ratings: 3.58 From 185268 Users | 7105 ReviewsArticle Based On Books A Separate Peace
A close friendship becomes tragic when envy turns ugly and results in life-altering consequences. Gene Forrester, the main character and narrator of the story, visits Devon, the boys prep school he attended as a teenager in New England. Gene reflects upon his close friendship with Phineas, or Finny and the tragic events that took place at Devon during the summer and fall of wartime 1942. Finny, a lovable character, is perfection personified as portrayed through Genes loving eyes. The lovingMost people would list the Catcher In the Rye as the ultimate coming of age story, but I beg to differ. For me, my coming of age book was A Separate Peace. It was required reading - we were not given a choice on reading it. Unlike prior assigned reading books, I actually READ this one.I wish I could remember more of it.What I do remember was that I liked it. It's about a boy growing up at a prep school, making friendships and planning futures provided the war ends and that they aren't all
Twenty-five years ago, my best friend in high school handed me this book and told me "you must read this." I did, for the first time, this week. I think it has fallen out of popularity as required reading in high school, possibly due to its New England boarding school setting, or its WWII time period or its characters only consisting of white, affluent males. However, despite some of today's youth being out of touch with some or all of these things, they are absolutely in touch with the central
This is an American classic? Why? Now Im not saying that its a bad novel. I just dont see how its a particularly great one. Perhaps, its ultimately because the book never worked to make me identify with the situation where the event took place. Instead, the entire conflict felt contrived. We are told of an atmosphere of driven competition in a school where everyone is an enemy and no one a real friend. But except being told so by Gene no one else in the book seems to notice this. I can imagine
Gene attended an exclusive New Hampshire school. 15 years later he came back to Devon School to seek forgiveness for what he did here while he was a student. In his school days he became friends with Finny, an outstanding athlete. Finny was a favorite of everyone. fellow students used to look up to him as their inspiration and teachers were mighty impressed with this boy for whatever he said prevailed. Gene was a spectacular student academically while Finny's dream was to attend Olympics of
I LOATHED this book. I was required to read this piece of crap when I was a sophomore at Carmel High. When you are in high school, you are required to read many books as part of a required reading list. Often times, you groan when you pick up something that looks like it will be a chore to read, but in the end the book will have a semblance of value. Many books will entertain you or at least you can say you learned something new. I didnt enjoy reading the "The Scarlet Letter" or "Billy Bud", but
A Separate Peace by John Knowles A short review because I cant add much to the thousands of reviews that are out there. The story takes place at an elite all-boy New England prep school. The two main characters are opposites in many ways: an introverted, intellectual Southern boy and a Northerner who is outgoing, athletic, a risk-taker. Hes a natural leader among the boys but he struggles with his studies. They become fast friends but impulsive horse-play leads to the death of one of the boys.So
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