The Last of the Crazy PeoplePenguin Canada, 1 juil. 2008 - 224 pages While other 11-year-old boys are preoccupied with things like hockey, television and having fun, Hooker broods about his dysfunctional home-life. With a mother who refuses to leave her room, a brother in an alcoholic haze and a father who's unable to hold things together, Hooker's world is one of bewilderment and conflict. Feeling alone and unhappy, the young boy seeks to put an end to all of the confusion in The Last of the Crazy People, Timothy Findley's astonishing debut novel. |
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... stared up at him watchfully . Hooker wondered how much pain it felt . It seemed beyond pain . It looked at him . It stared at him , and it made a small noise , far up near its nose . Hooker considered what must be done . Around him , in ...
... stared up at him watchfully . Hooker wondered how much pain it felt . It seemed beyond pain . It looked at him . It stared at him , and it made a small noise , far up near its nose . Hooker considered what must be done . Around him , in ...
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... stared at the ground . Rosetta returned with their coffee on a tray . " Here , " she said , handing it around . " What's that ? " said Jessica . " Coffee , dear . " " No. No. That noise . " " What noise ? " " That noise . Click . Click ...
... stared at the ground . Rosetta returned with their coffee on a tray . " Here , " she said , handing it around . " What's that ? " said Jessica . " Coffee , dear . " " No. No. That noise . " " What noise ? " " That noise . Click . Click ...
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... stared . At her feet , Clementine's grave , the squirrel's grave , the graves of mice and birds and toads and frogs spread around her , dry , dusty , and welded with grass . There was just one grave , one silence . Iris shaded her eyes ...
... stared . At her feet , Clementine's grave , the squirrel's grave , the graves of mice and birds and toads and frogs spread around her , dry , dusty , and welded with grass . There was just one grave , one silence . Iris shaded her eyes ...
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