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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... Hooker thought . It was oiled and clean and ready for use . Hooker held it out , at arm's length , in both hands . He drew in the trigger . The gun wavered . He turned in a slow arc , sighting various gloomy chairs , and then , pulling ...
... Hooker thought . It was oiled and clean and ready for use . Hooker held it out , at arm's length , in both hands . He drew in the trigger . The gun wavered . He turned in a slow arc , sighting various gloomy chairs , and then , pulling ...
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... thought about the photographs in Rosetta's office . Grandfathers fathers and sons . Face patterns . The nose , the wide , high forehead . The bigness and the weight . ... Hooker advanced into the room . The remembered smell of wine and ...
... thought about the photographs in Rosetta's office . Grandfathers fathers and sons . Face patterns . The nose , the wide , high forehead . The bigness and the weight . ... Hooker advanced into the room . The remembered smell of wine and ...
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... Hooker did not quite understand this , but on her face there was marked the ... thought . “ And perhaps Gilbert wanted to be good , too . " In his mind ... Hooker watched his mother . One little fly buzzed in a loud panic against the ...
... Hooker did not quite understand this , but on her face there was marked the ... thought . “ And perhaps Gilbert wanted to be good , too . " In his mind ... Hooker watched his mother . One little fly buzzed in a loud panic against the ...
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Section 2 | 25 |
Section 3 | 37 |
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