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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... Aunt Rosetta's sharpened voice . " Now . " " Yes , Rosetta . " That was different . It was not the same at all as the voice that had spoken on the walk outside . Now it was hollow and tired , almost recognizable . " Gilbert will help ...
... Aunt Rosetta's sharpened voice . " Now . " " Yes , Rosetta . " That was different . It was not the same at all as the voice that had spoken on the walk outside . Now it was hollow and tired , almost recognizable . " Gilbert will help ...
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... Aunt Rosetta . " Hooker knew of Gilbert's sense of drama when drunk , but he did not guess at his brother's present sense of desperation . Some had . Like the Harrises , who had moved Mr. Parker into the center of a group of their ...
... Aunt Rosetta . " Hooker knew of Gilbert's sense of drama when drunk , but he did not guess at his brother's present sense of desperation . Some had . Like the Harrises , who had moved Mr. Parker into the center of a group of their ...
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... aunt and your " Two or three minutes before that , yes . " " What was he doing ? " " Talking . " " To whom , Hooker ? Whom was he talking to ? " your father . " " My aunt . Aunt Rosetta . " Instinctively he looked at her . She did not ...
... aunt and your " Two or three minutes before that , yes . " " What was he doing ? " " Talking . " " To whom , Hooker ? Whom was he talking to ? " your father . " " My aunt . Aunt Rosetta . " Instinctively he looked at her . She did not ...
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Section 2 | 25 |
Section 3 | 37 |
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