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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... coughed . He coughed again , a small , irritating smoker's cough . Rosetta waited while it passed . At last he moved . “ What did you do with your day ? ” he asked in a low , cough- covered voice . Rosetta , from long practice , did not ...
... coughed . He coughed again , a small , irritating smoker's cough . Rosetta waited while it passed . At last he moved . “ What did you do with your day ? ” he asked in a low , cough- covered voice . Rosetta , from long practice , did not ...
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... coughed a little . He heard Rosetta : " Hooker ! " And he heard a more distant Hooker : " Yes'm . " " Your father . " " Yes'm . " " Wash your hands , " said Rosetta . " Yes . " Nicholas sighed . He fingered his tie . He thought about ...
... coughed a little . He heard Rosetta : " Hooker ! " And he heard a more distant Hooker : " Yes'm . " " Your father . " " Yes'm . " " Wash your hands , " said Rosetta . " Yes . " Nicholas sighed . He fingered his tie . He thought about ...
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... coughed her way all the way to the refriger- ator . She came back , beer in hand , wiping her mouth with her wrist . “ Here , ” she said and sat down again . " Aren't you supposed to go out tonight ? " " Yes , " said Gilbert . " Later ...
... coughed her way all the way to the refriger- ator . She came back , beer in hand , wiping her mouth with her wrist . “ Here , ” she said and sat down again . " Aren't you supposed to go out tonight ? " " Yes , " said Gilbert . " Later ...
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Section 2 | 25 |
Section 3 | 37 |
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