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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... paused . Staring at the closed door in front of him , he could not help thinking : " This is my room . Why shouldn't I go in there ? " The thought trespassed in his mind , just as he wished that he could be strong enough to trespass ...
... paused . Staring at the closed door in front of him , he could not help thinking : " This is my room . Why shouldn't I go in there ? " The thought trespassed in his mind , just as he wished that he could be strong enough to trespass ...
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... paused and held the book away , over the edge of the tub . He drank some more wine , and spilled some more , and thought of the final lines with his eyes closed tight and his toes treadling in time against the weight of the water . " Oh ...
... paused and held the book away , over the edge of the tub . He drank some more wine , and spilled some more , and thought of the final lines with his eyes closed tight and his toes treadling in time against the weight of the water . " Oh ...
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... paused . " I guess we could , " he said . " We can go out by the stable . ” " Good , " said Hooker . " Good . " They carefully collected together what Gilbert wanted to take . They put it all in an overnight bag , as though they were ...
... paused . " I guess we could , " he said . " We can go out by the stable . ” " Good , " said Hooker . " Good . " They carefully collected together what Gilbert wanted to take . They put it all in an overnight bag , as though they were ...
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Section 2 | 25 |
Section 3 | 37 |
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