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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... stop him ? " “ Well , A — she's not big enough to stop him , an ' B — I think she's got some idea about how this'll be good for Gilbert . An , like I said , she could be right . Maybe he just needs to get something out of his system ...
... stop him ? " “ Well , A — she's not big enough to stop him , an ' B — I think she's got some idea about how this'll be good for Gilbert . An , like I said , she could be right . Maybe he just needs to get something out of his system ...
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... stop ' im . You see , it's like any impulse - any old impulse . He had an impulse to touch you , and you didn't stop him . Now . That's all right . But you see some of us ... ” He paused and then yelled out at the house : " ... WANT TO ...
... stop ' im . You see , it's like any impulse - any old impulse . He had an impulse to touch you , and you didn't stop him . Now . That's all right . But you see some of us ... ” He paused and then yelled out at the house : " ... WANT TO ...
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... ? How could you get into a proper pounding position ? Unconsciously now he folded up each hand tightly . Then he made small , elbow - drive gestures into the curtains . " Stop that , " said Nicholas . Hooker relaxed 186 TIMOTHY FINDLEY.
... ? How could you get into a proper pounding position ? Unconsciously now he folded up each hand tightly . Then he made small , elbow - drive gestures into the curtains . " Stop that , " said Nicholas . Hooker relaxed 186 TIMOTHY FINDLEY.
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