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Original Title:	A Separate Peace
ISBN:	0743253973 (ISBN13: 9780743253970)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Gene Forrester, Phineas
Setting:	New Hampshire(United States)
Literary Awards:	Rosenthal Family Foundation Award (1961), William Faulkner Foundation Award (1961), National Book Award Finalist for Fiction (1961)

A Separate Peace Paperback | Pages: 208 pages

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Title	:	A Separate Peace
Author	:	John Knowles
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 208 pages
Published	:	September 30th 2003 by Scribner (first published 1959)
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An American classic and great bestseller for over thirty years, A Separate Peace is timeless in its description of adolescence during a period when the entire country was losing its innocence to the second world war.

Set at a boys boarding school in New England during the early years of World War II, A Separate Peace is a harrowing and luminous parable of the dark side of adolescence. Gene is a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas is a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What happens between the two friends one summer, like the war itself, banishes the innocence of these boys and their world.

A bestseller for more than thirty years, A Separate Peace is John Knowles crowning achievement and an undisputed American classic.

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This is one of those "required summer reading novels". In fact, while I am sure they are out there, I don't think I have ever met anyone who read this and it was not required for school.But, it was an enjoyable required read. Focusing on coming of age, schoolboy friendships, etc. Not too much else I can say without spoiling it, but it was kinda rough on the teenage spirit at the time. We think we can all survive anything when we are young . . .If you were never required to read this one for

This is an American classic? Why? Now Im not saying that its a bad novel. I just dont see how its a particularly great one. Perhaps, its ultimately because the book never worked to make me identify with the situation where the event took place. Instead, the entire conflict felt contrived. We are told of an atmosphere of driven competition in a school where everyone is an enemy and no one a real friend. But except being told so by Gene no one else in the book seems to notice this. I can imagine

I LOATHED this book. I was required to read this piece of crap when I was a sophomore at Carmel High. When you are in high school, you are required to read many books as part of a required reading list. Often times, you groan when you pick up something that looks like it will be a chore to read, but in the end the book will have a semblance of value. Many books will entertain you or at least you can say you learned something new. I didnt enjoy reading the "The Scarlet Letter" or "Billy Bud", but

I hadnt thought of writing a review of this book until I read how many people disliked it. Far from wanting to simply "prove" others were wrong, I began thinking about why others might not like this book and its message. First, it is somewhat legitimate to dislike anything one must read in high school. However, if you never get past that point, life isn't much worth living. If you never come back and read some of the things on your own, you just aren't much of a human being. Rant as one will



Maybe I'm bias, but a little bit of bromance could've gone a long way here. A Separate Peace is essentially a story of the relationship between two boys, and if it went a little farther, I think the points it made would've driven much deeper.The plot mostly revolves around a single character, Finny, and although he's lively and exciting, this story is far from. And as such, I can't imagine it being too enjoyable to the middle schoolers and freshmen it is regularly assigned to. But for older

A close friendship becomes tragic when envy turns ugly and results in life-altering consequences. Gene Forrester, the main character and narrator of the story, visits Devon, the boys prep school he attended as a teenager in New England. Gene reflects upon his close friendship with Phineas, or Finny and the tragic events that took place at Devon during the summer and fall of wartime 1942. Finny, a lovable character, is perfection personified as portrayed through Genes loving eyes. The loving