by John Knowles
I picked this book up months ago at the Book Thing, because I love A Separate Peace (same author). This one is about a young man returning home from war, where he was a bomber. He wants to learn to fly airplanes (instead of just ride in them), and establish a cargo airline between Washington State and Alaska. And he always liked the idea of farming, so he starts out by learning to fly a crop-duster plane… I read twenty pages and just found it dull. The character and his story did not interest me. Nothing rose off the page or tickled my mind with wordplay. Moving on, I opened The Years of Rice and Salt. Now I\’ve got something in my hands I can\’t put down!
Abandoned …0/5… 243 pages, 1966
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Peace Breaks Out is the sequel to A Separate Peace. While not as enchanting as the original, it is a good read.A Separate Peace is one of my all time favorites.Julie
Hmm, maybe I\’d have better luck trying Peace Breaks Out. The title sounds awful familiar though, which might mean I did once and ditched it.Thanks for the blog link!
I again with your words about Lying Awake. It was almost like poetry. Thanks for the comment! ~ L
Your post got me curious as I\’d never heard of this American writer before. I looked him up and he has quite a long list of publications – I\’m curious now to try one of them. Would you recommend starting with A Separate Peace, it seems to be his most famous.
Verbivore- I would definitely recommend starting with A Separate Peace. From all accounts I\’ve read, I believe it is his best work.
A Separate Peace is a gem of a book. But even Peace Breaks Out did not have the same poignant charm. And I\’d never heard of the one you mentioned.I\’m glad you found one you liked better:)