![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() On a side note, I met him once before he passed away, and he was not what I expected. The world is evil and there's nothing you can do about it, but he thought that trying to fight against it is the most important thing you can do, even though you're going to fail anyway. I read an interview in which Cormier was asked if he thought the lesson is too dark, and he said that it's just the truth. This is one of those where you talk about the theme more than the actual story: "It's the best book about good and evil that exists," you tell someone, after trying to outline a chocolate sale at a religious boy's school that ends in a sadistic boxing fight. The writing is stark and concise, and so is the story, which is one of the most difficult plots to describe. I never read it as a kid, but I've read it several times now as an adult and it's still so beautiful. ![]()
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