A Separate Peace Lib/E (CD-Audio)

from snat

I recently re-read this book for the AP class that I'm teaching and I was reminded of what a deceptively simple book this appears to be on the surface. Set in an all boys prep school during WWII, A Separate Peace explores how the encroaching reality of war affects the psychological and social dev...

from EadieB

A classic that young and old can relate to. Gene and Phineas attend a boarding school in New England during WWII and become friends. Gene betrays Phineas out of jealousy and rivalry. Years later Gene is still trying to forgive himself as he recognizes the evil of the dark side of adolescence and ...

from jewelryladypam

This was a well-written book with believable characters and events. Though I did enjoy it and relate to it as a removed bystander, I couldn't connect with it on a personal level. I wish the character development had gone further - I would've liked to get to know each character better and get more...

from cameling

A Separate Place by John Knowles is one of those books you read because it is so beautifully written. A simple story but that is but a facade and before long, you start to delve into the complexity of the hidden darkness behind some of the characters in the book. An idyllic time in the life of bo...

from atozgrl

The book tells the story of boys at a boarding school in New Hampshire during 1942-43. The heart of the book is the relationships between the various boys at the school. It is primarily about the protagonist, Gene, and his friend Phineas, their friendship and their rivalry. But the war is an ever...