A Separate Peace by John Knowles

A Separate Peace by John Knowles

Summary: 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,...
Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck

Summary: Tragic tale of a retarded man and the friend who loves and tries to protect him. My take: 3 looks   Originally reviewed August 15, 2011 Why have I never read this before? It is on the required reading for so many high schools…Well, it was a good read....