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Title: The Chocolate War by ROBERT CORMIER ISBN: 0-440-94459-7 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 01 August, 1986 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.65 (284 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: A well written book of inhumanity.
Comment: The novel, The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier, is an interesting and truthful book. The main character, Jerry Renault, is a student who attends an all boys Catholic school. He is trying to be different by going against a school tradition of selling chocolates. Archie, a manipulative leader of The Vigils, a gang which is powerful and influential, and Brother Leon, a cruel teacher, are trying to force Jerry to sell the chocolates. Archie, who likes to intimidate people, is never embarassed, and is very powerful. He tries to hide embarassment by shrugging it off. Jerry faces a lot of trouble because he goes against the tradition of selling the chocolates. Although the ending is shocking and may not be for everyone, the author portrays a different outlook on writing novels. Instead of having a positive ending, he made his book a bit depressing. The ending can be liked or disliked depending on whether or not the person who is reading it is sensitive to violence and cruelty to others. Unlike other authors, Robert Cormier shows what life is really like and how people can purposely hurt each other. Although the ending is rather disturbing and inhumane, the book is well-written.
Rating: 5
Summary: A response to those who deem this book unrealistic...
Comment: Would you describe 'Animal Farm' as unrealistic? Or '1984' or 'Brave New World'? This book works on more than one level - both as a rattling good tale and as a metaphor for the ways in which fear permeates and often controls society. Yes - the idea of a war over chocolate sales in a school is fantastical, but the basic premise of a group of bullies maintaining an iron grip over their peers is not. I read this as a 13 yr old girl and adored it. I read it again as an adult and, although the issues in it that I responded to were different, my overall opinion was the same. It's a chilling story that parodies the operations of Mafia-type groups or the way in which Russia was dominated by criminal organisations post-communist rule. Although the authorities are aware of the Vigils they are powerless to stop them as they require their support in order to maintain authority. But a warning - if you're easily offended by the type of language and the acts of teenage boys when they're out of hearing distance of their parents, I wouldn't read this!
Rating: 2
Summary: stupid and waste of time
Comment: This book was stupid, confusing, and a waste of time. I really didn't get the point. If your in to books about guy's in a all boys school touching each others butt in the halls as a sighn of frindship. Boy's in gangs trying to pull pranks on teacher. Asking the same question over and over again weather or not the main charecter is gay or lonley. if you don't want to waste your time DON'T READ THIS BOOK!
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Title: Beyond the Chocolate War by ROBERT CORMIER ISBN: 044090580X Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 01 August, 1986 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: I Am the Cheese by ROBERT CORMIER ISBN: 0440940605 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 01 August, 1991 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Pigman by PAUL ZINDEL ISBN: 0553263218 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 February, 1983 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Giver by LOIS LOWRY ISBN: 0440237688 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 10 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Monster (rpkg) by Walter Dean Myers ISBN: 0064407314 Publisher: Harpercollins Juvenile Books Pub. Date: 08 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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