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Then when Gregory's mother and father got to Anut Grace's house they hade to get back home.When they got there Gregory asked do I have my own room? He did and he was so happy he said "This is better then a party and cake this is the best Birthday ever!" The next day he started the first day of school, in his new school. That day when he came home from school he was walking around and found a gate to a burnt down building. He cleaned it up a bit and found a box of chalk. That at school Mr. Hiller, a friend of Miss.Perry, came in and taught Gregory and the rest of the kids all about plants. When Gregory when home that night he said to his mother,"We don't have any grass around here". So he started to draw plants in the building. His mother and father did nit want to see.They were too busy.Don,t worry the end gets gets better.
I could not put the book down because the book never ended,and you would most likely would want to stay up and read it.You will like the book but you have to read it to find out!!!
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Yes, Ken Kesey has called his friend Stone a professional paranoid and asserted that he could sense sinister elements lurking behind every Oreo cookie. After reading this book I could see what Kesey was saying.
This book reminded me of Graham Greene in some general ways (sneaky spies, drunken central american priests, general gloom), and like Greene (who i dont even like that much) there are plenty of worried, unhappy people. In fact I challenge one to catch any of the characters in this book happy or sober for one whole scene. I believe there were perhaps two smiles. Anyhow, Stone strikes me as the type of guy uncomfortable with writing about happy people or comedy, but this really is not a criticism and it does not limit the scope of his writing. An added bonus is the unbelievabe, almost heroic amounts of drinking in the novel. It makes you feel better about your own alcohol problem.
The writing is beautiful, contemplative, and his creation of the country Tecan is cool. The suspense and tension was often as immediate as it can be in really good movies, or worrisome phone calls or any discussion with an ex-girlfriend.
So the point is: this is a great book, OK?