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Summary: A boreing excitement
Review: Normally, if I read a book like this, that wasn't written the way it was I would say. What the heck. And throw it away. I am not one of those girls who would rather read in a chair all day. But this book was amazing! Everyone told me i had to read it and I thought. Yeah Sure, really exciteing. I mean the book is about Stanly digging holes. But I have to admit, there was more to it than that and I recomeneed it to EVERYONE! IT was a real page turner. Ask my friends, in the end I was on fire! I read 38 pages in 15 minutes the end was so good. So to sum it all up Holes is a must for everyone
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Summary: Why the fuss?
Review: Now, don't get me wrong. As a schoolteacher, I've loved sharing the odd tales of Louis Sachar with my students. He is one of the few children's authors that I love to read as much as the children do. His sense of humor is impeccable as well as his imagination. That is why I was thrilled to learn that "Holes" had gone on to win several top-notch prizes; the Newbury being the crown jewel.That was until I read this book. Although wildly inventive, strange, and unpredictable, I found very little to grab hold to really enjoy this story. While the story is complex and the characters steeped in history, it seems to be flawed in the only sense that I never really identified with any of them. They seemed to be too remote, too wild for me to buy into the premise. I long suspect that awards such as Oscars, Emmys, and Newburys, are given to authors for the span of their career and not always the work that is being honored. If that is the case, Louis Sachar is long deserving of this wonderful recognition. However, I wished he had won the award for one of his brilliant, off the wall "Wayside School" novels. In this case, "Holes" has too many holes for me to recommend it.
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Summary: Man! it's AWESOME!!!
Review: O.k louis SACHAR
IS my 2nd favorite author (next to Daniel handiler(kwoun as LEMONY SNICKET)Holes is exciting,fresh,action-stuffed and funny.
Holes is about a boy named Stanley Yelnats who is convicted for a crime he did not commit: stealing a pair of shoes from a celebitry baseball player kwoun as "Sweet feet" so he has a choice: Camp Green lake, a weird place thats not green and does'nt have a lake but it was once a lake but that was only over a hundred years ago where you have to dig a hole each day:five foot deep, five foot in diameter. to "turn a bad boy into a good boy" or jail. so he decides to camp green lake.
but he must avoid getiing bitten by a yellow spotted lizard
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Summary: Iman's Review
Review: Oh my gosh, what a great book. This is the second best book I have ever read. This is about a teenager named Stanley Yelnats who gets sent to a Juvenile Detention camp for commiting a crime that he really did not do. So, now he has to dig a 5X5 foot hole every day, wake up at 4 in the morning, eat the worst food on the planet, and have to deal with the horrendous staff. He believes that he got sent here because of a curse that a psychic woman named Madam Zeroni put on his great-great granfather. At the end, the camp gets seized, the workers get arrested, and Stanley finds treasure!!! In the end, the Yelnats become millionaires and live happily ever after.
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Summary: Great Book!
Review: Ok my teacher is reading it out loud...but i'm only at the part where Zero and Stanley are climbing gods thumb and Zero collapses after eating Kiss and Kate Barlos peaches.....that's how far Ive gotten but the book so far is great! Every time my teacher stops for the day im like "READ MORE!!"
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Summary: The BEST book ever!
Review: Ok so you people who haven't read this yet might think: oh its only about holes! What a stupid title! Yes, in some aspects of the book there are many reasons the title is "Holes". Stanley Yelnats' (a palindromic name) family has a curse all due to his "no-good-dirty-rotten-pig-stealing-great-great-grandfather" and because of this curse, he is accused of a crime worth $5,000! His only two options were Camp Green Lake and Jail...his parents thought it would be better to send him to Camp Green Lake...there is no lake...no green at all...and this is NOT a Girl Scout Camp. Stanley and his friend who has no idenity, and no parents or guardians, unravel the curse in a coincedental way, and find the riches of Camp Green Lake. I would say this book is a puzzle you must figure out...most aspects of this book are going to make you go "oh my gosh" or "ohhhh now i get it" but there are some things in this book that, even if you read 100 times, you may never understand it.
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Summary: Go dig a hole
Review: Okay, even though this is a writer for the kiddies, I think he is a brilliant man. Holes is a funny, suspenseful, strange, but compelling story about a boy named Stanley Yelnats, sent to a "bad boys" camp for a crime he did not commit, and his adventures there. Nicknamed the "Caveman" by the other boys, he befriends the quirky, misunderstood boy, "Zero", and teaches him to read. The story is very weird, but funny nonetheless, and ties together very well. If you liked Holes, some other good books by Louis Sachar include The Boy Who Lost His Face, There's A Boy In The Girl's Bathroom, and the Wayside School stories. They're all so wonderful and profound, with enough humor to make it close to satire.
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Summary: THE BOMB!!!!!
Review: Okay, everybody should read this book. It has an amazing story line that keeps you engrossed from the beginning to the end, and is incredibly original and imaginative. I can't even begin to tell you people how absolutely wonderful this book is. If you don't read it, you are truly missing out on a treasure!!...
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Summary: Surprisingly Good!
Review: Okay, I'll admit it: I'm 15 years old. Also, before reading this book, I never even considered going to see the movie. To those who have never read this book, I may seem too old for it. But you're wrong. This book has become one of my favorites, and I would recommend it to anyone!... Go ahead people -- read the book and see the movie! I promise you won't regret it! :D
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Summary: This is truly a ten-star book.
Review: Okay, so I'm a grown-up bookseller with fondness for quality young adult literature, and MAYBE that affects my star-giving habits, but not in this case. Holes is far and away one of the best novels I've ever read and recommended to anyone, whether that reader is 10 or 100 years old. Every man, woman, or child who has read this book on my recommendation has loved it, and recommended to many other readers, who have recommended it to still more readers. Holes is one those novels where every single story element is necessary to the whole - not even a single word in this novel is extraneous. The issues presented in the book, which gradually reveal themselves to the reader, are issues that readers of any age will find thought provoking - racism, family, cooperation and friendship. All of these things are combined in a package that is funny, poignant, touching, thrilling, and absolutely compelling. If you are an adult, and your child is lucky enough to have this book, steal it for an evening or two and read it. If you are an adult with kids but no Holes in the house, buy it and read it before or after or with your child. If you are a kid, beg your parent for this book. Quite simply, if you are a breathing human being, you need to read this book. I promise you that will be glad that you did.
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