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Summary: A psychological masterpiece
Review: The book "I am the Cheese" by Robert Cormier is a psychological masterpiece. It deals with a boy, Adam Farmer or so you think, trying to uncover his past. This book always keeps you guessing because you always ask so many questions and wonder what happened to that boy. Will he ever get to deliver his package to his father? What happened that was so terrible to make his father leave? What happened to his mother? Why is he seeing a psychologist? Is he really in a psych ward? When and how did he get out? Did he ever get out? His race to uncover his past becomes your race to uncover his past. The ending is unbelievable. No matter how hard you try you will never guess the ending. This book was so good that I couldn't put it down. It makes you really think of how tragic some peoples' lives really are.
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Summary: great reading
Review: i am a senior in high school and remember reading this book in eigth grade... it was great reading at that time... i had to read it for english class, but i found it amazingly well written. It has a rather sad ending, but the plot is truly unusual in a good way... I've forgotten many details about the book and hope to find time to reread it.
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Summary: Unanswered questions...
Review: Although the structure and content of I am the Cheese, written by Robert Cormier, may be confusing and hard to understand at times, this novel will truly open you eyes to the evils of today.The constant change of scenery and suspense as to the identity of the characters left me searching for an answers, and eventually finding them in the interesting twist at the end of the novel. However only after reading this book did I realize that the federal bureaucracy is not as honest as it claims to be. Through Adam's horrific tale, I have learned what really happens when an innocent person knows too much. You will be amazed at the amount of corruption within our very own government system.I am very pleased with the knowledge I gained from this novel. This book is definitely worth reading, if only to educate yourself a little further on the everyday injustices of our society.
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Summary: Geez its great!
Review: This book is one of the most wonderful books I have ever read. This book, although it is called a "young adult", can be read and enjoyed by ANYONE-- especially by someone older than the "young adult" age. Despite its twisting (and sometimes confusing) story line, it really pays off to *keep reading*. The book is one that will really let you step into another world. The book is written in a surrealistic way, and is a pleasure reading something that diverts from traditional styles of writing.
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Summary: I am the reviewer...
Review: As a young child, I considered Robert Cormier one of my heroes. He wrote engaging, enigmatic stories that did not pander to his young adult audience, yet his novels were not too tough-and-stringy for such readers to digest. I read his entire catalog of books, from "The Chocolate War," to "Fade," and everything else in between, and each enthralling book helped me to examine (what were) complex social and moral issues. His books were refreshing and thought provoking, and I greatly appreciated Cormier's assumption that young children were capable of understanding three dimensional characters, hard truths, and pain more substantial the pain of a friend moving away or of losing a beloved pet.Cormier's novels had a deep and beneficial impact on my developing personality, and I thank him. Over the years, although I did not forget his name, I did not think about Cormier very much. He served his purpose, I felt, and had nothing new to offer. Many of us know already that Robert Cormier recently passed away. I read it in the Boston Globe, and I was deeply saddened. I decided to, out of respect, re-read my favorite of his novels, "I am the Cheese." I was a little nervous, expecting to be disappointed. This was not the case. "I am the Cheese," is a novel that is in many ways formatted for children. However, it is also a novel that can bring back (and make real), for those adults who want them, the feelings of loneliness, despair, suffocation, and unreasonable fear that we felt when we were thirteen or so. This is no summer Disney flick with a few hidden tongues-in-cheek for Mom n' Dad. "I am the Cheese" is a (yes) simple, but POWERFUL tour-de-force of brittle yet sepulchral sentiment. As adults (and I guess I am one, but only by default), we pretty much have our minds made up about any issue we might come across. Conservative or liberal, religious or agnostic, and so on. I strongly recommend this book for adults, because it is a gateway to the mind of that child we try so hard to forget; the child who is alone, running away, in constant motion, trying to cope and trying to make sense of it all. And doing just that without the benefit of a helpful tradition of longstanding opinion or any sense of real identity. Finally, adults should keep in mind that this, or any of Cormier's novels, really are excellent books for growing young adults. Yes, Cormier is notoriously associated with banned books and with inciting rebellion in the minds of young readers. Many parents are protective about what ideas their children are exposed to, and do not want to reinforce such messages. Others feel that such frank material is not suitable for an impressionable mind. Keeping this in mind, I nonetheless ask all parents to yank the (flavor of the month) Backstreet Boys' unofficial bio out of the hands of your daughters, and the 50 page, illustrated, pro wrestling advert out of your sons'. You may replace this saccharine, rotting, yet somehow book-shaped compost with "I am the Cheese," (or at least some Sallinger). Before it is too late... Rest in peace, and thank you, Mr. Cormier. You have my love.
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Summary: A book everyone should read
Review: This is, by far, the best book I have ever read! Cormiers storytelling-technique in this very emotional, melancholic story is absolutely amazing! The book is lika a big puzzle with fragile pices of episodes, which makes the reading a must! Read! Read! Read!
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Summary: WOW its pretty wierd
Review: that was the wierds book i have eva read it was very involved and boring for most of the time and i find it very difficult to understand and how he was in the nursing home all the time and he was just dreaming his story it was wierd
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Summary: I Am the Cheese
Review: I am the Cheese I am the Cheese by Robert Cormier is an interesting tale about a young boy on a journey. The novel is told in three perspectives. The climax is truly suspensful and will keep you amazed. When you find the result you will link together a much awaited result. I am the Cheese is overall highly recommended as one of the most thrilling books you'll ever read.
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Summary: I AM THE CHEESE
Review: I AM THE CHEESE Robert Cormier's novel "I am the cheese" is the latest of his young adult range of books. It follows the pattern that Cormier established in his earlier works ( FADE and TENDERNESS ) of a young adult making surprising and often disturbing discoveries about themselves. The young person who is making these discoveries is a young man named Adam Farmer who is involved in a triple narrative that only Cormier could devise. The first impression of Adam Farmer that we get is one of a very scared and rather pathetic young man who is going to visit his father in a hospital, that is one or two days away from Adam, by bike. The next image that we get of Adam or an Adam like character is from what appears to be a radio interview between Adam and a mysterious person, who is only known as T or Brint. Brint appears to be trying to help Adam discover his past. Then we get an image of Adam as a very young child who is in his bed and is scared. From then on in the novel these three story lines continue are deeply explored. The main theme that is explored in " I AM THE CHEESE" is that of fear, the effect that fear has on a family, the effect that fear has on relationships and mainly the effect that fear has on a teenager. The ending is both unpredictable and quite logical if the reader follows the book and the events closely. It is also in the fashion of Cormier the ending is also very dark and menacing. I would give I Am The Cheese a nine out of ten, but not on my first reading of the book. I Am The Cheese is a book that needs to be read through several times before it can be truly appreciated. I would also recommend this book to the more mature reader, not because of any explicit material, but because some of the concepts presented to the reader may present difficulties in understanding
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Summary: Discussion is recommended
Review: "I am the Cheese" is written by Robert Cormier. It is a book about a boy named Adam Farmer, trying to remember his past, aided by psychiatric interviews. The book follows a strange format, three different narratives, skipping from one narrative to another. This strange format can be confusing to some people, and my recommendation is to discuss what is going on with someone else who has read the book. The language that Cormier uses is very effective, creating strong images in his desciption of characters, settings and places. This is reflected in the use of figurative language, "The two chairs are piled on one another like a kind of obscene embrace." In conclusion, the book is quite effective when describing, however I strongly recommend that discussion about the book is needed if you are to get a strong grasp on what has actually happened.
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