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Summary: A thriller in both subject and style
Review: "After the First Death" is an outstanding, exciting read, driven by terrorism, violence, and bloodshed -- and, even more importantly, by Robert Cormier's tight, lyrical prose. Few other young adult novels are written with this level of verbal ingenuity. What impressed me most about the book's style is the mixture of narrators and narrative styles; Cormier shifts from first person to third person and back again, jumping back and forth in time as well. Normally, such an experimental style would drive young readers bonkers, but Cormier makes it work beautifully. This is a book that worked on all levels for me, both as a reader and a teacher, and it's been a very successful read with my freshmen. "The Chocolate War" may be his most famous, but I think "After the First Death" is his best.
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Summary: I Really Liked this Book
Review: Whoa, I always thought that "I Am The Cheese" was the best Cormier book before I read this one. It was unbelievable and the suspense almost killed me! As the story unfolds, the suspense just keeps building up and building up and the ending is completely unexpected. It was a very well written story that really made me think. The characters Cormier described seemed so real it was scary.
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Summary: After the First Death
Review: I read this book with high school sophomores, and they loved it. While the content is harsh, there are valuable lessons to be learned from it. We examined family relationships, cultures, and patriotism, and we had some wonderful lessons on comparing similiarities among Miro, Kate, and Ben. The book itself is filled with figurative language. I had students identify some of the similies used. The students were eager to read, and this really thrilled me. Some innocent people do die in this novel, but, as other reviewers have already said, this makes the book true to life.
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Summary: Courage
Review: I especailly enjoyed this book, because of the character kate. She showed a lot of courage in the book. Under opession by the terroist she still had courage. kates courage progested as the story did. i really enjoyed this book all of it was through the father and he ws in a mental institution.....
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Summary: This Book Was Good
Review: This book was good. i would reccomend it to anyone. Its a real page turner. It is full of suspense and i enjoyed it a lot. After the First Death teaches a great lesson about the harsh reality of life. This book makes you realize the reality of life, that everything does not always have a happy ending. It really gets you to start thinking after you finish the book.
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Summary: briefly confusing, but incredible
Review: who was the first death? was mark crazy? was it fair that he was expected to betray his country? was miro put off at the fact that the man he was destined to kill turned out to be a woman? all good questions, all aroused by this book.though it may have been graphic at times, this is a thriller that realizes many of our own worse fears...and that is what makes robert cormier such an excellent author.
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Summary: Great Life Lesson
Review: After the First Death teaches a great lesson about the harsh reality of life. This book makes you realize the reality of life, that everything does not always have a happy ending. In a world that has become desensitized by TV and Movie violence this is a book that really shows what the real world holds
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Summary: Another win for Robert Cormier
Review: What can I say? Robert Cormier once again delivers. The true beauty of this book is that no one is right. It makes you wonder who to root for. Personally, I don't think that the book could have ended any other way and still had the same effect. After the First Death is hauntingly honest, and it is real in a way that very few stories are. Why? Because in real life, even the innocent die, and not every ending is happily ever after.
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Summary: A no-win!
Review: This book is highly unsuitable for teenagers in todays high school. Drugging a busful of kindergartners and murdering their bus driver is not a subject that needs to be explored. Depressing as everyone loses. There are no redeeming thoughts.
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Summary: I thought this book was very suspenceful.
Review: My favorite part in the story was when they high jacked the buses and captured the children.This story was prity close to being a horror story.You should defenatly go out and get it.
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