Crooked

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Summary: Crooked is fun for some
Review: I recently read the book "Crooked" with a few friends, and many of us had different opinions about it. Some of my friends absolutely adored the book, but I found it more depressing than anything else. That's not to say that you will not find this book enjoyable -- I think the book has enough layers that anyone can have a good time reading it. You may as well at least try a few chapters. Enjoy!

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Summary: Crooked Review: Not too shabby
Review: I recently read the book "Crooked", and after finishing it I found it to be somewhat of a let down. Although the book was well written, I thought that the ending could have been a lot better. After all that had happened in the book I expected something a little more sad and depressing to happen in the ending, but what ended up happening was not like the rest of the book. The ending was like a more happy state than anything else, it didn't really set the tone in the end of the book.

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Summary: Crooked Review: Not too shabby
Review: I recently read the book Crooked, and after finishing it I found it to be somewhat of a let down. Although the book was well written, I thought that the ending could have been a lot better. After all that had happened in the book I expected something a little more sad and depressing to happen in the ending, but what ended up happening was not like the rest of the book. The ending was like a more happy state than anything else, it didn't really set the tone in the end of the book.

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Summary: A great book that relates well to teenagers.
Review: I think the McNeals accomplished what they set out to do in writing this book. "Crooked" is an awesome piece of realistic fiction that brings to life many of the struggles teenagers in today's world go through. Whether it's having confrontations with bullies at school, losing loved ones, having friends decide that they are to "cool" for you, or having problems at home, this book touches it all. After closing the back cover of this book you feel like you've gained life experiance. For anyone looking for a book with that really plunges you into the plot and characters, this is the book for you.

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Summary: Awesome book!
Review: I thought Crooked was a really good book. It dealt with things that I can relate to as a teen, it wasn't about perfect teens who have perfect lives. It showed that everyone has their own problems. It was honest about intimidation, the character could admit he didn't want to do something because he thought he would get beat up or teased. My favorite character was the bad guy Eddie. He wasn't really a bad guy underneath it all though. I kept reading this book and finished in two nights. I suggest y'all read it. (If my review didn't make any sense, then just read the book and find out for youself.)

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Summary: good book
Review: I thought that Crooked was a really good book. The characters' personalities were easy to get to know, which made it a lot easier to get into the book. I liked how Clara and Amos had almost the same situations at home, so they could share their feelings with eachother and help eachother out. It was interesting that right after amos' accident with the Tripp brothers, he suddenly became very popular. I'm glad that amos and Clara hooked up, they're a really good couple.

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Summary: Great BOok
Review: I thought this was a very good book. I especially like the way that every chapter was from a different point of view, especially the two criminal boys. Very goood, kept me reading, pretty easy too.

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Summary: I liked this book
Review: I throughly enjoyed this book. For me, it never faltered. Yes, I scanned over some parts but it never hindered the story. The story presented real characters with real problems. It showed how people can be mean, funny, or selfish. And that is what I like about it. It was real. During the whole story, it never appeared like any of it was contrived simply because it was constantly going. And the third person narrative allows for the reader to make their own decisions on how a sitution was handled. And at the same time, it allows you delve into both Clara's world and Amos's World.

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Summary: could't finish it
Review: I tried and tried with this book, getting more than half way through before just giving up. A father dies of cancer and the children (age 15 and 17+) scarcely know or care that he is sick. And he is a nice guy, a real nice guy. The police don't take kids seriously when they come in the day after their father's funeral to report that someone broke into their house and left a dead snake in the jello! And this is shortly after the same kid was slugged in the face with a baseball bat and spent time in the hospital. Uh............

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Summary: A gripping and raw book
Review: Meet Clara Wilson, lover of horses, and member of a broken home. Enter Amos MacKenzie, the milkman's son and confused by the strange behavior of his parents. Clara and Amos are in for a serious of great and not so great encounters and near death experience. Then there is Bruce, friend of Amos who is the comic relief for this book who has his own problems and his own quests. One day the life of Amos changes dramatically, for the worst when while walking home Amos sees the Tripp brothers up to no good and tries to stop them, and winds up in the hospital. And now Eddie and Charles Tripp have it in for Amos, the hero they want him dead. Besides all of this Amos father dies unexpectingly and Clara looses her mother another way. Brought into the mess through a strange and scary liking Eddie Tripp has taken for her, Clara find her life a constant confusion and worry and Amos finds his life just plain terrifying. As Amos and Clara struggle towards love, the Tripps march forward towards their undoing.
This book is raw and emotional, it drags you in and will not let you go even when you have ceased reading it, you still feel a little bit "crooked" and uneasy.
Crooked by Laura and Tom McNeal is made for a sequal and if there is not one the authors are really mean!