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Random House (1986), Edition: Reprint
Description
Dark deeds continue at Trinity High School, climaxing in a public demonstration of one student's homemade guillotine. Sequel to "The Chocolate War."
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LibraryThing member ondrejspursfan
Cormier's sequal is just as good as his first. The vigil's attempt to pick up th piecies after the dreadful chocolate disaster. Meanwhile Caroni plots a murder-suicide, and Obie plans his revenge on Archie. This book was even creepier than the first book. however, it was hard to put down.
LibraryThing member Sarcasm102
Love this book, it was easily better than the first. Creepier yes, but this story is great because the characters already have some depth but this allows the reader to go on a slightly uncomfortable but very interesting journey into the minds of teenagers.
LibraryThing member francescadefreitas
This was intensely creepy, and full of horrific incidents. Like The Chocolate War, this novel tells the stories of various students at a private school, especially those affected by the actions of a secret society dedicated to disruption. I wished there had been more segments from Archie's point of
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LibraryThing member punkypower
Enjoyed it just as much as the first. If you can believe it, this book is even darker!
Life has changed for everyone at Trinity High. Brother Leon is now headmaster. Jerry has been in Canada recuperating. Obie is in love. Goober is in a haze. Only Archie remains the same. However, he doesn't like
Life has changed for everyone at Trinity High. Brother Leon is now headmaster. Jerry has been in Canada recuperating. Obie is in love. Goober is in a haze. Only Archie remains the same. However, he doesn't like
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that his fellow graduating Vigils' attentions have strayed to other avenues. What will he do to prove to himself he's still in charge and who will he pick to carry on the Vigil legacy? Show Less
LibraryThing member mmallory
This is a wonderful novel for teen age boys to read. The characters are realistic and the author allows the reader to see inside the head of the boys. Their thoughts are like the thoughts many young adults are afraid to admit they have.
LibraryThing member EmScape
Exploring the aftermath of the chocolate sale and various participants plans for revenge, as well as the continued dominance and cruelty of Archie and Brother Leon. As much as one hopes and prays for the villains to get what they deserve, it seems that Cormier's overarching lesson is that there
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will always be evil and cruel people in the world and that it's up to the so-called "good guys" to decide how to deal with them. Will they turn traitor, stand strong and take it, end it all, or become what they despise? Each victim takes a different track and the reader is compelled to identify with the choice made and wonder how he or she would behave in that situation. Excellent in-class learning tool, but I would be wary about younger teens reading this without guidance. Show Less
LibraryThing member br13geva
Well, not to complain about Robert Cormier, the sequel to 'The Chocolate War' was disgusting.
It's' plot needed to be bigger, and better too. You have to try to introduce more characters, all the while while following the main plot, which circles around Jerry Renault and the Virgils. You must
Honestly, I wanted to see more of a conflict through Jerry and the Virgils. Instead, I got Archie trying to set up his boys with a kidnapping, which almost turns into a rape. Truth be told, the book did have. It's strong points, but it needed to have more about what the first book was, which yet said, was and always will be about Jerry Renault and the Virgils.
For my last as you would say, rating issue, the reason I gave it only three stars was because the book needed to have more action. Sure, Obie did try to kill Archie in the end, but the plot of the attempted murder was too weak. I would say, to make a strong murder scene, you would need to make Obie smuggle in a gun, or what not. Anyways, I was impressed that this book reached amazing sales, and I have to say congratulations to Mr. Cormier. Anyways, if Robert came out its another book, I would be positive that the plot of the book would circle around something other than the Virgils, but yet I digress.
It's' plot needed to be bigger, and better too. You have to try to introduce more characters, all the while while following the main plot, which circles around Jerry Renault and the Virgils. You must
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understand that this is stil happening. However, all this book is about is Obie getting back at the Archie and the Virgil's for ruining him. Honestly, I wanted to see more of a conflict through Jerry and the Virgils. Instead, I got Archie trying to set up his boys with a kidnapping, which almost turns into a rape. Truth be told, the book did have. It's strong points, but it needed to have more about what the first book was, which yet said, was and always will be about Jerry Renault and the Virgils.
For my last as you would say, rating issue, the reason I gave it only three stars was because the book needed to have more action. Sure, Obie did try to kill Archie in the end, but the plot of the attempted murder was too weak. I would say, to make a strong murder scene, you would need to make Obie smuggle in a gun, or what not. Anyways, I was impressed that this book reached amazing sales, and I have to say congratulations to Mr. Cormier. Anyways, if Robert came out its another book, I would be positive that the plot of the book would circle around something other than the Virgils, but yet I digress.
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LibraryThing member Kplatypus
An unrelenting, unflinching look at high school, this book provides a window into the way some high school students look at the world. A more in-depth review is definitely forthcoming, eventually, because this book deserves it. But not today, alas.
LibraryThing member Salsabrarian
It’s the latter half of the school year. Jerry is back in town after a recovery period in Canada. David Caroni is suicidal over a failing grade that Brother Leon had given him. Brother Leon is headmaster. But primarily, love-addled Obie no longer feels the old loyalty to Archie and the Vigils and
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in fact has come to hate him. It’s his plan to have a magic guillotine trick go awry at a school talent night. The trick does not go awry, and Archie lives. Archie is very impressed that Obie tried to kill him and Obie is disgusted and alarmed that being driven to murder is what it would take to shake or rouse the unflappable Archie. Show Less
LibraryThing member JennysBookBag.com
Not as good as the first one.
LibraryThing member Smokler
maybe 40% too many characters makes this sequel to one of the great YA novels ever about power and cruelty feel a bit shapeless and pat. Yet the concept is so strong and the prose so sure it carries the reader through. Useless without reading the original first.