A Separate Peace
The Bookworm says... Yes! A Separate Peace by John Knowles was a great book! At an all boys boarding school in New England towards the beginning of World War II, this is the peak of adolescent struggle. Gene is an intelligent, hardworking introvert. Finny is an athletic, handsome, daunting extrovert. Polar opposites, yet best friends. When jealousy and competition come into play and try to take over, the boys struggle through their differences. All on the threshold of World War II.
A required read in English class, so naturally I decided to abandon all pacing guidelines and read the whole book the day it was assigned. I absolutely adored this novel. Though decades later, it's messages still hold true. A classic, but in that a book I would recommend to anyone.
"So the more things remain the same, the more they change after all- plus c'est la même chose, plus ça change. Nothing endures, not a tree, not love, not even a death by violence."