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A Separate Peace by John Knowles
5.0

I have wanted to read this book again for many years. I remembered the push and tragic fall from the tree but nothing else. The theme of war strong and what affects it had on that generation of boys knowing they were heading into the thick of it. A perfect backdrop to the war inside Gene Forrester and the betrayal he committed. You want to like Gene even though you hate what he did to such a beautiful outgoing innocent charming boy like Finny. Knowles wrote this masterfully. I was also taken with the character of Leper.