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A review by lyonstails
Heroes by Robert Cormier
3.0
I read this book because I'm tutoring someone who is studying it and wanted to be on the same page to help with his work. He assured me it was pretty boring, and that he preferred the other text they were studying, so I didn't jump in with too many expectations as I know that feeling too well from my own school days studying war books.
I finished it in a day (not too difficult considering the size). It was an excellent study on how we perceive veterans and reasons young men may have signed up to war other than anticipated glory. The character of Francis was extraordinarily portrayed and the novella was a perfect length for what the story needed to be.
I'm just waiting to see my student again and tell him my thoughts. It's the first time I acknowledge I will be considered a giant nerd, and the first time I'm totally okay with that.
I finished it in a day (not too difficult considering the size). It was an excellent study on how we perceive veterans and reasons young men may have signed up to war other than anticipated glory. The character of Francis was extraordinarily portrayed and the novella was a perfect length for what the story needed to be.
I'm just waiting to see my student again and tell him my thoughts. It's the first time I acknowledge I will be considered a giant nerd, and the first time I'm totally okay with that.