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A review by wendylioness
Hole in My Life by Jack Gantos
4.0
I read this for my Young Adult Literature class.
Pretty good book. Easy read. Mentions House of the Dead by Dostoyevsky, which is so funny (I'm currently taking a class on Dostoyevsky)! House of the Dead is a lot more philosophical and psychological, also about someone who goes to prison--and it's much longer than this book--while this book is a lot more simple and straight-forward.
I was surprised by the optimism within this man and his ability to cope with everything. When he has the idea to hurt or kill himself in prison, he does as many push-ups as possible till he's exhausted, and I thought, "Man, no one taught him that. That was smart."
I really liked all the references to books he had read.
Encouraging story, interesting book.
Pretty good book. Easy read. Mentions House of the Dead by Dostoyevsky, which is so funny (I'm currently taking a class on Dostoyevsky)! House of the Dead is a lot more philosophical and psychological, also about someone who goes to prison--and it's much longer than this book--while this book is a lot more simple and straight-forward.
I was surprised by the optimism within this man and his ability to cope with everything. When he has the idea to hurt or kill himself in prison, he does as many push-ups as possible till he's exhausted, and I thought, "Man, no one taught him that. That was smart."
I really liked all the references to books he had read.
Encouraging story, interesting book.