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A Separate Peace (Unabridged) [Audio Download]

by John Knowles (Author), Scott Snively (Narrator)
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (213 customer reviews)
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  • Audio Download
  • Listening Length: 6 hours and 12 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Unabridged
  • Publisher: AudioGO
  • Audible Release Date: 1 Feb 2002
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SQ4W62
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (213 customer reviews)

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Now a modern classic, this story of two boys' friendship at an exclusive New Hampshire prep school as it parallels the inescapable and escalating atmosphere of World War II, is intense and engaging to the last word.
©2003 John Knowles; (P)2002 Audio Bookshelf
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Format:Mass Market Paperback
A Separate Peace is probably one of the best books I have ever read. The characters are portrayed so realistically and the situations in which they find themselves, though not easily relatable these days, have a solid basis in a friendship anyone would be lucky to know. My parents bought this book for me, along with To Kill a Mockingbird, when I was 11 and I didn't read either for years. When I was 14, I read To Kill a Mockingbird and fell in love with it, but I just couldn't get through A Separate Peace. When I started college, I took a course in adolescent fiction, where this book was required reading -- and it quickly became obvious why. The characters came alive, and reading this at a time when I was away at a college in New England gave it all the more meaning. I know it is written for teenagers, but I can't help but think, especially after reading some of these reviews, that this is a book that can be truly appreciated after high school.
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The year is 1942, the setting a boys' school in New Hampshire, the narrator Gene Forrester, now in his thirties, as he looks back at his last years at Devon School for Boys. His room-mate and best friend was Phineas, athletic and enigmatic, processing a charm, vitality and way with words that would soften the hardest of masters. Gene, excelling academically while Phineas does in sports, takes us through the final years of their schooling and his remarkable friendship with Phineas, all set against the background of WW2 and the looming threat of becoming and active part of that war.

It is a beautifully told story, rich in imagery and symbolism. The friendship the two boys enjoy is heart warming and touching, yet there is hint of a darker undercurrent that could possibly lead to ruin that keeps the reader in a gentle suspense.
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An excellent read! I sometimes wish i had never read A Seperate Peace, only so i could read it all over again with fresh eyes and think wow! I do re read sections every now and then and love them just as much but nothing is as good as the first time you read this book. It is delightfully surprising and moving. i felt a list of different emotions whilst reading this and express a smile every time i think of it. An excellent read!
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
An exceptional book for most ages.
A Seperate Peaace by John Knowles depicts a fictional story between the two bestest of friends, Gene and Phineas{fin-e-us}(Finny). Read more
Published on 5 Sep 1999
phineas's fall
phineas's fall.how Gene become more mature
Published on 4 Sep 1999
Gene Forrester is Cool
Hey Everyone...I thought that a Separate Peace was a REALLY good book! I mean Gene Forrester was so cool! So was Finny, Leper, and Brinker, etc.... Read more
Published on 4 Sep 1999
This book is overall confusing for someone my age.
This book had its good points, but i really didnt like it.
Published on 3 Sep 1999
An Honest and Beautifully Tragic Novel
John Knowles is a genius! His use of the seemingly unimportant details to reveal the many smaller philosophies, which are all connected to the book's broader meaning, makes this... Read more
Published on 28 Aug 1999
it was boring and wasted my summer.
this book was boring,went into detail on subjects that didn't matter to the story and if i didn't have too read this book i wouldent have.
Published on 27 Aug 1999
A very good book
I would recomend this book to everyone who enjoys a good book. I had to read this book 4 my summer reading and I thought it would be really boring.. Read more
Published on 26 Aug 1999
It was well written and easy to get into
It was a good book and actually made me shed a tear towards the end the characters were playful and the script was well written thankyou for your wonderful job writting it! Read more
Published on 23 Aug 1999
Overall, it's ridiculous
This book is full of the flowery, unnecessary sort of detail that I'm used to seeing in these so-called classics. I found myself just turning the pages it was so boring. Read more
Published on 22 Aug 1999
Can You Say: BORING?
I found this book to be incredibly boring and pointless. The author goes into topics that I believe he knows little about and therefore cannot understand. Read more
Published on 18 Aug 1999
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