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Fade (Lions Tracks) [Paperback]

Robert Cormier (Author)
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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Book Description

Publication Date: 15 Mar 1990 | Series: Lions Tracks
IT IS THE summer of 1938 when young Paul Moreaux discovers he can “fade.” First bewildered, then thrilled with the power of invisibility, Paul experiments. But his “gift” soon shows him shocking secrets and drives him toward a chilling act.

“Imagine what might happen if Holden Caufield stepped into H. G. Wells’ The Invisible Man, and you’ll have an idea how good Fade is. . . . I was absolutely riveted.”—Stephen King
--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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  • Paperback: 256 pages
  • Publisher: Tracks; New Ed edition (15 Mar 1990)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0006733395
  • ISBN-13: 978-0006733393
  • Product Dimensions: 17.4 x 11 x 1.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,719,542 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This exciting and thought-provoking thriller by the well-established American writer (author of The Chocolate War and many other titles) is guaranteed to grip the attention of imaginative teenagers as fascinated by fantasies of brutality and violence as by ideas about personal morality and self control. The Fade begins quietly enough in a depression-hit French-Canadian town when13-year-old Paul Moreaux discovers he has inherited from his uncle the "gift" of fading into invisibility. Before you know it, Paul moves beyond being a voyeur of dubious sexual antics to finding himself a guilt- ridden murderer. Worse follows when the hereditary gene manifests itself in his schizophrenic teenage nephew who lays waste to the town he lives in and sets out to murder those closest to him. Reminiscent of Mary Shelley's story about Frankenstein and his poor benighted monster, Cormier's story is at once terrifyingly exciting and sadly sobering, exploring, as it does man's capacity for inhumanity to man. --by Tamsin Palmer --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A disturbing and powerful book, brilliantly written. 5 Oct 2000
By A Customer
Format:Paperback
I first read this book nine years ago, at the tender age of 11 or 12, and was deeply impressed by the power of the book's subject. Robert Cormier is well known for not flinching away from tough subjects in his teenage fiction, and this is no exception. Whether taken as a literal sci-fi/ horror story, or as a metaphor for adolescent feelings of "invisibility" leading to horrific consequences, this book cannot fail to grip the reader. The sexual content could be seen as somewhat gratuitous, but I think it is well handled and serves to create the atmosphere of the slightly sordid and dysfunctional world which created the "monsters" of the central character and his nephew. I would certainly recommend this for the mature teenage reader, as well as adults.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars A novel of many parts and ideas 1 Jun 2011
By Federhirn
Format:Kindle Edition|Amazon Verified Purchase
Starts out intriguingly, being the coming of age story of a boy who, as puberty strikes, suddenly has spells of becoming invisible (first without realising), as well as the story of a mystery, and a period piece about the Great Depression in an industrial town (and trade unions)...

Then the novel becomes all postmodern, and it becomes a novel about writers, writing, creative writing classes and students, agents, and the process. Then it's back into the story of fading...

It's a fast read, possibly for young adults. It's never boring. For me, the mixture did not really satisfy entirely, but it's a decent postmodern self-conscious scifi romp...
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A BOOK THAT WILL STAY WITH YOU FOR THAT REST OF YOUR LIFE 20 Jan 2001
By A Customer
Format:Hardcover
Paul is a typical 13 year old boy until one day he finds out that he has inherited a 'gift' off his uncle. Paul is able to go into the fade as it is know. At first he thinks its great fun until he discovers some disturbing things about people he knows. Soon thing start to become strange and Paul promisies never too use it agian.

Things are fine until some years later he realises he has to pass on this 'gift' to one of his nephews. He start to get the feeling that it is the time for him to guide the one with the gift but things are not that simple. Paul knows the 'gift' is not with ant of his nephews. Then one day when his favourite sister comes to stay for a while after some problems she confesses that she had a son when she was younger. The only problem is he is being looked after by nuns in maine.

in maine his nephew finds out about his about the fade and start going crazy with by breaking into shops and he eventually kills a man who was his foster father who used to hit him. When Paul arives in town and starts asking the locals about his nephew. His nephew becomes suspicious and get even angrier.

When paul finally meets his nephew he sees that even though he is only young he is doing too much damage. The fade start feeding on the young boys anger and voices start controlling him against his will. Paul trys to stop the fade controlling his nephew but it doesnt work.

Years later a manuscriped is found by Paul writing agent. A distant realative visits this agent looking for work. When reading through the manuscript she doest know whether it is true or not. Will some misterious photos help her understand what was going on and if it was real or not?

This is one of the best books I have ever read. Cormier has a talent for getting inside his characters heads and finding out what makes them tick. It is writen superbly and i woul recommended it too anyone over 12. This book will change the way you read books.

I managed to get my friend reading by starting her of with this book. If you have never read any of Comiers work you should start with this. he is a powerful writer who writes about strange and fasinating things. A MUST READ!!!

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