- Paperback: 272 pages
- Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc USA; Reissue edition (1 Feb 1983)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0140065172
- ISBN-13: 978-0140065176
- Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.8 x 1.3 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (47 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 429,440 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Seventeen-year-old Conrad Jarrett returns to his parents' home and tries to build a new life for himself after spending eight months in a mental institution for attempted suicide.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This book was terrible! It was so boring and the characters were very unrealistic. I thought that the issues they delt with, however, could seem very real if they weren't so over-dramatic. This story was very depressing and cold: all about death and mental pain. If you're in the mood for a scary reality check, I'd recommend it. Otherwise, keep your distance!
Format:Paperback
If you think that the workings of the mind of a depressed teenager is for you - go for it! For the rest of us prepare to be bored out of your head.
Format:Hardcover
To my opinion, this is a great book! In the beginning it's very confusing, but later on you're really into the story. The characters could be your neighbours, they're very realistic. I've had a lot of sympathy for Calvin, the father. I loved this book!
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One of the best books I've ever read.
I just finished this book last night. I read over two hundreed pages of it last night I started to read and just wanted to keep reading. This book is great. Read more
Published on 27 Aug 1999
Great, but confusing
This is an amazing book! I'm in the middle of reading it, and it's really starting to come together. Unfortunately, I find it to be a very confusing style. Read more
Published on 25 Jun 1999
Emotional
Ordinary People was an amazing book, it controled my emotions, it got inside of me. I could not put the book down and I am not a reader type of person. Read more
Published on 25 May 1999
deeply moving novel full of hope
i am amazed at this novel's ability to be so complex and yet the simplest, easiest, to read book i've ever read. Read more
Published on 24 May 1999
A realistic novel for all ages!
The characters in this book I found to be very realistic. Conrad has encounters with people any ordinary teenager would have. Conrad is exposed to drugs, pain, and confusion. Read more
Published on 18 May 1999
A real book
I think Ordinary People is one of the best books that I have read. I am not big on book reading and I found my self excited to read this book. Read more
Published on 22 April 1999
I loved this book!
I thought that "Ordinary People" was phenomenal! I loved the quick changes of past tense to present tense by the author to show the thoughts of the characters and the constant use... Read more
Published on 16 April 1999
Pretty Good
Ordinary People was a fairly good novel, but definately not one of my favorites. It is touching in the realistic portrayl of Conrad's depression. Read more
Published on 12 April 1999
A delightful book that I could not put down
My English class is reading Ordinary People at the present time. Once we started studying it, I found that I could not put it down!! Read more
Published on 26 Mar 1999
stunning
I have had depression for several years and I would have to say that this is one of the most realistic portrayals I have seen. Read more
Published on 24 Mar 1999
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