- Paperback: 192 pages
- Publisher: HarperTempest; Reprint edition (May 2002)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0060012269
- ISBN-13: 978-0060012267
- Product Dimensions: 18.3 x 13 x 1.1 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,379,698 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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While serving a six-month sentence at a juvenile detention center, thirteen-year-old Sura struggles to survive the experience with his spirit intact.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
At first glance, the subject matter seems to lend itself to the stuff of melodrama: a young man, Sura, incarcerated in a juvenile detention center for stealing hood ornaments ("hoodies," as he calls them), is subjected to terrible degradation at the hands of its staff and his fellow "juvies." But where some lesser writers would manufacture a simplistic morality tale, Adam Rapp has constructed what is ultimately an incredibly humane, incisively written tale of redemption. In Sura, Rapp has created a truly unforgettable hero, whose distinctive voice propels this moving, absorbing story forward with remarkable humor and insight. I can't recommend this book highly enough.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
A great writer
18 Sep 1999
Format:Hardcover
Adam Rapp's style is vivid and enchanting; he's the first stylist I've encountered in a long time whom I'd call "original", and that's as high a compliment as I can give an artist. But 'The Buffalo Tree' is tremendous because his powerful writing is at the service of a story and characters more humane and thoughtful than most writers could make possible. Like 'The Catcher in the Rye', I'd also suggest that Rapp's novel shouldn't be restricted to the Young Adult category, although it does credit to the genre; everyone can appreciate this kind of nuanced, compassionate perception. I certainly think he's a more powerful writer than most "literary" (ie. adult) writers of his generation.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
One Beautiful book
20 Aug 1999
Format:Paperback
Thank you Adam Rapp for a truly touching novel. A book about true friendship even during the most trying times...I loved this book and I too, love that kid.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
An incredibly humane, incisively written tale of redemption.
10 May 1997
Format:Hardcover
At first glance, the subject matter seems to lend itself to the stuff of melodrama: a young man, Sura, incarcerated in a juvenile detention center for stealing hood ornaments ("hoodies," as he calls them), is subjected to terrible degradation at the hands of its staff and his fellow "juvies." But where some lesser writers would manufacture a simplistic morality tale, Adam Rapp has constructed what is ultimately an incredibly humane, incisively written tale of redemption. In Sura, Rapp has created a truly unforgettable hero, whose distinctive voice propels this moving, absorbing story forward with remarkable humor and insight. I can't recommend this book highly enough
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