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Candy (Hardcover)

by Kevin Brooks (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Chicken House Ltd (3 Jan 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1904442412
  • ISBN-13: 978-1904442417
  • Product Dimensions: 20 x 13.4 x 4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 488,794 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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It was the girl, of course. The girl from the station. The girl with the smile and the skin and the eyes. Joe is hooked from the moment he sees Candy. What is it that catches his eye? Is it her hair, her smile, or just the way she's standing? When they chat over coffee there's an instant attraction, but can love really be this sweet? Joe takes Candy deep into his soul. He thinks about her night and day, and even his music throbs to the sound of her name. But Candy also takes him somewhere else - to her world: a bitter place of drugs, violence and hopelessness. As the dark truth emerges, Joe must decide if love and hope - and Candy - are worth fighting for. And, find a way to escape the danger that loiters on every street corner.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling, 27 Mar 2006
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Being only 13 years of age, I am not sure that this book is intended for my age group. The reason being, that this book is so powerfull, and overwhelming, that this book really gets to you, probably, because the story is so detailed, and realistic, and you can really empathise with the characters, particually Joe, and you can feel emotions from everyones point of view. The start of the book leaves the reader gagging for more, and soon reals you in, until you can't put it down. The great thing about Candy, is that it tackles many issues, that other authors, are too scared to tackle, that are too complex to address in this way, and the result is a dark complex book, with a mixture of love, hatred, and the fight to beat Heroin, including all the painful side effects of withdrawing. Candy is an excellent piece, and I would thoroughly recommend Kevin Brooks as an Author too, Kissing the rain, and Lucas being other excellent works. I would probably recommend this for anyone between the ages of fifteen, and forty! Enjoy!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars not for me :[, 21 Dec 2006
By Chloe (England, UK) - See all my reviews
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The style of writing began to annoy me after a while, and the storyline seemed very basic and not very well thought-out. It seemed unbelieveable and became a chore to finish, which was a shame as I rather enjoyed the parts about the main character's band.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Teenaged and super, 27 Jul 2006
By BG123 "bgy7" (London, England) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Candy (Paperback)
This book is excellent . It is about a boy named Joe who meets a girl named Candy, a prostitute and drug addict. He tries to wrestle with the notion that he loves her, but knows her dangerous truth. He cannot help but keep skiving off school to meet her. He is completely in love and nothing anybody says about her dark life will change it. Until her pimp gets involved.

The end is scary and hooking. Joe has to decide who is more impoortant: his sister, or the girl he is in love with?
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Published on 22 Mar 2007 by tanja hodgekins

2.0 out of 5 stars A potentially good book - but not for me
Boy meets girl. Boy finds out girl's a prostitute and a drug addict. Boy falls in love with girl. A simple but valid plot that confronts real issues for teenagers everywhere... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic book!
Gripping, honest, raw, beautiful! I would recommend it to everyone. It is one of those books that you read really fast, yet stay with you forever. Read more
Published on 13 Oct 2006 by TDB

5.0 out of 5 stars I want Candy!
Candy is a fantastic book with a dark sence of writing that could almost be compared with "The Catcher in the Rye". Read more
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