A Separate Peace

"It was a great book! Was not expecting the ending, but it was a very vivid and detailed story! I could picture everything - I still can’t get over the fact that the ending is not a cliffhanger since there is no sequel, but it is not a proper happily ever after ending either… I think the plot was a little different and unique since there were many points of major conflict which for me, confused me as to the location of the climax. All in all, loved the idea of it and it was an amazing read! "

"This is like something out of Dead Poets’ Society."

"I LOVE THIS BOOK SO MUCH. it was a school assignment but i fell so much in love that i think i broke every bone. mwah mwah mwah. i love you leper, please marry me im begging u, i will treat u better than they ever could."

"I love the descriptions of the setting and the unique twists and turns this book takes."

"Beautifully written. Heartbreaking."

"Once again, I had to read this during the beginning of my 12th grade year. In my opinion, some of the characters make stupid mistakes but then again I am a girl in the 21st century and this is written about boys, wrote by a boy, a long time ago. Our ways of thinking are just different. Besides that, It was still a good read. The end was sucky. *Spoiler* Everyone in my class thought that Finny and Gene were 💅 but no. We also weren't expecting Finny to end up the way he did."

"Definitely when they are laying on the sand together "

"After rereading this one I read harris and me by Gary Paulsen. Its a lot more light hearted and a good bed time read. "

"This was required reading for me. Didn’t like it. I thought it was long winded and dull. "

"This is my favorite book from tenth grade, hands-down! It had all the drama of a soap opera mixed in with all the comedy of a sitcom. My favorite character, if I had to choose, would be Finny, because he is the one who keeps high hopes and is good guy. Even when he was in the hospital he was making jokes. Gene was my least favorite character, he was always only out for himself. Just thinking when the right moment to help himself was. He was a fool to believe that Finny was trying to sabotage him; Finny was just being a chum and trying to get him to open up and have a little fun before they are shipped off because before they know it they will be drafted. The most surprising part was AT THE END when finny falls down the stairs during the mock trial and he stays in the hospital overnight when Gene goes to apologize for what he has done, being the cause of Finny breaking his legs and Finny accepts his sincere apology. The surpising part was after that when gene is told to come back at 4:15 to see Finny and when he goes to see finny, he discovers Finny died because of bone marrow stopping his heart. I was very saddened by it. I still hate Gene for jouncing the limb of the tree. Because if he hadn’t done that, then Gene would not have broken his leg, therefore there wouldn’t be a need for a mock trial and overall, Finny would still be alive."