The Chocolate War: Thursdays is for oldies but goodies... and also share some good trailers

Thursdays is for oldies but goodies

I was reading my old review and found this one.  The Chocolate War is a great book and is one I would like all of you to read.  I remember buying this book and thinking how simple the story sounded.  The chocolate war is something more than a frivolous candy sale, it represents fighting for what you think is fair, it is about what do you believe and stand for.

Here is my review on :

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


The first thing that grabbed my attention was the male point of view. The author is always direct while creating a concrete depiction of the world surrounding the protagonist. The protagonist develops a sense of purpose and a necessity to impact the world he lives in, in exchange, he is ostracized. From the beginning to the end, I kept hoping for the hero to grab a moment of victory, or at least, savor a little justice. That moment of redemption never came and with no doubt it makes Cormier's novel a more unique and certainly, unpredictable YA story.

A more developed group of characters would have been a plus. Brother Leon,Archie and of course Jerry(protagonist) represent different dimensions of the human condition. Jerry is the idealist, Archie is the egocentric coward and Leon the manipulative abusive. They represent the best and the worst and therefore are interesting and capture the readers attention. On the other hand, Obie, Carter and Goober could do more. After reading the book, these three left some unresolved conflicts: Obie's emotional dichotomy of admiration/hate against Archie, Carter false sense of control and authority- Archie marionette and Goober motivations for abandoning everything he enjoys.

I was left with questions and I'm still hoping Jerry wins his war. He acted guided by his values and he truly changed his universe.I read this book on a leap of faith, no doubt an excellent decision.

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So you don't make others wait longer to buy some movie tickets

Maybe you want to go to the movies and don't know what to watch.  I'll give you suggestions so you can have a nice evening, with some popcorn.
             

Underworld Awakening - Great action sequences and perfect for those of you lovers of 3D movies.

 The Woman In Black - No more Mr. Potter for Mr. Radcliffe.  This is  a suspense/ horror movie about a lawyer who visits a town and finds a terrifying ghost.  I love horror and mystery movies,

so this one is top of my list.

And last but not least..... The Hunger Games!  It's so obvious why you should see it, that I can't give you more reasons.  You know the book is superb.

These are my suggestions.  Now you can choose what to watch in advance.  Don't make other confused movie goers wait on line, maybe they didn't have the luck of reading this post.  If after reading this people are waiting while you read what the movie theater is showing... Shame on you.