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Violence 101 (2008)

by Denis Wright(Favorite Author)

3.4 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

0143304038 (ISBN13: 9780143304036)

languge

English

genre

Young Adult Fiction

publisher

Penguin Books

review 1: When 14 year old Hamish, shows up at a special school for troubled boys, his reputation precedes him--murder, childhood violence and aggression,coupled with a superior I.Q. We learn about his mental state through journal entries which Hamish is instructed to write, as a part of his therapy. Dripping with arrogance and brutality, Denis Wright provides solid insight into the mind of a truly angry person.
review 2: Far from even being mistaken for a study of the origins of violence - this is a truly fictionnal work with pure fictionnal main protagonist. Superficial characters leads to superficial story with a cliché conclusion and the construction of the story is so elementary. Also, no bad guys - talking about a fairy tale. Still, an easy read, can be finished... more in one or two days. Sympathetic characters. still, don't take this book too seriously, take a read from sociologists/psychologist if you want to get a better grip of the violence in childhood. Or watch The white ribbon by Haneke. less

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