THE CHOCOLATE WAR - Robert Cormier. Read by Frank Muller

THE CHOCOLATE WAR by Robert Cormier (1974) Read by Frank Muller Publisher . : Random House / Listening Library (1988) ISBN . . . .: ISBN-10: 0739350153; ISBN-13: 978-0739350157 . . . . . . . (also ISBN-10: 1400089964; ISBN-13: 978-1400089963) Format . . .: MP3. From 5 CD's (5 hrs, 38 min). 80 tracks. Bitrate . . : ~90 kbps (iTunes 8, VBR, mono, 44kHz) Unabridged .: Always (Frank Muller never read an abridgement) Another old classic that brings me back. Scanned covers, edited files names and MP3 tags - just for you. With an introduction read by the author (love the Bahstin accent). Cheers, FerraBit May 2009 Links: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cormier Originally posted: TPB, Demoniod, Mininova Please present your library card, and give me some loving. ____________________________________________________ From the back cover: Jerry Renault is pondering the question on the poster in his locker: Do I dare disturb the universe? Refusing to see chocolates in the annual Trinity School fund-raiser may not seem like a radical thing to do. But when Jerry challenges a secret school society call The Vigils, his defiant act turns into an all-out war. Now the only question is: Who will survive? First published in 1974, Robert Cormier's groundbreaking novel, an unflinching portrait of corruption and cruelty, has become a modern classic. "The Chocolate War is masterfully structured and rich in theme; the action is well crafted, well timed, suspenseful; complex ideas develop and unfold with clarity." -The New York Times Book Review __________ From Wiki: Robert Edmund Cormier (1925-2000) was an American author, columnist and reporter, known for his deeply pessimistic, downbeat literature. His most popular works include I Am the Cheese, After the First Death, We All Fall Down and The Chocolate War, all of which have won awards. Although it received mixed reviews at the time of its publication, it has since been identified as one of the best young adult novels of all time. Set at the fictional Trinity High School, the story follows protagonist Jerry Renault as he challenges the school's cruel, brutal, and ugly mob rule. Because of the novel's language, the concept of a high school's secret society using intimidation to enforce the cultural norms of the school, and the protagonist's sexual ponderings, it has been the frequent target of censors and appears at number three on the American Library Association's list of the "Top 100 Banned/Challenged Books in 2000-2007"

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fogmoth (2010-05-05)

i remember reading this in the late 70's, as a teenager. It wasn't a 'classic' then, just another book in the library. I can still remember parts of it, so it must have been good.
Very interesting to hear it now, so long afterwards. Ta very much.