FEBRUARY MEETING RECAP

On February 17th, we met and discussed A SEPARATE PEACE by JOHN KNOWLES. A rousing discussion ensued as we covered the merits of, and occasional flaws in the story and the author's writing style. The consensus was that it is a worthwhile read that leaves the reader to fill in blanks, perhaps more so than some of us would have liked. Interested online members can share their opinion of the gay innuendo that seemed to be peppered throughout. Was it obvious to you? or, are we just perhaps 'reading' too much into it? Use the comments button below to voice your opinion!

FEBRUARY BOOK SELECTION

A SEPARATE PEACE by JOHN KNOWLES

Knowles' classic story of two friends at boarding school during World War II--one of the most starkly moving parables ever written about the dark forces that brood over the tortured world of adolescence--has been a consistent seller for more than 20 years.

Gene was a lonely, introverted intellectual. Phineas was a handsome, taunting, daredevil athlete. What happened between them at school one summer during the early years of World War II is the subject of A Separate Peace. A great bestseller for over thirty years--one of the most starkly moving parables ever written of the dark forces that brood over the tortured world of adolescence.
"I think it is the best-written, best-designed and most moving novel I have read in many years. Beginning with a tiny incident among ordinary boys, it ends by being as deep and as big as evil itself." -- Aubrey Menen

"A quietly vital and cleanly written novel that moves, page by page, towards a most interesting target." -- Truman Capote

"Is he the successor to Salinger for whom we have been waiting so long? -- Encounter.

"A masterpiece." -- National Review.