5.0 out of 5 stars "It's amazing that the heart makes no noise when it cracks."

m. · 13 February 2015

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5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, great price

P. · 24 November 2024

I ordered this for my son who is studying for his English gcse. Brilliant next day delivery and perfect condition on arrival.

4.0 out of 5 stars Great read

S.W. · 27 December 2022

Read this as a student at secondary school and remember enjoying it so decided I had to get a copy to give it another read - good sized book and print

5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for GCSE revision

M.B.T.G. · 28 May 2024

A excellent book, a classic novel. Emotional in places. Me and my son read this together leading up to his GCSE exam.

5.0 out of 5 stars Came the next day

K.r. · 7 April 2024

Brilliant for what my daughter needed it for

3.0 out of 5 stars Good teenage fiction

G.P.H. · 20 October 2013

I read this in order to help my stepdaughter with her GCSE English project. It's well written with irony and grown up content that doesn't patronise young people. A very good introduction to serious literature without boring the pants off kids. Diverse narrative forms - past, present, first person - and character points of view obviously makes this novel an excellent teenage GCSE text Length just about right, too. If I read this as a gift I would say it's okay. If you're looking for a teenage classic that doesn't involve vampires, puberty and diaries then buy it for some young person who you care enough about to want them to read good literature.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for revision

s.e.l. · 14 August 2024

An easy to follow book that covers the main points needed for GCSE revision.

4.0 out of 5 stars School use

B. · 30 November 2023

Using for school.

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P. · 16 September 2017

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Great read for teenagers

C. · 13 October 2016

I bought it to teach to my basic level grade 11 boys and they really enjoy the story. The language is simple to understand. There's a little bit of foreshadowing which the students enjoyed and they liked the overall plot line.

Amazing read

C. · 12 September 2021

When I was a kid I found this book in my middle school library. It had me from the get-go and I had to see how it ended! I read in 3x. My high school didn't have the book.I spoke about it throughout college but couldn't remember the name. Finally I googled it and now one of my favorite books is back in my life.

interesting

A. · 22 May 2022

They teach this book in schools and talk about what being a “hero” really means. From that perspective this is a great book.

Not impressed with condition of book

a. · 15 July 2013

Book in not the best condition very old looking and yellow. I was hoping for a book in better condition.