- Hardcover: 233 pages
- Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers (April 12 1979)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0394941225
- ISBN-13: 978-0394941226
- Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 14.5 x 2.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 522 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (64 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #2,331,210 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Book Description
Who will be the next to die?
They've taken the children. And the son of a general. But that isn't enough.
More horrors must come...
They've taken the children. And the son of a general. But that isn't enough.
More horrors must come...
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Cambridge Literature is a series of literary texts edited for study by students aged 14-18 in English-speaking classrooms. It will include novels, poetry, short stories, essays, travel-writing and other non-fiction. The series will be extensive and open-ended and will provide school students with a range of edited texts taken from a wide geographical spread.
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I keep thinking that I have a tunnel in my chest. Read the first page
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Compelling subject matter but lacks overall effectiveness,
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This review is from: After the First Death (Paperback)
I'm a Cormier fan and fully expected to like this book. At 233 pages it is not lengthy and given the exciting plot, it should have been a page turner. Yet I found it easy to put down and put off finishing because it never fully captured my attention. Part of the problem lies in the multiple points of view; for younger readers it's downright confusing and for mature readers, this device is most effective when the characters are well realized. In this novel, the characters are so opaque, you never learn to like them enough to become immersed in their respective dilemmas. If it was Cormier's intention to write a believable story about terrorism, it strained credulity when the plot reached the point where a father was willing to sacrifice his own son. Has this happened in real life? How often? Kate's death seemed less inevitable than a device to add to the overall horror of the story; in particular, the author's decision to close the book with Miro limping towards a new life was too obvious an attempt to pave the way for a sequel. A good book should stand alone without need of embellishment. I was not at all tempted to find out "What happens next?" Overall, it was an adequate story, which will probably be read for its topical interest but there are more effective books available for the choosy reader.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great book,
This review is from: After the First Death (Paperback)
I read this book back in high school and was not very interested in it. A couple of years after high school, I came across this book and decided to read it. I found it to be a great book. I cannot ever remember the name of the book. But I do remember it was a great book. Even though I've read it before, I just might read it again. It seems to get better each time I read it. Would HIGHLY recommend.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Keeps you reading until the end!,
By Ferdi und Manuel (Viersen,Germany) - See all my reviews
This review is from: After the First Death (Paperback)
Robert Cormier's Thriller "After the first death" is dealing with a problem that is even more topical today as in the days Cormier wrote it 1979: terrorism.He writes about the hijacking of a bus full of children on an old railway-bridge and the consequences for all people who were involved in it. The plot is described out of different perspectives in different times which could be a little bit confusing at the beginnig, but this style of writing later makes it easier for the reader to understand the actions of both sides, on the one hand the actions of the terrorists and on the other hand the reactions of the victims, esspecially Mark and Ben, a General and his son, whose relationship is very problematic, and Kate, the driver of the bus, who tries to fight against the threat of the terrorists. All in all, Robert Cormier's style of writing and the detailed description of the inner selves of the characters who all undergo a certain development keeps you reading to an Hollywood unlike ending.
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