Heroes

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Reading this left me speechless with a heavy feeling in my chest. This novel portrays the dilemma of taking justice into your own hands or showing mercy to someone who also happens to have a huge influence on your life but committed such an immoral act. It explores the limit where one bad thing could possibly outweigh all the good things. It was thought-provoking and definitely enraging. My sympathy for the characters was so genuine that it became emotionally disturbing.

Francis gradually slowly his past and his motivation for murder leaving the reader wondering if Francis is punishing Larry for his misdeeds or himself for his own inaction? Nancy Drew is a young, fearless detective who is always smartly solving crimes and is the hero of her town.

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Yes, the book sounds dark--and it is. Rape, attempted murder, war, death. But Francis's struggle against guilt is powerful. The interrogation of intent is thought provoking. And LeBlanc's manipulation of innocent kids looking for a hero is scary. Im Großen und Ganzen war es ein ganz tolles Leseerlebnis und ich musste öfters schmunzeln, so charmant wie das Ganze erzählt wurde. Wer in Sagen der Antike interessiert ist, sollte das Buch auf jeden Fall lesen! When he fell onto a live grenade, he was willing to sacrifice his life to save his platoon. But Cormier shatters this illusion by revealing that Francis' act was not truly selfless, but rather a desperate attempt at suicide.

As the days pass in Frenchtown, Francis lives out the post-war period, reliving the days of his childhood as he waits for the return of another supposed hero. I also really liked Nicole, up until a certain point. She wasn't to blame for what happened, and how she reacted, but her behaviour still irritated me. But, prior to that, she came across as a genuinely kind girl, who was very sweet to Francis. a b Seymour, Liz (December 1, 2002). "Fairfax Couple Challenges Schools' Books". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286 . Retrieved October 8, 2023. A serious well written YA novel exploring the nature of heroism, set in post WW2 USA but managing to retain a timeless quality.Following his first book on Greek mythology “Mythos” ( https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...), Stephen Fry continue to explore the classical tales of ancient Greece with “Heroes”, which explores the stories around such famous characters as Heracles, Jason, Theseus, Orpheus, Atalanta and Oedipus. Just like the first volume of this series, Fry’s wonderful voice, obvious erudition and charming wit make this book not only a breeze to read, but a delight as well. He doesn’t try to reinvent anything, he is simply delivering the classic stories of the Golden Fleece, the love of Orpheus and Eurydice and so on, in a traditional but very accessible format – that’s a lot less intimidating than sitting down with a big pile of works by Homer and Herodotus. Francis Joseph Cassavant is eighteen. He has just returned home from the Second World War, and he has no face. He does have a gun and a mission: to murder his childhood hero.