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by Louis Sachar
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Nyx Book Reviews
Nyx Book Reviews rated it 13 years ago
Amazing. Utterly brilliant. I'm promising myself right here, right now, that I will reread this book next year.
Ironic Contradictions
Ironic Contradictions rated it 13 years ago
I must confess that the first I heard of this incredibly convoluted and yet brilliant novel was through the film version. However the complexity and cleverness of the text must also be enjoyed in its paper form. The film version does well to convey this text and yet it does not fully explore the shi...
hystericalcheezit
hystericalcheezit rated it 14 years ago
I remembered this as a good book. How sad for me when I skimmed over it a couple years ago and found out how sucky the writing is.
Linhtalinhtinh
Linhtalinhtinh rated it 14 years ago
So weird, so fairy tale, so magical in a seemingly dull and un-fairylike world.
Nerdy Reading
Nerdy Reading rated it 14 years ago
This book was just as amazing as I thought it would be.
The City Of Invention
The City Of Invention rated it 14 years ago
Written in deceptively simple prose, Holes is a carefully-plotted, quirkily funny tale of an innocent who triumphs over tyranny and corruption. Stanley Yelnats, accused and found guilty of a crime he did not commit, is sent to Camp Greenlake, a detention centre built on a dried up lake in the middle...
Stacks on Stacks on Stacks
Stacks on Stacks on Stacks rated it 14 years ago
Oh this is a great book. Especially when you're at the age level this is written for, though anyone can read Holes really.
Erin Bowman
Erin Bowman rated it 14 years ago
Masterpiece. That is all.
Six Strings & Paperbacks
Six Strings & Paperbacks rated it 14 years ago
I distinctly remember having to read half this book out loud to my grade 7 class. Good times.
kristenrenn
kristenrenn rated it 14 years ago
I'm not sure exactly when it happened, but it seems I'm no longer absolutely cool in my daughter's eyes. I could understand if her particular issues with me were current fashion or "the" things to do while hanging out with friends, but books? BOOKS?!? Oh, the pain!I don't say anything about the gir...
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