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The Car by Gary Paulsen

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benlc's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging reflective fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

strangertrails's review against another edition

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4.0

Easy, fun read; highly enjoyable.

readcover2cover's review against another edition

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2.0

Not my thing, but I was reading it because it is part of the 9th grade curriculum at the school where I work. I can see how some of the boys might really enjoy this. I just didn't find it that interesting or enjoy reading about fixing the car in the way that others might.

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3.0

So I decided to re-read this book basically on a whim. I read it once or twice when I was about 12 or 13 and really liked it then and wanted to see if it was as good as I remembered.
A simple way to describe this book is... too short. This book could have easily been twice as long as it was. I still enjoyed it just as much as I did when I was younger, but this time I was kind of confused as to why he chose to end the book where he did. It almost seems like Paulsen had a deadline and just turned in what he had done instead of actually finishing the book. That being said, I still loved the characters and how Wayne and Waylon tried to help out Terry, a kid that probably reminded them of themselves when they were returning from Vietnam, just trying to figure out what life was really all about.