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A review by spectracommunist
A Separate Peace by John Knowles
5.0
This is so beautiful. I think this falls on my top 5 reads this year. It's a perfect prelude to WWII America. It so revolves on a particular experience of Gene Forrester, who experiences a mental conflict in his distant from actual war, a separate peace, and events leading to his loss of innocence which acts as a driving force for a rush of war in him as well as his colleagues.
This so reminds me of Catcher in the Rye, in portraying a personal disillusion and a passive warlike ambience on streets. Besides, this is also much different as a narrative. There is much dank humour in serious conditions or moments of tension that feel so utterly touching. And afterall, it explores a mental rivalry between two best friends so eruditly that has a lot to say about close male friendships.
I think this is so overlooked as it is darkly true for this world and secondly the description of adulthood jealously can push anyone out of their comfort zones because it is truth.
This so reminds me of Catcher in the Rye, in portraying a personal disillusion and a passive warlike ambience on streets. Besides, this is also much different as a narrative. There is much dank humour in serious conditions or moments of tension that feel so utterly touching. And afterall, it explores a mental rivalry between two best friends so eruditly that has a lot to say about close male friendships.
I think this is so overlooked as it is darkly true for this world and secondly the description of adulthood jealously can push anyone out of their comfort zones because it is truth.