A Good School: A NovelIn this work, he offers a spare and autumnal novel about a New England prep school. At once a meditation on the twilight of youth and an examination of America's entry into World War II, A Good School tells the stories of William Grove, the quiet boy who becomes an editor of the school newspaper; Jack Draper, a crippled chemistry teacher; and Edith Stone, the schoolmaster's young daughter, who falls in love with most celebrated boy in the class of 1943. |
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User Review - suesbooks - LibraryThingI liked this book much less than others I have read written by Richard Yates. I felt there was too much information, not enough clarity, and so very much bad behavior. It is hard to believe that all ... Read full review
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User Review - stillatim - LibraryThingTo begin with, I thought this was really bad. Am I the only person who likes books less the more I learn how autobiographical they are? I hope and assume not. But at the end of the day, it wasn't so ... Read full review
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