2023 book club⤴
march book
Holes by Louis Sachar
young adult · mystery · adventure | 200-300 pages
Stanley Yelnats is under a curse. A curse that began with his no-good, dirty-rotten, pig-stealing great-great-grandfather and has since followed generations of Yelnats. Now Stanley has been unjustly sent to a boys' detention center, Camp Green Lake, where the boys build character by spending all day, every day, digging holes exactly five feet wide and five feet deep. There is no lake at Camp Green Lake. But there are an awful lot of holes.
It doesn't take long for Stanley to realize there's more than character improvement going on at Camp Green Lake. The boys are digging holes because the warden is looking for something. But what could be buried under a dried-up lake? Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.
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member reviews
kayla
Finished the book? » Yes
Rating? » 9/10
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sharmaine
Finished the book? » Yes
Rating? » 8/10
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This book is more fun than it should be. It's dynamic and engaging and does the things that I"m looking for in a story: just as much bullshit as possible. The story just gets more and more nuts - there's a generational curse, there's a schoolteacher turned outlaw, there's a direct and succinct criticism of the prison industrial complex and the consequences that poor youth face (with intersectional distinctions) as a result of it. A fun, light kids book!
nancy
Finished the book? » Yes
Rating? » 10/10
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sarah
Finished the book? » Yes
Rating? » 8/10
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This book was like a summer camp story that you’re told while sitting around the fire. It was so well paced and sprinkled with interesting scenes. Quite an accomplishment for a book whose characters spend so much time literally just digging holes. It was magical and had a satisfying ending.
Average rating » 8.75/10 (Universal acclaim from the group!)
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