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Holes [AUDIOBOOK] [UNABRIDGED] (Audio CD) (Audio CD)
by Louis Sachar
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Adventure, Fiction, Childhood, Children books, Ages 9-12 |
| Market price: ¥ 218.00
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| MSL Pointer Review:
Holes is another new book that gets young people to read, much like the Harry Potter phenomenon. Not only that, it gets them to think and talk about what they've been reading. |
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Peter (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-13 00:00>
I'm a twelve year-old boy, and when I first heard about this book, I was dissapointed. I didn't think a story about a boy who went to a detention camp would be very exciting. But soon, I realized there was alot more to the book than that, and I was sucked in to an amazing plot that had me hanging on every word!!!! Stanley is an overweight kid, who is almost cursed with bad luck. And when he is sent to a detention camp, and forced to dig holes every day, 5 feet wide and 5 feet long in a dryed up lake, he knows something is wrong...that his punishment wasn't just a punishment... but a mind boggling mystery... I loved this book! I recomend it to everyone! A book that will keep you enthraled, and interested. With an evil villiness, and a WONDERFULY shaped plot, you'll get your moneys worth!!! GET THIS BOOK NOW! You will never forget it!!!!! |
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A Reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-13 00:00>
The reader doesn't know why Stanley is in the detention camp or why he and the other boys are being forced to dig holes every day. These two "mysteries", and the way Mr. Sachar deftly shifts from the past to the present day as the story unfolds immediately draw the reader into the action. Louis Sachar is really telling two stories; one from the past and one from the present day. Each story needs the other to be complete and each parallels the other in surprising, and sometimes funny ways. This book is a breath of fresh air in children's literature! I read "Holes" for the first time to a class of fifth graders and all 32 of us were completely spellbound. In fact, they would have been totally happy if I had just read the book non-stop. Louis Sachar is without equal as a writer of children's literature - and I know 31 fifth graders who feel the same way! |
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David (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-13 00:00>
There are some books that are impeccably plotted; others make perfect use of irony. Some earn accolades for creativity. The real literary rarity is when there's a book that's not only constructed almost perfectly, but that's also cleverly ironic and quirkily creative. Holes is that kind of book.
Of course, it's not for everybody. Some people prefer realism. Others won't give a book so bizarre their willing suspension of disbelief. There's no doubt that Holes is strange - most "realistic" books don't involve fate and destiny so directly. But it's *meant* to be strange.
This does not, however, mean that most people won't enjoy it. True, it is a children's book, but for those willing to suspend disbelief, it's a delight to read and surprisingly absorbing. I picked Holes up in a fit of boredom and stayed awake well past midnight to finish it. (And I don't usually like children's books this much: I'm going into the ninth grade, and my tastes range from The Princess Bride to Watership Down to Interview with the Vampire.)
Holes has been compared to the Harry Potter books, and they are in some ways similar. However, where J.K. Rowling's work has freshly clever ingenuity and delightfully vivid characters and action, Louis Sachar's latest book has a remarkably well-constructed plot and a simple yet powerful moral. In Holes, Sachar displays a valuable ability to make a rather odd plot seem compellingly simple and easy to follow. Everything adds up, even the coincidences. Furthermore, Sachar finds room for some symbolism even while intertwining the two main plotlines of the story.
The author's effort and talent shine in Holes. For those willing to take on the unusual story, it is a wonderful book. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-13 00:00>
This is the best book I have ever read! It is so cool how everything ties together. My teacher read it aloud to us, and it was so mysterious she had 2 write down some of the things 4 us so we could understand (like S-t-a-n-l-e-y= his last name backwards! Y-e-l-n-a-t-s!) I urge everyone out there 2 read this book, becuz it is the coolest ever! It's like nothing I've ever read before! It's amazing how Louis Sachar ties everything together! I'm basically speechless on what to say, I love this book so much! Please, please, please PUH-LEEEEEZE read it! Just do me a favor, K? I also want to give u some hints about the book, 1.Camp Greenlake is NOT a girlscout camp! 2.The warden is actually a girl 3.Clyde Livingston and Trout Walker DO NOT have sweetfeet! K? Ok, I don't know what else to say, except this is the phattest book out there right now, go buy it, or read it, and Justin Timberlake iz mine 4-ever, and no one else can have him but me, so buh-bye now and have an awesome day reading your new book Holes! P.S. Watch out 4 yellow spotted lizards, and take refuge on god's thumb in the Texas desert! Peace 'n hairgrease, y'all! Remember now, Justinz mine, na-chos! Get it, na-chos, not yours?! Ok, I'm gonna stop writing now, I promise! Just remember, Justinz mine, na-chos, and my name will someday be Heather Timberlake, and my motto is Justin Timberlake+Heather=Luv 4-ever and ever, and ever and ever and ever and ever and... oh yeah, go buy Holes, it's the best! |
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Johnson (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-13 00:00>
Holes is the best book I have ever read. It is also the funniest book I have ever read. I can read this book a million times because I liked it so much. If a sequel of this comes out, I would be one of the first people to buy it. I sure hope a movie comes out for this book.
My favorite stories were the ones about "Kissin' Kate Barlow." I like it when an author just takes time in a book and talks about something else like the past. Some of the stories were really cool like the time Kissin' Kate Barlow hid the treasure and got bitten by a yellow spotted lizard. My other favorite part is when Zero and Caveman survive on "God's thumb" (a mountain in the shape of a thumbs up sign). It was amazing they could get water just by digging very deep in the sand. Those are some reasons Holes is my favorite book.
I would recommend this book to everybody in fourth grade and higher. I would recommend this book because it is easy to read. It is also very funny. It is very fun to read also. It is very nice to read in your spare time. My whole family has read it, and they all agree that Holes is a great book. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-13 00:00>
This was the first book in a long time that I couldn't put down. I don't read that much and this book kept me wanting to read it. The author, Louis Sachar, wrote like he was at the camp with the boys. He wrote so that you could feel the thirstyness, tiredness, and soreness of the boys when they finished digging the holes. When the boys were hot, thirsty, and tired; so where you. You could feel what he was writing. Near the end of the book you didn't want to put it down because you wanted to know if Zero and Caveman were going to live. The ending was shocking and wonderful. It had a perfect ending to go with a perfect book. I loved how the book told about the history of the lake and tied it into Caveman's life. This was a wonderful book. It was the first book in a very long time that didn't put me to sleep at night. I would tell kids my age to read this book. Mousey in Mr. Murry's A2 English 10 H. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-13 00:00>
"Holes" by Louis Sacher is such an awesome book. Stanley Yelnats is accused of stealing Clyde Louiston's, a famous baseball player, shoes. The problem is that he didn't do it, they "fell from the sky" is what he says. He has two options, go to jail, or got to a juvenille camp. He went to the camp. While he was there he meets the kid who actually stole the shoes. At this camp you are treated in a way so that you don't do what you did again. Everyday Stanley has to dig a 5 by 5 hole, 5 feet by 5 feet. If you find something while digging, you get the day off if the warrden likes it. There is also a limited amount of water that you get. Through out the story there are two stories that combine into the one at the end. Camp Greenlake used to be a town that had a lake. The dried up lake is now the camp. This boat sunk and had things in it that are revealed later on. Stanley blames everything that happens to him and his family on his great-great grandfather. Stanley runs away looking for another camper and they discover a lot of things that make more sense towards the end. These two stories combine into one to make a one great story. I recomend this book to everyone. I don't read much and I thought it was the best book ever. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-13 00:00>
"Holes" by Louis Sacher, is a book unlike any book that you have read or will ever read. It takes three stories, and at first it is confusing, but they all tie together at the end. This book is truly a great piece of literature, and I will reccommend it to anyone who likes books with mystery, and humor. The humor is put in places that help break the tension, and yet put you in more suspense. It is well-written and keeps you remembering little details that didn't seem to important when you read them. This book kept me wanting to read some more, and never finding a good place to stop. I definitely want to read it; again and again. |
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Jimmy (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-13 00:00>
Have you ever wanted to dig a hole big enough for you to get in? Well, if you did, then you should have Stanley Yelnat's luck. He is accused of stealing a famous basketball players shoes. After he is judged guilty, he is given a choice, either he can go to jail or he can go to "Camp Green Lake". Stanley decides that Camp Green Lake has to be better than jail. When he gets there he finds out he was wrong. Every day for a year a half, Stanley has to dig a 5ft wide and 5ft deep hole in "Green Lake" a desert that used to be the largest lake in Texas used to be. The Warden of the camp says that "Digging holes builds character". If Stanley or the other boys find anything unusual, they are to report to the counselor or the Warden immediately and they'll get the day off. As he digs , Stanley reflects on family history. He wonders if his great-grandfather felt like does when he was robbed of his lottery money and left stranded in the desert by the outlaw Kissin' Kate Barlow. One day Stanley finds something interesting, a lipstick container . Stanley is tricked into giving it to another boy, but not before he reads the initials on it, K.B. The initials of Kate Barlow! Could it be that the Warden is looking for something? Like, perhaps the treasure of Katherine Barlow? Find out in this great book! |
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Andrew (MSL quote), USA
<2007-11-13 00:00>
This book, Holes by Louis Sachar, is wonderful. It has suspense, humor, action, and great characters. The main character, Stanley, is someone a lot of us can relate to. While he's still at school, he's made fun of because of his weight. But then when he gets sent to this camp, Camp Green Lake, he becomes well-liked. The boys at the camp get along with him and he feels like he finally fits in. Everyday Stanley is at this camp he has to dig a 5 foot by 5 foot hole. Doing this, he gets into shape, and feels better about himself. This is exciting and invigorating and one of the best books I have ever read. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to get a good laugh, or just likes a story that isn't boring. I was really impressed. |
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