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Back Roads (Oprah's Book Club)

10 Ratings: 2.0

A book by Tawni O'Dell

Oprah Book Club® Selection, March 2000: Not since S.E. Hinton (The Outsiders) has a female novelist penned such a tough and titillating portrait of lower-class, crime-ridden manhood. Set in "beautiful, ruined" western Pennsylvania, … see full wiki

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Author: Tawni O'Dell

Publisher: Viking Adult

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review by TheAncientReader. September 09, 2004

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

NOT FOR EVERYONE - BUT I LIKED IT

This would not be everyone's cup of tea..not by a long shot. I certainly would not recommend it for younger readers. Being older than dirt myself, I was able to handle it and rather enjoyed it and in fact could sort of relate to it. Of course I could always relate to Holden too, so....Anyway, I would recommend digging into it, with the that it is a bit rough in places and some could well find it offensive. It is well worth the time though.

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review by RobertYokoyama. April 07, 2000

posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More

I could not put this book down

I couldn't put this book down until I finished it. This book grabs your attention in the first chapter and never lets go. Harley and his sisters are victims of child abuse and neglect. Harley is thrust with the responsibility with raising his younger sisters after his mother goes to prison for killing his father. Harley eventually learns the truth about his father's death from his mother and that is the biggest surprise of all. Harley's sister's Misty and Amber both crave love and attention from … more

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