As If
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In February of 1993, in Liverpool, England, two-year-old James Bulger was led by the hand out of a mall, and forced to walk two miles to the site of his own murder. Later, as a shocked world demanded... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1862070458
ISBN13:9781862070455
Release Date:January 1998
Publisher:Granta Books
Length:256 Pages
Weight:0.45 lbs.
Dimensions:7.6" x 0.6" x 5.1"
Customer Reviews
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"As If" makes us think.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
Blake Morrison's "As If" was this reader's favorite find of the year. Morrison finds himself compelled to view the unfolding of Liverpool's James Bulger murder trial, and in doing so is forced to assess his own life in relation to what it means to grow up "normally". Who is truly guilty or innocent in this shocking act of two ten-year olds murdering a two-year old? He says he must determine the "why" of the crime. As we sink with him into the morass, we find that the answer becomes more and more elusive, and we wonder how different these families are from yours or mine.
The most profound book I have ever read.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
I bought this novel in the summer while I was in England. A few weeks ago, when I was looking for a book to read, I came across As If on my book shelf. Since then I have read it three times. Morrison made me ask questions of myself and of society that I would have never asked otherwise. He explains the trial, not only in a factual manner, but in an extrordinarily philosophical way as well.
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