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This was a rather classical-style first person story of 4 "best friends" growing up in an impoverished and tight-knit community in Manhattan in the 1960's. A prank goes sour, and an innocent bystander is horribly injured. The boys are sent off to a horrific, abusive juvenile "facility", which irrevocably alters the course of their lives. It is well done, with a wonderful and convincing "voice". The characters are well developed, and draw the reader deeply into the story. I recommend it highly.


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Sleepers French Edition Lorenzo Carcaterra 9782266071284 Books Reviews

I don't think this is a true story, although I did when I started reading the version. The story calls into play deliberate suspension of disbelief, and by the end, I was convinced it was made up out of whole cloth.
I don't care how much of the story is fabricated; there's plenty here that's real, especially Lorenzo's often brilliantly rendered dialogue. The plot is brilliant as well. I don't like some of the characters, but I respect who they were and who they became and why. Some of the characters are unforgettable Fat Mancho, Father Carillo, King Benny, Sean Nokes, Marlboro, Carol, Shakes, among others.

I didn't go to reform school, but I spent 9 years in a Texas orphanage where children were either tortured, loved, or tolerated, depending on who was in charge. Many of the scenes and feelings expressed in this story ring true to my experiences there. They could not have been manufactured. It's the overall feel of the story that's convincing and captivates--that driving need for justice (therein termed "revenge"). When you've been tortured as a child, the adult consequences are unavoidable and permanent mistrust, oversensitivity, the inability to attach and express love--emotionally crippling consequences that haunt one forever. Lorenzo demonstrates clearly an uncommon compassion and understanding of these timeless truths of humanity.

If you get nothing else from this story, get that juvenile detention centers can create monsters or angels and violence begets violence.
This has always been a favorite of mine. Everyone has read and seen it. It's a great read. Brutal. Makes me wonder if there are still guards like this in charge of our misguided youth.
I have seen this movie so many times...but the book, omg I cried at the end. I love lorenzo Carcaterra, being from a close knit Brooklyn neighborhood, this just hits home and reminds me of the many friends I had and how our streets were our lives and we were safe and watched out for. Excellent read!!!!
Second to None...a Horrific but mesmerizing story from one who experienced the horrors. Psychopaths love abusing the innocent and undefiled and destroying them...This is what Psychopaths do. Period.
I couldn't put this book down! There are parts that are hard to read due to the author's well-developed descriptive style of writing. But the outstanding descriptive style is what makes this book so readable. I rarely ever read a book of fiction, so the fact that this book purports to be factual was a plus for me. After reading it, however, I read that it was not a true story. I don't know if it is an account of actual events, as the author states at the beginning of the book, but it is a very spellbinding read in either case.
This is a very sad story of abuse and revenge. When we are young, even when we are older, we often do stupid things without considering the consequences. Four young boys actions lead to some nasty consequences, but then they become victims of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse at the hands of those who were suppose to watch out for them. Years later, they get the chance for revenge. This novel was a little different that I suspected. It spends A LOT of time discussing the environment that the boys are raised in before we find out what they have done to get sent to the a Juvenile Home. That could have been trimmed down some.
This was a rather classical-style first person story of 4 "best friends" growing up in an impoverished and tight-knit community in Manhattan in the 1960's. A prank goes sour, and an innocent bystander is horribly injured. The boys are sent off to a horrific, abusive juvenile "facility", which irrevocably alters the course of their lives. It is well done, with a wonderful and convincing "voice". The characters are well developed, and draw the reader deeply into the story. I recommend it highly.