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Description
Tragic tale of a retarded man and the friend who loves and tries to protect him. With illustrations from the movie starring John Malkovich and Gary Sinise.
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Memorable Quotes
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“Might jus' as well spen' all my time tellin' you things and then you forget 'em, and I tell you again”
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“We got each other, that's what, that gives a hoot in hell about us”
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“Well, I never seen one guy take so much trouble for another guy. I just like to know what your interest is.”
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“A colored man got to have some rights even if he don't like 'em.”
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“If I catch any one man, and he's alone, I get along fine with him. But just let two of the guys get together an' you won't talk. Jus' nothing but mad. You're all scared of each other, that's what. Ever' one of you's scared the rest is goin' to get something on you.”
First Sentence
A few miles south of Soledad, the Salinas River drops in the close to the hillside bank and runs deep and green.
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Awards
- Waterstones Books of the Century (1997, #35)
- BBC's Big Read (2003: Best-Loved Novel, #52)
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