Half Mast

By Christopher Null

Alex lives the life of a typical suburban kid, until his first day of high school brings the wrath of the school bully and star football player, Steve. After years of abuse, Alex turns the tables on... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0972098100
• ISBN13: 9780972098106
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Sustainable Stories
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

A gripping story

Fiction at its best. The writing is tight, the story is compelling, and the characters are interesting. The principal character is a geeky, brainy guy whose high school life is made unbearable by the school's most brutal bully. When he decides to take his revenge, the consequences are as bad (or worse) than the brutality he has already suffered. The story is told without mushy sentiment - in a straight-forward, powerful way. I started reading it Saturday morning and couldn't stop until I finished it that evening. It has been years since the last time that happened. If you like good stories - read this book.

The Best Book I Have Read This Year

If you are looking for a book that is a real page turner -this is the one.You really feel for Alex and what he goes though at the hands of the school bully Steve and his group of friends.The book made me see revenge in a whole new light.It's a must read.

Half Mast -- FULLY Enjoyable

Fast, very timely and provacative read that gives tremendous insight into the ankst of teens who sit on or outside the fringe of social acceptance.Gives great view of the emotions, processes, new logic and revenge that build-up around the main character.

Superb, suspenseful & fun

Half Mast is a great read. From the moment you start you're drawn into Alex's world, and anyone who was ever ridiculed (and really, who wasn't?) in high school -- or who did the ridiculing him or herself -- will instantly remember the pain and agony of being there. Chris Null's writing is sharp and exact, and he describes his characters so well by showing us who they are by their words, their actions, and their interactions. Though you know what is going to inevitably happen, you can't stop reading to find out how it all goes down.A truly incredible book. I can't believe it's his first!

Captures the essence of every high school misfit

Mr. Null captures the essence of anybody who couldn't figure out how to fit in high school. In Half Mast, we meet a normal kid, Alex, who is bullied and taunted to the brink. Alex is written as richly and deeply as any fictional character I've ever read. Along with Alex are a group of his friends who are also social outcasts, kids just waiting to graduate from high school and leave suburban hell behind them. Even Alex recognizes that his college days are nearing and his life will be infinitely better in a few years, but something happens to him that he can't forgive or forget. Alex fulfills the dream of every kid who has been the victim of a bully and the adults who just turn a blind eye. The truth is that almost everyone has Alex in us. This is a compelling story, and one that should be required reading for every high school teacher to understand how their less-than-popular students are feeling.