The Friends

by Kazumi Yumoto

Book Overview

Kiyama and his friends Kawabe and Yamashita become fascinated and curious about death when Yamashita's grandmother dies. Hoping to see death firsthand, they spy on an old man who looks like he will... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374324603
• Release Date: October 1996
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.8" x 0.8" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

The Friends

This book was really thought provoking and was put together very nicely. I would recommend this book to young adults and adults who are looking for a fast read. The author uses a great deal of descriptive words. He used similes one example of this is when the main character is looking at the ocean and the waves are coming in. He says that the waves are like the world breathing. I also like how the author shows you how the characters change over the course of the book. At the beginning they have no idea what death is about. They have never known anyone who has died. In the end you get to see how they have changed and it is amazing. There is not an apparent climax to this book. The book is told through the main character. This perspective adds to the book. You get to know exactly what he his thinking. Like I said before this book was thought provoking. Since this book is about death you wonder about death yourself. Is there life after death? No one knows the answer but after reading this book you might come to your own conclusions. If you are a person who likes action this is not the book for you. The end is apparent at the beginning of the book but something happens to the friendship of the boys. My overall impression of this book is good. I think you gain an understanding about how you feel about death. I know that my opinion about it has changes and some of my questions were answered.

A very cool story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This book was really interesting because kids my age wanted to learn more about death. The topic was one that I have never read about before in my life. I think that is why the story was so interesting to me. This book one of the best book I have ever read. Steven Yum, ASI