About this title: Jamie Sommers has not had the easiest life. But neither the harsh circumstances of his childhood in an orphanage nor the rough, dangerous conditions he's faced as an adult smuggler can prepare him from his most terrible adventure of all: an encounter with a vampire. The YA author S.E. Hinton, best known for her classic THE OUTSIDERS, makes her ...
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Edition: First edition.
Binding: Mass-market paperback
Publisher: Tor Classics
Date Published: 2005
ISBN-13:9780765344724ISBN:0765344726
Description: Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Shiny cover. Binding & pages clean, bright & tight. Mass market (rack) paperback. Glued binding. 289 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Description: Good. Spine is well creased. Covers show wear at the edges and corners. Good Grade C average reading copy. Binding is Mass Market Paperback. Used books may have price stickers. Most orders ship on the next business day. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Doherty, Tom Associates, LLC
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780765305633ISBN:0765305631
Description: New in New jacket. New-This book has not been read and shows no obvious defects. It may have a remainder mark. Our ultimate goal is to provide you with a satisfying customer experience. read more
Description: Good. 0765344726 Good condition paperback book, some creases to spine, some edge/corner rubs, may have corner crease, small edge tear or spine slant, a good book for reading. Shop & Save With US. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Tor Books
Date Published: 2004
ISBN-13:9780765305633ISBN:0765305631
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. First Edition. Stated 1st Edition, 1st Printing Nice clean copy! May have price sticker on cover and minor shelfwear. Overall a very good book! read more
"I was a very big S.E. Hinton reader as a kid so I was surprised when I learned she had published a book recently for an adult audience. Unfortunately it was not as good as I had hoped. The story has a vampire theme but is kind of all over the place. I liked the way the time line of the story was broken up and came together. On the downside it seemed like she tried to make the characters too emotional and searching for deeper meanings where there really was none. I would not recommend this one as a far as vampire tales go, but may be interesting to a S.E. Hinton fan."
"I'm really disappointed! S.E. Hinton was one of my favorite authors growing up. I'd never heard of this book and thought I was in for a treat. Supposedly Hinton wrote this in response to the "Dark Shadows" series. Either way, I was disappointed. I'm all for a writer branching out...but normally when that happens you get the since that they are at least enjoying what they are doing. I felt like I was having my teeth slowly removed without novocaine and I can only imagine the writing of this book was much the same.
I wonder if S.E. Hinton will attempt another new novel. I'd take a chance on her again."
"S.E. Hinton has done it again. She's written a book that is guaranteed to resonate with adults and youth alike, but this time she's broken her style and written something entirely different from anything she has done before.
Jamie Summers is no the tough teen we know and love from Hinton's books, at least not anymore. After a trauma so harrowing, it steals away his memory and his sanity; Jamie finds himself in a psychiatric hospital with no concept of who he is beyond the fact that he really does not like the dark. Through therapy and brief flashes of memory, Jamie and the reader start to become acquainted with the adventure, heartbreak, friendship, crime and of his past. Quickly the reader discovers Jamie's humor and drive for survival that somehow manages to show from behind blankets of extreme anxiety and depression. When Jamie is released to return to the place of his breakdown, he must discover for himself how to put together the pieces of his life that he has worked so hard to uncover and in the process move forward in forgiveness and trust.
Hawkes Harbor is a brilliantly written work of literature that will keep readers glued to the page cheering Jamie on every step of the way. This book never lacks for suspense and adventure and even a surprising touch of fantasy. From the reader hears the first story from Jamie's questionable past, he or she will be hooked until the end of this wonderful and uplifting read."
"Jamie Sommers' life growing up was pretty rough, but somehow he always seemed to make it through. He lost his parents when he was young, sailed the seas, survived shark attacks and pirates; with the life Jamie has had you would think that he could make it through anything.
But, one night while in a quiet town in delaware, Jamie finds something. Something that changes his life forever.
I picked up this book because S.E. Hinton is one of my favorite authors. I had read some reviews before buying this just to see what people were saying. Pretty much people will say this is a bad book; it's nowhere near as good as her YA books, but I still bought and read it anyway. This being Hinton's first adult novel I wasn't sure what to expect, but after reading the book; I've come to find it's not bad like some people say it is. To me, Hawkes Harbor is a really good book and I enjoyed it very much."
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