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Average rating3.2
When Pierre-Anthon realizes there is no meaning to life, the seventh-grader leaves his classroom, climbs a tree, and stays there. His classmates cannot make him come down, not even by pelting him with rocks. So to prove to Pierre-Anthon that life has meaning, the children decide to give up things of importance. The pile starts with the superficial—a fishing rod, a new pair of shoes. But as the sacrifices become more extreme, the students grow increasingly desperate to get Pierre-Anthon down, to justify their belief in meaning. Sure to prompt intense thought and discussion, Nothing—already a treasured work overseas—is not to be missed.
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Ok, this one is really weird. While the fact that Pierre-Anthon decided to sat in a tree and yell that life has no meaning, which reminded me of The Baron in the trees, I must say that I wasn't prepared at all to this. This novel goes darker and darker at every page, leading to several wicked parts.
Some parts of the book are really interesting, the way Pierre-Anthon thinks for example, which takes a great part from the nihilism. His words and decisions will leads his friends to go in a search for the meaning of life, to try to convince Pierre-Anthon that the life has a deep meaning and that our existences are useful. The way the novel is built is interesting, has it forces you to face questions about your own life, but it goes well too far.
In the end I wasn't really convinced by this book, and must say I'm mostly shocked by it, without seeing a deeper interest.
Tengo una sensación confusa hacia este libro, debo admitir que me tuvo enganchada y provoco muchos sentimientos en mi, la mayoría de ellos nada positivos... el libro se desarrolla de tal manera que las cosas se van saliendo de control y el resultado es brutal... creo que en suma vale la pena leerlo, te hace reflexionar, sin embargo le di una puntuación de tres estrellas, como dije, me siento confundida.
Wow, this book is so messed up. Despite that, I loved it though. It was a VERY quick read, I couldn't put it down. Neither could my friend when I gave it to her the next day. We were overheard discussing it at school and were given the strangest looks.
It's a very interesting read, and the sort of book that you're either going to absolutely love or completely detest