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Beyond the Chocolate War Robert Cormier 9780440905806 Books Reviews

The Chocolate War hurt my sense of justice so deeply, I wanted to forget Trinity High and all its characters. But the plot and the boys were so well-written, there was no way I could forget. In the sequel, Obie becomes more of a developed character. Jerry learns how to live in the aftermath of a crippling defeat. Carter watches his empire crumble. A tomato is thrown. There’s a psychotic episode.

Archie Costello, however, remains the same despicable villain that he was in the original story. In my mind, he has become a new standard of bad guy. Every evil character I read from here on out will be measured against Archie Costello. His perversity is unique in for its ability to take the bad in others, bring it out, and amplify it. In his own words, “…Because I’m you. I’m all the things you hide inside you.”
I honestly enjoyed this far less than the first novel. The level of cruelty and, to be honest, outright insanity at moments is shocking. Towards the end we see the current senior class graduating, those students who with cunning and guile ran the school for years handing the reins to the inept and the brutal. A new regime that's not going to think much before it acts. Even though the current class was petty and cruel we see the beginning of something that could, and likely will be far worse. Those who are leaving don't care about the school or its residents at all, though they once might have. The new monsters, and lets be honest some of them are pure monsters, taking over the not so secret society see everyone else as victims to be used and exploited. This school is on a fast downhill slide to tragedy and violence.
Normally I don't put direct spoilers in my reviews but I had to mention on mentally disturbed student who at first wanted to kill himself then he wanted revenge against the headmaster (who, face it, is a major part of the problem) when this student's revenge is foiled he again turns back to suicide.
This whole section of the book feels like part of another story shoveled into this novel. Maybe to give it some length or maybe some grit. I only mention this because it just doesn't fit well in this story.
I wonder if there's another novel in this world. I wonder how long these kids last before they're facing judges and criminal charges. The old was bad, the new is rotten to the core.
Why doesn't the good guy get a chance to show the bad guys up? I was reading this book with the hopes that Archie and all the bad things that the Vigils represented would be crushed. Instead, he reigned victorious again. Horrible!
In the sequel to the "Chocolate War", Archie retains his position but, on the other hand, he's a senior now and must pick his successor. Who will it be? Brother Leon also remains an arch villain.
In the words of Archie. Cormier should be read by all young and old alike. His work is just as relevant now as when it was first written.
Robert Cormier is a gloomy but fantastic author. I read this book and i am only 13 but loved every bit of it. Although some parts are a bit inappropriate it was nothing that the average child couldnt handle. Personally i like the original better than the sequel but overall it was a good read .
Anyone familiar with Cormier's books knows of his pitch-black view of human nature, so the outcome of this follow-up to TCW will not surprise in that regard.

However, this predictability does not go far in making this book a compelling read, especially when you figure out the themes are pretty much identical to the first installment.

I had very high hopes for this book. Cormier's writing is top notch, as is his character development, and even by the first 3/4 of the book, you are primed for greatness. Even the back of the book leads you to believe that some monumental (no pun intended) retribution lies in wait for Archie and his evil minions. But, instead, we get the same old denouements in a different wrapper.

Now, I like dark books and don't particularly enjoy happy endings if they're not believable, but this book's unhappy endings are no more plausible. At the time and place of the original book --- before the horrific "showdown" on the athletic field --- it was somewhat imaginable that things would remain status quo at Trinity. But after those events, and the subsequent seismic rumblings that follow (which the sequel expends great effort at communicating to the reader), it is unimaginable that here be no real repercussions (aside from the suicide of one character that, while masterfully drawn, doesn't address the vileness of the school and it's roots of evil --- or where that evil comes from).

I would have preferred some interaction from the many mute parents (including David Caroni's parents or Jerry Renault's dad) that could have really ignited a powderkeg under the whole affair.

Good fiction contain lots of conflict, and there just isn't enough to warrent the amount of text here. It's a lot of energy to expend only to see the same scapegoats hauled out and abused again and again. Real people --- at least not all --- are seldom so cowed by tyranny, unless it's executed by a more omnicient force, such as goverment. And the Vigils aren't on that caliber, not even close.
Great book. Received in perfect condition.