Bless the Beasts and Children Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Inspired to pick it up and read it by its mention in a Trixie fanfic I edited. I thought I had read it in high school, but nothing sounded remotely familiar to me, so maybe not. A touching book, though a bit hokey and maybe not as relevant or timely as when it first came out. "

" it made my soul ache, but only because i was that affected by it. "

" One of the few things I got from high school. "

" I still think about this book and the bullying that teens can put each other through. A great story of empowerment, written before that term was coined. "

" a very thin story of a group of misfit adolescent boys who have been sent to summer camp by their parents to do some fast growing up. there are many flashbacks to explain the past of each of the boys, but not much in the way of plot development. the actual story itself is told in a rushed way and i can't imagine using this to teach high school or middle school students as it's not interesting at all. "

" This was somewhat a cult classic when I was a teenager. The story has to do with some juvenile delinqent teens at a camp and how they "free" some buffalo that are scheduled to be slaughtered by hunters. It has environmental overtones as well as parallels to Lord of the Flies which probably partly explained its popularity. "

" This is one of my all time favorite books! "

" As an 11-year old kid, this book really touched something in me, though I loved the movie much more. I don't know how it would stand up to contemporary preadolescents, though. Might seem a bit dated now. "

" I read this book after reading a blog about it - whether it really is a children's classic or an outdated '70s piece of historical fiction. It was OK, but there were a lot of very specific '70s references. Not a must read by any means. "

" I have read this book several times and I remember watching the movie about it and crying....It is a dated book but the story was great and really moving....It really makes you think about choices you make and the consequences that follow. "

" I read the condensed version of this book. It was o.k. "

" A little dated but Classic. "

" This book is one of my childhood favorites. It's one of a few select books that I have read multiple times. I find it every bit as compelling and powerful with each additional read as I did on that first one many years ago. "

" Classic boys gone bad with enough heart to have you thinking back on old JC long after reading it. I read this book when I feel less than perfect...it is touching, not overly done. "

" One of the best coming of age books ever. "

" Very good early high school level or 8th grade book. "

" i read this because dan is teaching it and said that i should read it....i finished it in about a day, and couldn't stop reading it....plus, it made me wanna cry....books never make me wanna cry...except of mice and men..... "

" I read this senior year of high school for my English class. As a total loser and outsider I really liked it, but I feel that I should try to read it again sometime and see what I think about it. "

" For some reason I was thinking of this book as I was falling asleep last night. It may be time to read it again. I have come back to this book several times and each time have been deeply moved by it. "

" Really good novel and also sad. It's kind of like a happier version of Lord of the Flies (if that's possible) but it's a short novel and a good read. "

" Has the same childhood classic sadness that "The Outsiders" had (sans the "gang" fights)...but it ints own very different and sentimental way. "

" This was assigned reading in high school, I remember liking it and then seeing the movie which came out later in the 70s. But I recall nothing about the plot. I get the impression that many here read it for class in high school. "

" Yet another inflicted book from my high school days. Didn't care for the transparent metaphors and general heavy-handed approach. I did like the buffalo, though. "

" This is just not my kind of book. It confused me very much! I can't believe my friends like it, but I didn't. "

" I was never assigned to read this in school, however on a lonely weekend at the cabin I picked this book up and it touched my heart. I remember it a hard book to get into at first but it a wonderful for a rainy day. "

" Swarthout's strength is his understanding of adolescence. As a defense of disturbed youth, this novel is brilliant; as a conservation manifesto, it is a bit heavy-handed. The reason to read it is for the rich characterizations, beautiful prose, and excellent structure. "

" I had read this books many years ago so decided to read it again. You can't help rooting for the "bedwetters" on their mission of mercy. "

" Bless the Beasts and the Children by Glendon Swarthout is in a similar genre with Lord of the Flies only this was a little more civilized, but still disturbing because of how cruelly we can treat others. The book probably deserves 4 stars because it is well written. "

" Alright story followed by an alright movie. "

" Very good early high school level or 8th grade book. "

" i read this because dan is teaching it and said that i should read it....i finished it in about a day, and couldn't stop reading it....plus, it made me wanna cry....books never make me wanna cry...except of mice and men..... "

" This is one of my all time favorite books! "

" Yet another inflicted book from my high school days. Didn't care for the transparent metaphors and general heavy-handed approach. I did like the buffalo, though. "

" Classic boys gone bad with enough heart to have you thinking back on old JC long after reading it. I read this book when I feel less than perfect...it is touching, not overly done. "

" This was assigned reading in high school, I remember liking it and then seeing the movie which came out later in the 70s. But I recall nothing about the plot. I get the impression that many here read it for class in high school. "

" One of the few books I actually managed to enjoy in middle/high school, despite the best efforts of witless imbeciles charging with teaching kids to enjoy reading. "