tanya
posts on 12/18/2012 8:38:08 AM
I have watched the film about to read the book , weather its true or not still highlights the fact that another human can inflict such pain to their fellow man , sickens me to think of the hurt and pain caused by these animals , I know first hand how this can affect the outcome of some ones life , for me the film gave hope that in all wrong that good always comes , this is probably not anything to do what anyone thinks on this but for me I had a glimmer of hope xoxo
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brian j. parent
posts on 3/2/2012 2:06:58 AM
sleepers is a person who did time as a juvy offenders. it said it both in the movie and the book. i believe it is a true story. but i believe it is in the late 40's early 1950's. i can tell from the "things" in the Catholic Church...and yes i do believe that a priest would lie in the case shown in the film.
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Armando Garcia
posts on 8/6/2010 9:56:15 PM
Carcaterra is conning all of you who fall for his claim this story is true. Put on your common sense hat for a moment. Besides the sheer absurdity of all the incidents he recounts in his BS story, every one of the people/characters in his book supposedly asked for anonymity. Does that sound likely. Everyone is so tough growing up in Hell's Kitchen and yet no one is willing to publicly confirm his story. Gee, how convenient for him. He probably could have made just as much money if he had just been honest and admitted that this story is fiction, but good con men know how gullible people can be, so I suppose he played the odds and won.
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priya
posts on 1/4/2010 12:02:52 PM
i've been asked many times that why has the book been named sleepers? i need to do a presentation on this so could someone help me out please, thank you.
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Phinn
posts on 8/14/2007 7:13:05 AM
I go to an IB school and have chosen to write about Sleepers for my extended essay. One question which has come to my mind is; is it actually based on Carcaterra's own experiences? Even though he says it is this topic is very subjective
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posts on 10/4/2006 3:01:32 PM
I don't agree with whoever said it takes too long to get to the point, I think the lead up is just as important. Really it's a book in 3 parts, before, during and after prison, and I think it makes the point very very well.
and to the other poster, yes it is based on his life.
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posts on 9/18/2006 10:47:47 AM
After reading this book it brought me so close to tears but i have seen the film ,and the book was so close to the film with is a good thing so often the books are completely different ,and if you read this and dont get it then fine but some of us do get it this book is about friendship and how when you do something bad it does come round and bites you on the arse to put it bluntly. I was glued to the pages though it all, a great book a eye opener and it puts your own life in reality making you think its not that bad after all
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sadi
posts on 12/20/2005 7:32:27 PM
greatest book of all time...with the greats i dunno y it still hasnt one any major awards...it probably has ijust havent noticed...lol.but i just wanna say it depicted an awesome story and EVRYONE should read it...:D
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Chris
posts on 12/12/2005 3:06:44 PM
What I want to know is why Lorenzo Carcaterra stated that he had no friends he could really talk to in his first memoir. If Sleepers is a true story, that is. And why he never missed more then 19 days of school before high school.
I thought the book was a good subject, poorly executed. I started reading it last winter and I still haven't gotten to the 150 page mark which means I haven't even gotten to the point of the story yet. Yes, it takes 150 pages of rehashing the details of their everyday lives over and over again before he even gets to the hot dog incident. And what's with Tommy? He was so unbelievably evil, like with that library incident. How could his friends not see that, if they existed. He was a serial killer waiting to happen.
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mary jo
posts on 12/4/2005 4:49:35 PM
is there a book by lorenzo carcarterra by the name of "shadows"? if so where can i find it?
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