G272 Book Review of Black Chalk by Christopher J Yates
Name of Book: Black Chalk Author: Christopher J Yates ISBN: 978-1-84655-728-6 Publisher: Random House UK Type of book: Game, suspense, friendship, college, tests, dares, isolation, drugs, revenge, 1990s, group, secret society Year it was published: 2013 Summary: A game of consequences, of silly forfeits, childish dares. A game to be played by six best friends in their first year at Oxford University. But then the game changed: the stakes grew higher and the dares more personal, more humiliating, finally evolving into a vicious struggle with unpredictable and tragic results. Now, fourteen years later, the remaining players must meet again for the final round. Characters: For some odd reason I had trouble differentiating characters, or at least recalling the function and major of Mark. (Was he the sleepy guy Physics guy?) But anyway, here goes: Jolyon is best described as sort of a golden boy who is well liked, popular, handsome and knowledgeable, while Cha...