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Title: Project X
Review: This is the story of two eighth grade boys and their disaffected lives. They have no friends other than each other and seem to hate everyone else. This lack of friends has become such a defining characteristic for the two that when people try to reach out and befriend them they are blind to it. Eventually, they decide to get revenge by planning a Columbine-style shootout. Shepherd does an amazing job of depicting the delicate psyche of adolescents and how minor slights can escalate into a terrible tragedy. He spares nothing here and presents a far more accurate and revealing depiction of disturbed youth than I have ever read. Unlike the terrible Booker winner of last year, this is an important and substantive book on a disturbing topic.
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