L. Stevens
“The Sledding Hill” by Chris Crutcher
Rate: Heart & Dagger (Mixed Feelings)
Found on C. Biben’s blog
An author’s book, within his own book…WHAT?! Yes, Chris Crutcher’s “The Sledding Hill” is a book written about the censorship of a book called “Warren Peace,” which is actually a fake book, but in “The Sledding Hill” that banned book is written by none other than Chris Crutcher. A little bit of advertising? Maybe; Or Crutcher is doing what he normally does which is bashing censorship and trying to rid of it completely. But the problem with “The Sledding Hill” is that Crutcher focuses on the point he is trying to make more than the story himself. The character’s are not fully rounded and basically act as Chris Crutcher’s puppets to show Crutcher’s views within a common situation about banned books. The sledding hill could be better but I have definitely read worse. Crutcher adds some humor within the text and makes the read more enjoyable. Leave it to Chris Crutcher to attack this compelling of an issue by using a fake book written by him; but I actually do recommend this book to other reader’s to see his style of writing because it is really good and captivating and might make you think a little differently about censorship of books.
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