Dérapages

by David Hill

"La fille a surgi, pile devant nous. Dans la lueur des phares, j'ai vu son visage. Une crinière brune, flottant au vent au moment où elle a tourné la tête. Des yeux bruns, grands ouverts, stupéfaits. Puis elle s'est écrasée contre le pare-brise." Une seconde d'inattention et tout peut déraper... Des copains qui chantent dans une voiture, une rue traversée un peu rapidement, et la vie de deux adolescents bascule. Ryan et Tara ne seront plus jamais les mêmes. Mais si, de cette rencontre, pouvait naître l'espoir ?

Genres: Young Adult

312 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2004

About the author

David Hill (born 1942) is a New Zealand author, especially well known for his young adult fiction. His young fiction books See Ya, Simon (1992) and Right Where It Hurts (2001) have been shortlisted for numerous awards. He is also a prolific journalist, writing many articles for The New Zealand Herald.

He cites Maurice Gee as his favourite author, and Joy Cowley and Margaret Mahy as his favourite children's authors.

Hill attended Victoria University in Wellington, graduating MA Hons in 1964. Hill currently lives in New Plymouth.

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

L'histoire de ces deux ados aurait pu être réelle.
J'ai passé un moment magique avec ce livre, lu en une soirée.
La simplicité et l'émotion de ces pages en font un roman exceptionnel, plein de charme et de douceur.
Si vous ne l'avez pas encore lu...vous savez ce qu'il vous reste à faire!^^

[Alma · Rating 1 out of 5]

Want to read a racist, sexist, ableist (but somehow managing to fetishise physical disabilities) and uneventful book that seems to believe that structure is unnecessary? This book is for you, and please leave me alone.

[Emily Larkins · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an unputdownable book about the consequences that both driver and victim experience after a road accident and the aftermath. I've read it several times since buying it years ago, and it never fails to surprise me. Beyond that, I think it'd make great reading for new drivers - it provides a valuable lesson on what can happen if young drivers break the rules set out for them!
I like the way the story is written - part excerpt-like entries from medical notes, part from the victim's perspective, and part from that of the driver. You get three perspectives working together to finish at a point that gives a good, satisfying end to the story. The characters are distinct and gritty, the ups and downs pull you along to wanting to know what's going to happen next!
I thoroughly recommend this book for young people and adults alike. Enjoy!

[Lara Vehar · Rating 5 out of 5]

I remember reading this a few years ago then forgetting about this book, I finally found it again and had a chance to read it again and it's still just as good as it was when I read it all those years ago.

This book is about car accident and recovery and how much a car accident can affect multiple people. Every young driver should read this one.

[Chaa Mrct · Rating 4 out of 5]

Je ne pensais pas autant apprécier cet ouvrage. J'ai vraiment été prise dans l'histoire, voulant également savoir comment les protagonistes allaient continuer leur vie après cela. Le petit texte en italique pour expliquer les informations médicales n'étaient pas de trop, cela apportait des informations importantes et permettait de mieux mesurer la gravité et la réaction des parents.

[Stella Buczynski]

Genre - NZ novel

One action shown in this book is remorse. Remorse is created from a guilty, or horrible feeling after something you have done. Often remorse is felt after you have chosen a wrong decision, or have hurt someone. Shown by this sentence 'Suddenly I couldn't watch any longer, I turned and banged into Vince.' it shows Ryan had immediate remorse, if he hadn't picked up his friends, illegally, the crash never would of happened. 'I had to punish myself, hurt myself, if I kept doing that, then the other people might not blame me as much.' This sentence proves one of the ways remorse can affect you. It can help you make stupid decisions or affect you from thinking straight. It can cause accidents such as what happened in the book, or problems caused on purpose. Remorse can cloud your view for many years, and we have to start at least thinking of ways to stop it.

[Georgia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really, really good!

I had the fortune to meet David Hill and shortly after I found one of his books on the library shelf. So picking it up and adding it to the pile, I thought ' I will give it a go, and see if I like it.
And guess what?
I liked it!

[Ellen Aronsson · Rating 1 out of 5]

bad ending, too predictable

[Rose]

A magnificent read, highly recommend it. :)