Seen through the eyes of teenager Larry, life is anything but a bed
of roses. At the request of a pathetic but extremely unhinged peer,
he has agreed to kill another teenager for $500, making sure the
victim's diary, and all the allegations contained within its
scribbled pages, will never be revealed. But it's not that simple,
and there are truths and words in the diary that set Larry and the
other troubled youths of this book hurtling down a path where there
are few winners. Rivalries between friends, raging hormones and
dysfunctional family lifestyles lead to disturbing, unpredictable
acts of violence followed by the rueful remorse of the problem
drinker, as Larry experiences love and hate and the space in
between. As nihilistic as they come, he exists in a world of
stilted, awkward conversations, where important things are left
unsaid, hanging in unfinished sentences. The consequences of
confused sexuality - his obsession with his 'gayness' hangs over
him like the sword of Damocles - the taboo sexual relationship with
his younger brother Jim, his mother's alcoholism, the doomed
relationship with 'girlfriend' Jude, all end up with Larry's stock
answer to most pressing issues - 'I don't know.' References abound
to the celebrity status afforded to the high school killers of
Columbine, and other aspects of US society usually hidden under the
carpet are poked and prodded into the limelight by Cooper's tense,
unsettling prose. From Sue de Beer's arresting cover illustration
to the harrowing words within, this is not for the faint-hearted,
nor those looking for a holiday page-turner. If it's something a
little more provocative you're after, though, and a prime example
of a writer with the power to manipulate the English language in
unusual, uncomfortable directions, then look no further. In the
words of Cooper's central character - 'intense'. (Kirkus UK)
These original essays develop themes implicit in Herbert Hart and
the author's Causation in the Law. Why should we be held
responsible for the harm we cause? Honore proposes a theory of
responsibility - outcome responsibility - according to which, to be
responsible, it is sufficient to have intervened in the world. To
act and to be responsible is to assume certain risks, so that
responsibility can be a matter of luck rather than fault or merit.
Whether responsibility carries with it moral blame or legal
liability is an important but secondary question. With the help of
this theory he explains the moral basis of strict liability and of
tort law in general; shows when there is a moral difference between
positive acts and omissions; and indicates the extent to which the
circumstances that cause a wrongdoer to do wrong should affect his
responsibility.
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