Whispering Tongues

This is a very good book about young men and the consequences of rash behavior. A group of college friends decide to take on a freshman dandy, and reap some fairly hefty consequences as a result. Will they ever regain their friendships and status as scholars?
At first the characters seemed a bit flat, but once the author got into the tale, it grew better. It's a moralistic tale, but the reader is left to draw their own conclusions; the author does not presume to preach about why the consequences happened. Yes, hazing might be fun for a moment, and the haters might even feel justified by the insufferable attitude of the victim...but sometimes the worst can happen.
This was a quick and fast-paced tale of college life in the early twentieth century, but the lesson could definitely resonate today.