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Tenderness
Tenderness
Author: Robert Cormier
Eighteen-year-old Eric has just been released from juvenile detention for murdering his mother and stepfather. Now he's looking for — tenderness--tenderness he finds in caressing and killing beautiful girls.Fifteen-year-old Lori has run away from home again. Emotionally naive but sexually precocious, she is also looking for tenderness--tenderne...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781435248137
ISBN-10: 1435248139
Publication Date: 4/18/2008
Pages: 229
Reading Level: Young Adult
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Book Type: Library Binding
Other Versions: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD
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LaurieS avatar reviewed Tenderness on + 504 more book reviews
Helpful Score: 1
Hmmm, what to say about this book? It is a young adult novel about a young serial killer who has been imprisoned for the past 3 years for the murder of his parents. He was a suspect in the murder of several young girls but his guilt was never proven. He's due to be released very soon and the officer who knows he's guilty of much more than killing his parents is determined to make sure he doesn't hurt another girl.

The other character is a young runaway with a disturbing habit of using her sexuality to get things from men. She has also gets fixated often on a man and must find him and kiss him on the mouth to end her obsession. Immediately after satisfying her latest fixation on a musician she sees the young killer on tv and is immediately hooked again.

Their lives collide and you just know it's going to end badly for all involved and the author doesn't leave you disappointed but doesn't do what is expected.

This was a rather depressing read about two young people suffering from some serious emotional problems. The writing seemed genuine enough and the motivation for both characters well done but it's not something I'd read again. Too dreary, too hopeless.
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BOOK NOT AS GOOD AS STORYLINE SOUNDED!