Bruiser
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Bruiser

by Neal Shusterman

2005•Drama•160 pages

Taste attributes: dramafantasyfresh & originalwholesomesimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringcomplex relationshipself destruction/implosion

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Boxlist takeA stirring novel, balanced on most other counts. Best if you like stories that hit hard.

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Open Library rating

4.3 / 5

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About This Book

Inexplicable events start to occur when sixteen-year-old twins Tennyson and Brontë befriend a troubled and misunderstood outcast, aptly nicknamed Bruiser, and his little brother, Cody.

Description: Open Library

Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaFantasyComplex relationshipSelf destruction/implosion

Subjects

Child abuseBrothers and sistersFamily problemsInterpersonal relationsTwinsSupernaturalJuvenile fictionFamily life

Details

Author
Neal Shusterman
Published
2005
Pages
160
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