You Don't Know Me
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You Don't Know Me

by David Klass

2001•Drama•267 pages

Taste attributes: dramapsychologicalteenheavyrealisticsimplelinearenclosedemotive & stirringtroubled leadshuman spirit/resilience/survivalcoming of age

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Boxlist takeA small-scale novel that is stirring, serious and grounded. Best if you like close-up stories over spectacle.

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4.6 / 5

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About This Book

Fourteen-year-old John creates alternative realities in his mind as he tries to deal with his mother's abusive boyfriend, his crush on a beautiful, but shallow classmate and other problems at school.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

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

Genres and themes

DramaPsychologicalTeenTroubled leadsHuman spirit/resilience/survivalComing of age

Subjects

Mothers and sonsChild abuseAbused childrenJuvenile fictionRealistic FictionSelf-perceptionInterpersonal relationsYoung adult fiction

Details

Author
David Klass
Published
2001
Pages
267
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