Tenderness by Robert Cormier

Tenderness

Robert Cormier

229 pages • first pub 1997 (editions)

fiction crime horror young adult dark fast-paced
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Tenderness by Robert Cormier is ideal for readers drawn to morally complex, psychological thrillers that explore the dangerous intersection of vulnerability and obsession in a chilling, unflinching narrative.

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EIGHTEEN-YEAR-OLD ERIC HAS just been released from juvenile detention for murdering his mother and stepfather. Now he's looking for some tenderness--tenderness he finds in caressing and killing beautiful girls. Fifteen-year-old Lori has run away f...

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Community Reviews

3.53
based on 385 reviews

Moods

dark: 100%

sad: 45%

mysterious: 40%

tense: 40%

emotional: 30%

adventurous: 10%

challenging: 10%

lighthearted: 5%

reflective: 5%

Pace

52% of readers chose fast
36% of readers chose medium
10% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

16% of readers chose Plot
16% of readers chose A mix
66% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

31% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
37% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

15% of readers chose Yes
31% of readers chose Complicated
52% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

17% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose Complicated
76% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

94% of readers chose Yes
5% of readers chose No
Yes
No

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