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Tenderness Book Review
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Citations
Beavers, Judith. “Reviews: Fiction.” Rev. of Tenderness,
by Robert Cormier. Book Report 16.
(1997): 32. Web. 8 Mar. 2015.
Zvirin, Stephanie. “That Tender Touch.” Rev. of
Tenderness, by Robert Cormier. Booklist 93. 11
(1997): 935. Web. 8 Mar. 2015.
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Opinion
I give this book four out of four stars.
Highly recommendable novel for people unfamiliar with Cormier's work.
One of the most interesting and enticing plot structures I have ever read.
Robert Cormier
Strengths & Weaknesses
Weaknesses
- Dialogue
- Figurative Language
Tenderness
Strengths
- Vivid Vocabulary
- Sensory Details
- Sentence Structure
- Seductiveness
"For a book of this length, the novel has a wealth of depth and complexity" (Beavers).
Plot Summary
Two troubled teenagers longing for "tenderness" cross paths which ultimately leads to their downfalls.
"Neither villain nor cop suspects that Eric's undoing will come in the form of 15-year-old runaway Lori, who sees her own desire for affection mirrored in Eric's haunted eyes" (Zvirin).
Theme
Sometimes, drastic measures have to be taken in order to achieve something.
"Like Eric, she [Lori] is obsessed with a search for genuine affection and she's every bit as committed to pursuing it" (Zvirin).
Characters
by Robert Cormier
- Lori Cranston - teenage runaway who seeks tenderness in men
- Eric Poole - teenage criminal who finds tenderness in committing murders
- Jake Proctor - aging detective with uncontrollable suspicion
"The lives of three troubled people become inextricably intertwined in this novel" (Beavers).
Setting
"Tenderness" occurs in places across New England, but primarily in Wickburg, Massachusetts.