A shy teenager, Evie, becomes obsessed with a local rock singer, leading to a transformative and bleak relationship.
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A shy teenager, Evie, becomes obsessed with a local rock singer, leading to a transformative and bleak relationship.
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"Without Anne Tyler, American fiction would be an immeasurably bleaker place."NEWSDAYEvie Decker is a shy, slightly plump teenager, lonely and silent. But her quiet life is shattered when she hears the voice of Drumstrings Casey on the radio and becomes instantly attracted to him. She manages to meet him, bursting out of her lonely shell--and into the attentive gaze of the intangible man who becomes all too real.... "From the Paperback edition."
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Moderate sexual references and themes; implied intimacy, not graphic.
Violence & gore
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Minor violence; brief mentions, not graphic or central.
Profanity
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Moderate profanity; some strong language noted in reviews.
Substance use
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Minor alcohol use; not a central theme or glamorized.
LGBTQ+ Rep.
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No evidence found in available sources.
Religious content
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No evidence found in available sources.
Magic & witchcraft
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No evidence found in available sources.
Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Minor social commentary on small-town life and youth struggles.
Self-harm / suicide
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Moderate self-harm depiction; character carves a name into herself.
Abuse & suffering
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Minor emotional suffering; dysfunctional family dynamics present.
Other
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