Tenderness features hard-minded, realistic presentation. Lori's unvarnished reve lations about herself and her sex life are but preludes to the harsher realities of the novel; her comments shock, like a slap on the arm before being given an injection.
What follows, the examination of the thoughts of a serial killer is appalling in its verisimilitude.
Tenderness has two narrative voices, one in the first person and limited to one character's point of view.....
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