Caring Is Creepy, David Zimmerman
Caring Is Creepy, David Zimmerman
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Caring Is Creepy
A Novel

Author: David Zimmerman

Narrator: Amanda Dolan

Unabridged: 7 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/01/2012

Synopsis

Fifteen-year-old Lynn Marie Sugrue is doing her best to make it through a difficult summer. Her mother works long hours as a nurse, and Lynn suspects that her mother's pill-popping boyfriend has enlisted her in his petty criminal enterprises. Lynn finds refuge in online flirtations, eventually meeting up with a troubled young soldier, Logan Loy, and inviting him home. When he's forced to stay over in a storage space accessible through her closet, and the Army subsequently lists him as AWOL, she realizes that he's the one thing in her life that she can control. Meanwhile, her mother's boyfriend is on the receiving end of a series of increasingly violent threats, which places Lynn squarely in the crosshairs.

About David Zimmerman

David Zimmerman was raised in Atlanta, Georgia. After receiving his MFA in creative writing from the University of Alabama, he spent several years living and working in Brazil and Ethiopia. He now teaches at Iowa State University.

About Amanda Dolan

Amanda Dolan is a professional actor in the MFA program at Brown University. Her credits include Richard III, Macbeth, Falsettos, The Rocky Horror Show, Hair, and The Who’s Tommy.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Audrey on April 22, 2012

Caring is Creepy was a strange, dark book about bad people in worse situations. Many times while reading, I considered putting the book down and walking away from it, much like some of the characters should have done with the problems in their lives. However, just like the frustrating characters in......more

Goodreads review by Danielle on May 07, 2012

It is creepy and and funny and had me on the edge of my deck chair. The one liners were positively brilliant (My mother is a nurse and my father is an asshole.) And even a week later I can't stop thinking about the book. It's part coming of age, part psychological thriller, part mystery. Zimmerman n......more

Goodreads review by Erinn on February 05, 2013

The best word I can use for this book was "intense". The whole time you just know everything is simmering and nothing can end well. For the most part I thought the voice was good but there were some instances where it rang a bit false. Not sure who I would recommend this too, as some of the content......more

Goodreads review by Farrah on April 15, 2012

One of the strangest, creepiest books I've ever read... Caring is Creepy is spine-tingling, horrifying, and truly bizarre. The story is that Lynn meets some soldier online (I think) and, when he runs away from the army, she decides to keep him trapped in her room. She decides that she will control him......more

Goodreads review by Rosie Elysa on August 20, 2013

The main character, Lynn Marie, is a teenager in 2005 when she and her best friend start exploring the internet. At first they play a cruel game of messing with random people, but soon she meets Logan Loy, a young person in the military, and they become friends. Eventually they even meet and go on a......more

Quotes

“Zimmerman presents an engrossing and unforgettable tale based on actual events…Those who can empathize with flawed characters in dire situations will not be able to put this book down.” Library Journal

“Compelling stuff from a writer who can handle difficult, sometimes grisly material extremely well.” Kirkus Reviews

“Zimmerman executes a neat trick here: having a character do something both unthinkable and kind of ridiculous and still be sympathetic…The clean, sharp prose and steadily building tension will keep readers up long into the night.” RT Book Reviews (4½ stars)

Awards

  • YALSA Alex Award
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