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Flinn, Alex

Breathing Underwater

263 pp. | HarperCollins | May, 2001 | Trade ISBN 0-06-029198-2 $$15.95 | Library ISBN 0-06-029199-0 $$15.89
(4) YA Attending a court-ordered family violence program after hitting his girlfriend, Nick recalls, through journal entries, how his escalating need for control ruined his relationship with Caitlin. Nick's excessively macho narrative is better at capturing the smaller moments of verbal cruelty than the more outsized scenes of rage. The tone is sometimes heavy-handed, but presenting the story from the perspective of the abuser is intriguing.
Reviewer: Peter D. Sieruta

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