OLDER FICTION
Ardelius, Gunnar

I Need You More than I Love You and I Love You to Bits

(3) YA Translated by Tara Chace. The fact that boy loves and loses girl is unsurprising in this tale of first romance; it's the storytelling voice that stands out. Prose poems trace Morris's relationships with Betty and with his family, including a father who has bipolar disorder. The short passages forego copious detail, distilling intimacy and adolescent strife to their most poignant moments.

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