You Don’t Know Me by David Klass
My Rating: 5 stars
You think you know someone, but really, all you see is the exterior. We only know two things about John: his name and that he has brown eyes. We don’t know where he lives or where he goes to school. We don’t know his favorite subject…if he even has one. Nor do we know his favorite book…We don’t know him at all. As we follow John along on his journey through his everyday life, we learn more and more about him – things that his mother doesn’t even know – and we learn about his struggle to simply survive. “How can anyone who’s fighting a secret battle for his life know anyone, really? And how can they know him?”
I honestly had a hard time writing a summary for this book. I feel like you really can’t sum it up into words, you just kind of have to read it. It is a fabulous book; I enjoyed every page of it. David Klass gives John such a unique voice and imagination. His voice pulled me in and kept me wanting more and more. By the end of the book it felt like he was a real person. You Don’t Know Me definitely has a great overall message. Remember, you really don’t know anyone…and they don’t know you.
Posted: September 7th, 2011 under David Klass.
Tags: David Klass, review, teen, You Don't Know Me
Comments
Comment from bri
Time November 13, 2011 at 9:37 PM
The whole book isn’t as confusing as the first chapter. Eventually, I got used to the author’s writing style, because its definitely unique. I think you should give the book another chance!
Comment from Chloe
Time November 5, 2011 at 9:18 PM
I started this a few weeks ago and the first chapter alone had me so confused that I had to return it without reading it. There are great reviews about You Don’t Know Me so I’m wondering if the whole book is written like the first half of the first chapter was.