bgainor quoted The Cipher by Kathe Koja
Nicholas is a would-be poet and video-store clerk with a weeping hole in his hand …
Of course nothing happened, nothing visible I should say because that’s the tricky part, isn’t it, that’s where the rub comes in. The worst wounds are internal, I should have known that from my own experience, but I’m the type of guy who doesn’t learn.
— The Cipher by Kathe Koja (21%)