I am the Cheese

Pages: 234
Published: 1984
Language: English

Adam Farmer is on a journey to find his father, but his cross-country bike trip is more than just a search for family. He's being pursued, and the memories he's trying to piece together might be the key to his survival. As the lines between reality and delusion blur, Adam must confront a dangerous truth he's been programmed to forget.

Prose complexity: 7/10

Tense Dark Mysterious Thought-Provoking

Quest Survival Unreliable Narrator Secret Identity

Literary Fiction Mystery Thriller Young Adult Crime Dystopian Espionage Spy Adventure

Robert Cormier

Robert Edmund Cormier was an American writer and journalist, known for his deeply pessimistic novels, many of which were written for young adults. Recurring themes include abuse, mental illness, violence, revenge, betrayal, and conspiracy. In most of his novels, the protagonists do not win. Cormier's more popular works include I Am the Cheese, After the First Death, We All Fall Down, and The Chocolate War, all of which have won awards. The Chocolate War has been challenged in multip...