> some of the moments in the book are amazingly sophisticated for such a young writer.

It seems to weird to me that many people here mention the author’s age at the time of writing. It strikes me the wrong way. I’m sure you mean well, but it seems like there is some presumption that 16 year olds somehow are not able to write well? I know from personal experience I had the bulk of my education in literature by then and better recall over what I had learned than I do now.