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Books where the reader understands more than the narrator
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Roddy Doyle's Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha - The reader understand quite a bit more than the child narrator, especially about his parents' failing marriage.
The Last One might fit. The reader does know a crucial piece of information that the character does not, but because we know that, the things that we see through her eyes we understand more. Not sure if it's going to be exactly what you're looking for but I found it a very good book.
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Doesn't have to be a child narrator, but I'm looking for YA and adult books. Not looking for the sort of thing where the reader has some sort of crucial bit of information that the narrator doesn't have (e.g., 'the "other woman" is actually his sister!').
Thanks!
Update May 2017: No harm in noting other books that fit, but I'm all set on this search.