who wrote the book cut
Critical reception for Cut was overwhelmingly positive, with Kirkus Reviews calling the book a thoughtful look at teenage mental illness and recovery. Booklist praised McCormick's depiction of Callie, saying that she was an exceptional character study.
Originally, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck wrote the screenplay as a thriller about a young man in the rough-and-tumble streets of South Boston who possesses a superior intelligence and is targeted by the FBI to become a G-Man.