"Someone Is Watching" by Mark A. Roeder
Someone Is Watching by Mark A. Roeder
First read: June 10, 2005.
Commentary: While I accept it does portrait quite well the anguish of a boy discovering he is gay and of unrequited love, the prose is absolutely inmature, simplistic in a way that could be acceptable in dialogue(which arent any better) but not in a character that age that is writting. It cannot be excused as the flow of the boy`s conscience either.
The repetitions of ideas, specially inconsequential ideas with the EXACTLY same words makes it tiresome. Also, there arent any hints for the reader to discover the "someone" before the main character does, which is un unforgivable flaw in a mistery novel. Especially considering all the rest of it is quite easy to predict.
The descriptions are, for lack of a better word, corny. The main character starts acting all manly but later suddenly changes his attitude in rather unbeliable way for a boy that age.
I would be way more forgiving if I hadnt payed for it.
First read: June 10, 2005.
Commentary: While I accept it does portrait quite well the anguish of a boy discovering he is gay and of unrequited love, the prose is absolutely inmature, simplistic in a way that could be acceptable in dialogue(which arent any better) but not in a character that age that is writting. It cannot be excused as the flow of the boy`s conscience either.
The repetitions of ideas, specially inconsequential ideas with the EXACTLY same words makes it tiresome. Also, there arent any hints for the reader to discover the "someone" before the main character does, which is un unforgivable flaw in a mistery novel. Especially considering all the rest of it is quite easy to predict.
The descriptions are, for lack of a better word, corny. The main character starts acting all manly but later suddenly changes his attitude in rather unbeliable way for a boy that age.
I would be way more forgiving if I hadnt payed for it.