Roberta Sparrow?

Rating: 10/10 (4 July 2004)

I have read just about everything there is to read on Donnie Darko, have watched all the special features on my DVD, and own the soundtrack. I probably have seen more angles to this movie than 90% of the people who have seen it. If you have a question e mail me. But, one thing I can't really get is why Roberta Sparrow's book is given so much credit. The fact that she wrote The Philosophy of Time Travel and is also listed by Donnie as one of the Manipulated Living in the back of the book is almost a complete contradiction. For all we know her motives could have been the same as anyone elses for Donnie to fall into the Ensurance trap. This completely disavows any credibility the book may hold. The only conceivable reason why I think Richard Kelly allowed her name to be written back there is because it does leave open this option. Write me and tell me why you think Roberta Sparrow is listed by Donnie as one of the Manipulated Living in the back of the book SHE WROTE!