Review: Beauty may be skin deep, but ugly can run clear to the bone
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 08 21, 2011
I was disturbed by this story, even angered and frustrated by it. I went from pitying to hating one character; and the one I had disliked the most for his cowardice, I ended up feeling the most sympathy and regret for him. And I didn't see that twisted ending coming. Enjoying the dark feeling of this story, I did like how it provoked and disturbed me, so I didn't even mind that punch to the gut ending. It was a bitter twist that made the main character's pain all the more tragic. I felt dismay and sadness at how Dean had destroyed himself. Not an easy, feel-good read, this story explores those dark, ugly places in human character that cause us to hurt someone just because it may be cruel fun.