Review: empathy or lack thereof
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 17, 2012
This is a novelised autobiography of sorts, it is generally well written -a couple of flashbacks are confusing enough and typesetting generally does not help-, it has just a small number of typos (aloud insted of allowed, for example) and it has a fast rhythm so that, despite its being long, it reads really fast.My problem is that I could never relate to the lead: he is not just young and in the closet -that I could relate very well with- but also in denial, self hating and drifting through a meaningless life full of drug, alcohol and empty relationships. Such self denial is obviously bound to cripple him emotionally but he looks like he has no inner life, no hobby, not a dream, not a goal in his life, not even a silly one like becoming a world famous pop star.I could not identify with him and neither could I feel any empathy so this work just has no appeal for me.