Review: Good story, abrupt ending
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 26, 2014
This is a sweet story of a girl (Cathy) struggling to make connections with the world. Lonely, she makes random calls to strangers, just to hear a voice that's making a connection - however fleeting or small - with her, and she never speaks. Only one time someone (Seth) startles her into speaking, and they begin a friendship over the phone that begins to heal some of the cracks in her armor and allow her to reach out to people around her. Cathy definitely has some issues, depression and anxiety most predominantly, but they're treated well. I choose to interpret her random calls as quirky rather than deserving of commitment to an insane asylum, as some other reviewers seem to. The story is told from her point of view, and her descriptions of feeling like she's floating away, like she's observing from outside her body, etc. might be something that those who've never experienced prolonged anxiety or depression would find disturbing. As someone who has struggled with anxiety, however, I found it a refreshingly adept portrayal, and not overdone. Accept Cathy for her quirks, and enjoy the sweetness of Seth coaxing her out of her shell.