Review: didactic
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 10 23, 2012
The feeling of reading a parable illustrating the best way to come out was a bit hard to escape with this novella.Part of the problem might lie in the sheer lack of pages which does not allow the author to delve in the characterization deeply enough. Of the four band members only Derek is rounded and he still feels a bit distant to me. While his suffering sounds authentic enough I do not really see WHY his being in the closet hurts him to the point of self harm.More pages would also have allowed more space for character interaction as well as providing us with a more fulfilling love story. A more realistic approach towards the music business would not have hurt. In the real world a media company is never happy to have one of its artists come out as gay: the details of Derek's coming out could have been more complex.As it is this novella is pleasing enough and worth a read but there is room for improvement, typos and random grammar mistakes included.