Review: Very interesting idea and characters
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2011
Reviewing the Kindle version.Of the three short stories by John Carroll that I read this week, this is by far the best.  His concept is very interesting and the psychological state of the boy who couldn't change is different from what I would have imagined.  He explores to some degree the isolation and rage that such a person would experience in life and the effect that has on his sanity.  Where I felt the story lacked was in the overall development, especially of the woman who encounters the boy.  She was a little less engaged in the story than she could have been and her motivations for delaying her arrival at the funeral were unclear.  It was a little bleak, but that felt right for this story.  I hope that Carroll will continue to develop his creative ideas and look forward to more short stories from him.