Review: "who will make YOUR pie?"
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 10 27, 2011
This isn't really a horror novella.  I wouldn't say it's suspense either.  As with many other Nicholson works it's hard to put it in any one category.Roby Snow is helping the Ridgehorn family through the loss of their recently lost patriarch Jacob.  Roby is a distant relation you see and that's what family does right?  Being such a distant relation to the deceased how can he be of much help though?  He can be thoughtful and help clean up the kitchen during the sitting...offer a shoulder to cry on...and....offer each and every one of the family pie....again and again..until they eat it...What's up with the pie?I'm not telling =)This is more a character study.  While Roby is the central character as it follows his plight to give aid to the deceased and his survivors, we're shown just how each and every one of the remaining family reacts and handles the recent loss of a husband and father.  Greed, shock, anger.  Each one of the family shows at least one of these emotions and many more.Of course it's not as simple as all that because there's an interesting Nicholson twist thrown in there ;)The story is short (it's just a novella after all) but it's completely worth reading.  Nicholson throws a lot of great ideas and character moments into a story no matter how long or short it may be.