Review: A very talented writer at work.
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 04 24, 2012
These two stories are superbly written although I'm still uneasy with the use of the present historic tense in the first one. However, just for once, it was put to some proper use to convey a point.The image I was left with was similar to the British films of the 60's like 'Up the junction', 'Room at the top' and 'Kes' which were bleak and gritty and where the black and white film seemed to enhance the message being conveyed. Somehow you just know that Hollywood would massacre the delicate balance of such works and I feel that it would have been very easy to wreck the two 'Looking Back' stories in the same way through excessive sentimentality or overegging the pudding.One little niggle. Whoever formatted this book has a lot to answer for because it made it awkward to read. I can't fault the contents, though - 5 stars.