Review: An erotic/literary take on protagonist with depressed personality
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 06 3, 2012
Written with a more literary voice than is typical of erotica, the short story focuses on the female protagonist's slow shift out of depression and her abandonment of some mildly sociopathic behavior.  The plot is simple: a young woman has had a falling out with her mother, has dropped out of college and taken a minimum wage job. She is disconnected emotionally from the world, simply going through the motions. For self-entertainment, she makes anonymous crank calls, and one night, connects with a male college student whom she becomes intrigued with. She calls him back and they begin a relationship over the phone. Their budding friendship/romance is the impetus for her returning interest in life. Compelling and haunting, the dark narrative tone persists throughout the story and, even with the HFN conclusion, a sense of lingering moodiness hangs on tenuously at the end. More moving emotionally than sexually.