Title: Good Idea -- Bad Execution (2 1/2 stars)
Review: I begun reading this book with high expectations, given all the praise I'd heard given to J.T. Leroy. Unfortunately, I was let down. The book has an original enough plot, but Leroy's writing skills fail. Small annoyances aside, (he often repeats words in the same sentence when another word would've sounded much better -- [...]), the book lacks something. I can't put my finger on exactly what it is, but it was enough to cause me to lose interest in the story. At a short 166 pages (with large font, at that), he should've spent more time developing the other characters. When Sundae and Pie show up again at the end, you've practically forgotten who they are, due to the lack of development in the beginning of the story.This is a fresh, exciting story idea. It's a shame that Leroy (and his editor) didn't invest more time in bringing it alive.
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