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Review title: Shallow and bleak...
Product review: Thoroughly disappointing. I picked this up on a whim at the library. It's the story of an 11-year old boy who accidentally kills his 10 year-old friend. I was expecting something deep and moving, an examination of grief and guilt. Not so much.It starts off with Nancy, 11 year-old Danny's mom. Her point of view is first person and is pretty clear, what I would expect from a mother and a woman of that age. Then it moves on to Danny's POV, told through a journal-like writing. Chernoff is WAY off in what I would expect an 11 year-old boy to sound like. She comes off here sounding like an adult trying to write like a child. Not good. Then, the story moves on to Frank, the murdered boy's father. His POV is told in the 3rd person, and the twist it takes at the climax is totally unbelievable. The ending is even worse- or, lack of ending, I should say.I was pretty disappointed with this one. Good thing it was short.
