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Title: Perhaps his other works are better...
Review: I can't deny that The Night Listener is engaging and easy to relate to. What I liked most is the way Gabriel describes the pain of losing a lover and falling into a depression. It's not easy to stick to him, but Maupin's depiction of the loss is very accurate. However, the whole story about Pete and his relationship with Gabriel is unrealistic and creepy. We virtually cannot see the emotional scars that Pete carries due to his years of suffering. Perhaps the writer has tried to give us a clue, after all, we never know if Pete is really himself. But the fact that after a few phone calls, Gabriel and Pete are calling themselves father and son, made me feel very uneasy. Also, the subplot involving Gabriel and his father is cliched and boring.
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