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Title: Sorry I read it
Review: I found Man of the Hour to be very unsatisfying. The action scenes were not suspenseful. The characters, particularly the school children, were painfully stereotypical. Nor were any characters particularly likable. I'm sure Blauner was going for an "imperfect hero" type in his protagonist, because he bluntly tells us this during the course of the story (his symbolism is about an inch deep,) but, wow, he could have tried to make him at least realistic. The teacher's supposedly "hip" style of talking to the children and his quest to "connect" with them is sadly unimaginative and sometimes just plain embarrassing to read. Most frustrating is Blauner's penchant for telling us what people are feeling or why they're performing particular acts. I'd much rather observe their behavior myself and draw my own conclusions. Blauner's obtuse narrative style makes for a very impersonal and unchallenging book. On the plus side, it's pretty short.
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