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Title: Boyle had no point
Review: The very first review by Douglas A. Greenberg hit the nail on the head. On finishing the book I felt Prok was a monster, Milk a wuss, and Milk's wife the only character with balls.As I read thru this novel, it came across too much as autobiographical by a notional participant and seemed to lack a clear fictional focus... I kept asking myself: "What's the author's point?" but never found an answer. A novelist who only reports life but does not illuminate it shortchanges the reader.Not a satisfying book. I've recently read a few books by Michael Cunningham, and Boyle's book seemed gutless and colorless in comparison.
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