Jared
Triana repeatedly shows himself to truly care about his characters. Even in rather by the books ghost schlock like this, he proves that he wants these people to feel real. I like how the ghost who killed himself was kinda a dick. I like that his suicide was portrayed as something that had a drastic negative effect on the people he loved. I hate art that portrays people who kill themselves as innocent.
I really hated the ending of this one. Having the ghost write "I forgive you" instead of "I'm sorry" to Phoebe was really insulting. Phoebe was a lesbian who rejected him, which was the catalyst for his suicide. That's not her fault. She didn't do anything wrong. He shouldn't "forgive" her for anything, he should apologize for killing himself.
All in all, this was a fine novella. Sometimes it's nice to have a short little 90 page book to read when you're bored.
Triana repeatedly shows himself to truly care about his characters. Even in rather by the books ghost schlock like this, he proves that he wants these people to feel real. I like how the ghost who killed himself was kinda a dick. I like that his suicide was portrayed as something that had a drastic negative effect on the people he loved. I hate art that portrays people who kill themselves as innocent.
I really hated the ending of this one. Having the ghost write "I forgive you" instead of "I'm sorry" to Phoebe was really insulting. Phoebe was a lesbian who rejected him, which was the catalyst for his suicide. That's not her fault. She didn't do anything wrong. He shouldn't "forgive" her for anything, he should apologize for killing himself.
All in all, this was a fine novella. Sometimes it's nice to have a short little 90 page book to read when you're bored.