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| "Donorboy" by Brendan Halpin | | Date Created: Dec 02, 2004, 10:39 PM |
Sometimes I think it's my lot in life to read crappy books and tell you about them so you won't make the same mistake in picking up the pieces of dreck that I do.
That's the sacrifice I'm willing to make for you. I hope you appreciate it.
"Donorboy" by Brendan Halpin is about a single guy, and sperm donor who is suddenly saddled with the teenage girl he fathered after her two mommies die in a freak accident involving foodstuffs. Frozen turducken. Yes, you read that right. Her mothers are killed by frozen turducken. Why is it that only the Ayatollahs can issue fatwahs against authors? (Kidding....kidding...)
I picked it up because I'm slightly interested in the subject matter, if you must know.
Anyway, what I didn't notice at the bottom, on the back of the book was that this book is told entirely in e-mails, IMs, etc.
Good God I'm sick of this gimmick. This is now the third book I've read that has tried this. One (and only one) sorta worked, Kluger's "Almost Like Being in Love." The other "Andrew and Joey" was terrible. Note to authors: if you are completely lazy and can't set a table, not to mention setting a scene feel free to use this tired and lazy way of writing a book.
The only thing I can say good about "Donorboy" was that it was just the right size to cover up the blinding LED display of my bedside clock.
What is it with alarm clocks? Why do they have such bright displays? Even the ones with dimmers on the displays are still far too dark.
Anyway, back to this appalling book.
Completely predictable. Here's a few multiple choice questions:
The teenage girl is a) completely well adjusted, b) a troubled child, or c) a space alien
By the end of the book the girl has a) shot and killed her donor, b) made peace with him and they all live happily ever after, or c) returned to Alpha Centuri.
You guessed B and B didn't you? See? You don't even have to waste the money on the book. As I said...completely predictable. If you answered C to either of the questions, believe me, you're expecting a much more interesting book than you'll find between these covers. There is precious little decent gay fiction out there, don't waste your time on this. |
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