J.J.’s
story follows a creative writing student named Gabriel. Gabriel is struggling to find his
comfort zone in his college and becomes increasingly obsessed and paranoid with
the on goings of his life. This is
a result of his stoner-like qualities and his laziness. Gabriel spends much of his time smoking
large amounts of marijuana and daydreaming. The story consists of many different dreams in which Gabriel
decides to base his stories off of for his classes.
I
liked a lot of the elements to this story. The narrator seemed especially personal and I really enjoyed
his introverted thoughts and his desire to change despite himself. I did however get lost in a lot of the
material. The story does drift in
and out of the dream world and the real world and it’s easy to misinterpret the
major plot points in the story. It
also strays far too close to the “it was all a dream” conclusion that I would
suggest avoiding. I liked a lot of
the human elements to the story and the personal conflicts in which Gabriel has
to face. I just wish that the
reader got to experience him overcome some of his flaws or at least make some
kind of change in the story. The
character is easy to sympathize with and I would love to see him persevere at
some point or fail miserably in a life altering way.
Overall,
I really appreciate the level of honesty and uniqueness surrounding the
narrative. The protagonist has an
excellent relatable tone, but some of the other characters merely stand in his
shadow and don’t seem to be as important.
The dialogue and inner thought processes are hilarious and very
realistic. I absolutely enjoyed
that aspect to the story surrounding the main character. This story has a lot of potential.
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