Wednesday, March 28, 2007

Anthony's "The Little Blonde Boy"

This piece was very interesting. I enjoyed the entire piece but thought that it was missing something. The title is the little blonde boy, yet I don't see the boy until the last page. I think I need a little bit more of the boy, but I also think that I need a little bit more on the couple's reaction to the little blonde boy. Also, I think there should be a little more reflection on the whole "I want one!" thing. I feel like it was an excellent ending but that it should have had a little bit more feeling to it. I did like the way that the story was quite A.D.D. It appeals to me because this is how real life works. If you go to a speech you're not staring at the speaker, you're keeping note of your surroundings, and sometimes thier just too curious not to write about. Anthony is very good at being aware of his surroundings and letting us know what is going on. He doesn't leave the reader out of the loop on almost everything. The only exception to this is Ryan. I feel like I needed more about the relationship with Ryan, how serious is it, doesn't she deserve a little more page room than just brief mentions here and there. I felt like because of the lack of her presence other than just here and there in the paper I couldn't really feel like I should have felt when it came to the ending. But all in all a good read, I'd read it again the way it is.

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