A review by groovygirl858
The Absolute Brightness of Leonard Pelkey by Celeste Lecesne
1.0
There is no story here.
The narrator is talented, that is for sure, but there is no story here. This is just a collection of uninteresting conversations that serve no purpose and push along no plot. At the end, via a character's monologue, listeners are simply told what message we are supposed to be receiving from this work. I prefer a message to unfold organically throughout a work, a natural conclusion gradually unveiled as the plot unfolds.
At the end of this work, I can tell you very little about Leonard Pelkey. In fact, I can tell you very little about any of the characters. Given this is a short story, a lack of depth isn't necessarily out of the ordinary, but since there is also no real story here, I find this work to be pointless.
The narrator is talented, that is for sure, but there is no story here. This is just a collection of uninteresting conversations that serve no purpose and push along no plot. At the end, via a character's monologue, listeners are simply told what message we are supposed to be receiving from this work. I prefer a message to unfold organically throughout a work, a natural conclusion gradually unveiled as the plot unfolds.
At the end of this work, I can tell you very little about Leonard Pelkey. In fact, I can tell you very little about any of the characters. Given this is a short story, a lack of depth isn't necessarily out of the ordinary, but since there is also no real story here, I find this work to be pointless.