Blog Post #3 “Edge Boys”
I didn’t find “Edge Boys” to be an easy read by any means. It was dense, and the sentences dragged on to an enormous length. Though it may have been necessary for the story, I found all the descriptive information used to make the writers point exhausting, and sometimes confusing.
With that being said, I did find some interesting ideas within the story. I liked how the story captured the notion of time pressing onward and people being unhappy with their lives. It explores homosexuality, hopelessness, and a moral-less nation. The main character even tells his wife that he had an affair with another woman instead of with and male. Obviously, he feared that his wife would think he’s a freak and divorce him. And though he is obviously unhappy in his marriage, he would rather remain married and be miserable than to start a single life in middle-age.
In summation, the content was good, but I couldn’t get in to the story because of the way it was written.
