Author:Omid Olfet
Genre: Horror
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
John's mother and father have split and John losses his connection with her, the only thing he has that connects him to her is a doll. John moves in with his dad and step mother, whom he struggles to find any affection towards. Shortly after he becomes mute and no one understands why. When he opens his mouth to speak, all he says is utter gibberish. Throughout the course of John's young life events occur that make his feel more animosity towards his step mother, which in turn puts a strain on the relationship with his father Max. Stepmother is able to manipulate his father enough to make him turn on the young boy as well. Causing him to turn more towards his doll which in turn has some interesting effects on the step mother. Will John be able to overcome his evil step mother or will he succumb to her tactics as well?
I like the idea of this story, young boy loses his mother, is abused by his step mother, therefore turns to the only thing he has that connects him to his mom, a doll. Great idea, a lot potential, but very poorly executed. The novel is rather short about 67 pages long, so while it is a quick and easy read there are still many questions left at the end of the novel. We know what happens, but readers are left with more questions than need be. There were many parts of the story that felt awkward and didn't fit well with the rest of the story.
Some of the wording was off for example in the beginning of the novel when Max's mother is speaking "'Everything is God's will never forget that.' Max's mother named Martha said" When reading that sentence it feels choppy. This kind of choppy sentence structure continues throughout the rest of the novella which makes it difficult to read. There are also no spaces between paragraphs so it feels as though one is reading a rather long paragraph rather than a book. In the same sense, there is no spacing or clear distinction between speakers making it hard on the reader to determine who exactly is speaking.
I think Omid has a wonderful idea for a great novel, it just needs to be cleaned up a bit. Part of me wonders if the book was originally written in another language, different from English, and then translated, which might explain some of the awkward sentence structure. If you enjoy horror and can look past odd sentencing and long paragraphs, the by all means pick up a copy of this book. I personally had a hard time finishing it, thus giving it a rating of 2 out of 5 stars.
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