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The Sticks (2012)

by J.F. Smith(Favorite Author)

4.02 of 5 Votes: 1

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

JF Smith, via Smashwords

review 1: Very interesting short story. This is not an M/M romance, rather a story of persecution of a 15 year old boy by his peers. We don't actually know whether he is/was gay. The Sticks is a metaphor for The Styx and Char in this story is the boatman (check out your Greek mythology). Sad, lonely story. We never find out why the protagonist ends up in the Marsh awaiting the ferryman but I suspect suicide. Well written, beautiful language but beware, this is a story of despair and does not have a happy ending.
review 2: J. F. Smith has taken an agonizing concern in contemporary society, bounced it against ancient mythology, given the situation a palpably vivid down-home setting, spelled out the dialog in rustic simplicity, presented three very real and intriguing chara... morecters (one is a dog), drawn deeply from wisdom and insight, and pointed the whole thing in the direction of hope and renewal. From a literary point of view, it is well worth the several readings I could not resist giving it. As a grandfather and a great-uncle, I’ve had a lot of years enjoying good stories. I would love the chance to read this one out loud on a family vacation or a camping trip. less

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