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* "Digger" by Emerson Laken-Palmer (emerging adolescence)
8, 9, 9
* "Digger" by Emerson Laken-Palmer (Reposted by who@why.not). Guest review by Jim Fix. {Story Link: See TOC.} A teenager vacations with his family and a friend on the shore of Lake Erie. He takes a friend as a companion and their adventures provide the framework for the story. Like many post-pubescent boys, the main character has a monomania: losing his virginity. He feels this is an opportunity to accomplish his goal, and his far more accomplished friend will help in his quest. They meet a group of Canadian teenagers, and the story takes off from there. The author is a good storyteller and overall I liked "Digger". I could fault the grammar, but grammar should never get in the way when telling a story. What did detract from the story was the writer's references to booze. Bombay Gin drank straight from the bottle? Almost instant recovery from a drunken stupor? Not in my experience. What the characters were doing - not the brand of booze - was important. When the action is down to the final stages of undressing who cares about the pedigree of the gin; it is sufficient to say, "She took a swig from a bottle of gin." and get on with the point of the story. The ending is worth the time spent reading this story. The few faults are more than offset by the ending, which I found both true to life and very entertaining. Ratings for "Digger" Athena (technical quality): 8 Venus (plot & character): 9 Celeste (appeal to reviewer): 9 |