The Sensitivity Test

To fail the sensitivity test, one must fail to succumb to the clichéd, hipster cool of twenty-something slackers, anger- and guilt-driven boys who have nothing to be angry or guilty about (and that’s why they’re angry and/or guilty). The preternaturally dramatic or didactic dialogue spouting from youngsters, war veterans and ex-girlfriends does nothing to distract from the author’s desire to wring meaning out of incoherent situations. The stories set themselves up alright but fall apart in the middle once anyone starts talking. Call me insensitive but I think this is weak writing. Hal might like it but he’s a writer as well. He’d have sympathy. He can see potential. I’m just a reader. I see better books on my bookshelf. (TD)

book, $5, 56 pages, Jeff Oliver, 88 Wychwood Park, Toronto ON M6G 2V5, [email protected]

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