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Temper
by Layne Fargo
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
After loving They Never Learn by Layne Fargo, I decided to try her debut novel- Temper.
This novel is about a small circle of characters- Kira and Spence, best friends who both work in acting, and Joanna and Malcom, a duo who run an independent playhouse in Chicago. Kira tries out for the latest production by Joanna and Malcom and gets the female lead in a 2 person play after a very strange series of events. Malcom takes the male lead and the strange aspects of his personality begin. Is he controlling? How does he get such stellar performances? What are these whispers about how evil he is?
The novel is written in the alternating perspectives of Kira and Joanna. One criticism I have is that the voice was so similar that it was sometimes hard to tell their chapters apart. I did enjoy the short chapters.
The novel works towards the obvious conclusion of the play opening. By then, tension is at a fever pitch. Kira is realizing she is lost in Malcom’s control and nobody knows how it will end.
Overall, this was an above average debut but I much preferred Fargo’s sophomore novel.
This novel is about a small circle of characters- Kira and Spence, best friends who both work in acting, and Joanna and Malcom, a duo who run an independent playhouse in Chicago. Kira tries out for the latest production by Joanna and Malcom and gets the female lead in a 2 person play after a very strange series of events. Malcom takes the male lead and the strange aspects of his personality begin. Is he controlling? How does he get such stellar performances? What are these whispers about how evil he is?
The novel is written in the alternating perspectives of Kira and Joanna. One criticism I have is that the voice was so similar that it was sometimes hard to tell their chapters apart. I did enjoy the short chapters.
The novel works towards the obvious conclusion of the play opening. By then, tension is at a fever pitch. Kira is realizing she is lost in Malcom’s control and nobody knows how it will end.
Overall, this was an above average debut but I much preferred Fargo’s sophomore novel.