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thetamari 's review for:
The Third Eye
by Lois Duncan
I got the digital library version of this - updated with references to cell phones and the Internet. The story itself retained certain marks of 80s YA fiction though: the protagonist's only relationships are with her parents, boyfriend and employers. How are you supposed to flesh out a young character without looking beyond the love interest and her babysitting job? What is she interested in? What sets her apart aside from the psychic abilities the book focuses on? Lois Duncan's writing can be fantastic, but this book was dreary. Beyond updated tech references this book could have done with heavy editing to cut out some banal and unnecessary details and the use of 'incredulously' to describe reactions.
One funny thing: in the update the love interest rookie cop is renamed Rob, rather than Ron. I guess the publishers decided they didn't want their readers picturing a Ron. Ron Swanson is what pops into my head :P