Review of Just Die
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Review of Just Die
[Following is a volunteer review of "Just Die" by E Alan Fleischauer.]
Jake Silver was taught as a child by his mother to never give his middle finger when he was angry. Instead, she thought it was more appropriate for her son to point and say "Just die". And this is what Jake did until the day he woke up in hospital, after suffering a stroke, and realising that whenever he pointed his finger to somebody and said the two words, this person actually dropped dead. In E Alan Fleischauer's Just Die, the main character of the book, Jake, tries to come to terms with this new reality, his ability to end someone's life just by lifting his finger. Along with his fiancé, Beth Ann, and his trusted chauffeur and former football player, Omar, they get involved in a number of adventures due to his paranormal power.
The dilemma that Jake faces is eminent throughout the book. The morality behind his actions. Is it morally acceptable to kill somebody because they are considered a bad person? Can his power be used to help? Can you help by taking the life of the person that has harmed you or you are mad at? The character doesn’t take light of this power bestowed on him. He ponders on the moral and psychological ramifications of his actions.
Just Die is a book addressed to people who love reading adventure stories and paranormal incidents. It is an action-packed story with a lot of parallel stories unfolding along with the main story. There is a plethora of characters, linked in some way with Jake, and each time a new one is introduced, we get some information on their background. The flow of the book is rather quick, there are short scenes so the reader doesn't get bored with lengthy narrations and page-filling descriptions.
Towards the last chapters of the book, and while I was engrossed in reading the book, I got the feeling that the writer got a bit hasty to finish the book. The book’s flow became sloppy. In some scenes the characters acted with no reason at all, there was no cohesion to the rest of the book as far as the flow is concerned. Everything happened too fast and with no explanations. So, it was a bit of a turn-off for me because, as I was reading, I was looking forward to reading the ending of the book, yet it didn’t satisfy me.
I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars because as I have already mentioned, I really enjoyed reading it, up until the final chapters. I would recommend this book, especially to people who love action combined with out-of-the-ordinary situations. I wouldn’t recommend it for younger or more sensitive audiences, as there are a lot of instances of profanity.
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Just Die
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Jake Silver was taught as a child by his mother to never give his middle finger when he was angry. Instead, she thought it was more appropriate for her son to point and say "Just die". And this is what Jake did until the day he woke up in hospital, after suffering a stroke, and realising that whenever he pointed his finger to somebody and said the two words, this person actually dropped dead. In E Alan Fleischauer's Just Die, the main character of the book, Jake, tries to come to terms with this new reality, his ability to end someone's life just by lifting his finger. Along with his fiancé, Beth Ann, and his trusted chauffeur and former football player, Omar, they get involved in a number of adventures due to his paranormal power.
The dilemma that Jake faces is eminent throughout the book. The morality behind his actions. Is it morally acceptable to kill somebody because they are considered a bad person? Can his power be used to help? Can you help by taking the life of the person that has harmed you or you are mad at? The character doesn’t take light of this power bestowed on him. He ponders on the moral and psychological ramifications of his actions.
Just Die is a book addressed to people who love reading adventure stories and paranormal incidents. It is an action-packed story with a lot of parallel stories unfolding along with the main story. There is a plethora of characters, linked in some way with Jake, and each time a new one is introduced, we get some information on their background. The flow of the book is rather quick, there are short scenes so the reader doesn't get bored with lengthy narrations and page-filling descriptions.
Towards the last chapters of the book, and while I was engrossed in reading the book, I got the feeling that the writer got a bit hasty to finish the book. The book’s flow became sloppy. In some scenes the characters acted with no reason at all, there was no cohesion to the rest of the book as far as the flow is concerned. Everything happened too fast and with no explanations. So, it was a bit of a turn-off for me because, as I was reading, I was looking forward to reading the ending of the book, yet it didn’t satisfy me.
I rate this book 4 out of 5 stars because as I have already mentioned, I really enjoyed reading it, up until the final chapters. I would recommend this book, especially to people who love action combined with out-of-the-ordinary situations. I wouldn’t recommend it for younger or more sensitive audiences, as there are a lot of instances of profanity.
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Just Die
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