Dying Inside

Eavesdropping pervert
wasting his gift, and his life
still, I sympathize.

9/10

Story: 3 / 10
Characters: 6
Setting: 6
Prose: 5

Another directionless piece. Dying Inside isn't simply about a telepath: It is about a telepath that is losing its powers. Some books go too far into an idea. Basically, Dying Inside is the opposite of an origin story. There is very little forward action in the book: Most of it is a retrospective and a lot of irrelevant, contextual information as well. For example, there is one chapter entirely composed of an essay the main character ghostwrites. Certainly, it shows how he makes a living. However, those 10 pages (5% of the book) could have been better spent (or simply removed).

Not recommended (for anybody: Well, telepaths only).