The short story Teen Sniper is certainly not one of my favorites of the many that I have read. Although I thought that the plot of the story was unique and the idea intriguing, it seemed to me that the story failed to meet my expectations. It was cold and stark which made it very difficult for me to stay interested. I also feel that the story lacked any suspense. I felt no urge to turn the next page, no eagerness to to read further. Although I did find that the main character, Tim, was relatable he also seemed to me to be the only character that was so. I think this may be due to the very large difference in the world that is presented in the story and the world that we live in. This story is set in the future, and although it is probably not more than fifty years, the story lacked too much information about this new world, which rendered the plot unrelatable and almost unbelievable. Also I didn’t find that I was particularly rooting for the character of Tim. His success or failure with his relationship with the character Seema, did not really have any effect on me, nor did his interactions with any of the other various characters in the story.
Another factor that affected my opinion of the story was the style that is was written in. Specifically there was nothing wrong with it. It was descriptive enough and the diction was adequate, but it failed to move me. it was just plain, like the author only chose words that were absolutely necessary to get the story out. it is only a matter of opinion, but my favorite books and stories are those with beautiful prose. Writing that flows off the page and brilliant metaphors. The style “Teen Sniper” was written in contained none of those elements and therefor failed to impress me.
T. Shan Ahamed
MAPT/19/B1/30
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