Review of Duplicity
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Review of Duplicity
[Following is a volunteer review of "Duplicity" by Fin C Gray.]
Duplicity: deceitfulness; contradictory doubleness of thought or action. Fin C Gray delivers by showcasing a twisted series of events in this C/T/M/H. A family held together by its secrets and lies, eventually ends up crumbling for the exact same reasons.
Duplicity is about a picture perfect family of four, each with their own dark secret. Terrorist son, Daniel, finally finds love in he’s new roommate to replace the emptiness left inside him by his ill mother and alcoholic father. Daniel has a build-up of anger towards his father, Tom, showing his hatred through horrendous and disturbing acts, while dealing with the constant reminder of a past trauma. Tom is a workaholic, who questions much of his life decisions up to this point. Dealing with a moody teenager, who’s always bickering with his sister, Jenny, an unfulfilling marriage and a wife whose attention has shifted from him to the kids, Tom struggles to understand how he could be treated so poorly, if all his hard work, late nights, secrets and infidelity were all for them? A loss to cancer would have both Daniel and Tom’s worlds clashing in the most tragic way. Their differences highlight all their shared similarities, yet they both struggle to accept each other. The most common question would probably be, what if? So many things could have been avoided that would have given each character a better outcome. But I guess the book would not have served its purpose.
The book has some dark content that kept me intrigued. My excitement would be replaced with thrill, curiosity and sometimes disbelief in what was actually happening. It is clear that Fin C Gray understands the meaning of the Islamic terms used in the book and writes it in way which is easy for the reader to understand as well. We would see more of some of the acts of Islam on Daniel’s journey. The start of the book is not your typical, start-to-finish type. The book begins with a major event, setting the tone for the rest of the book. The contrast between the beginning of their lives and the end contribute to the suspense, leaving you wondering how things have managed to take such a drastic turn.
The shift from one location to another, without mention of being in a new place, confused me. The writer indicated a change in location with a new line, e.g. When Daniel fell into the lorry and the next moment, he was standing at his room window. I don’t have anything bad to say about the book; just that it does contain sensitive topics which I feel need to be mentioned.
My rating overall is 4 out of 4 stars. The book seems to be professionally edited. The writer definitely understood what was he was writing about when it came to the information on the effects of alcoholism, drug use, abuse and other topics you’ll find once you read this book.
If you are looking for tragic crime story and how the neighbor next door’s son goes from, ‘kind young man’ to terrorist, then I would recommend reading Duplicity. The struggle of homosexuality and suicide may be sensitive to some readers and due to some explicit content; I would only recommend this book to a mature audience. I enjoyed the book, as all the issues mentioned is what made the story-line that much more interesting.
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Duplicity
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Duplicity: deceitfulness; contradictory doubleness of thought or action. Fin C Gray delivers by showcasing a twisted series of events in this C/T/M/H. A family held together by its secrets and lies, eventually ends up crumbling for the exact same reasons.
Duplicity is about a picture perfect family of four, each with their own dark secret. Terrorist son, Daniel, finally finds love in he’s new roommate to replace the emptiness left inside him by his ill mother and alcoholic father. Daniel has a build-up of anger towards his father, Tom, showing his hatred through horrendous and disturbing acts, while dealing with the constant reminder of a past trauma. Tom is a workaholic, who questions much of his life decisions up to this point. Dealing with a moody teenager, who’s always bickering with his sister, Jenny, an unfulfilling marriage and a wife whose attention has shifted from him to the kids, Tom struggles to understand how he could be treated so poorly, if all his hard work, late nights, secrets and infidelity were all for them? A loss to cancer would have both Daniel and Tom’s worlds clashing in the most tragic way. Their differences highlight all their shared similarities, yet they both struggle to accept each other. The most common question would probably be, what if? So many things could have been avoided that would have given each character a better outcome. But I guess the book would not have served its purpose.
The book has some dark content that kept me intrigued. My excitement would be replaced with thrill, curiosity and sometimes disbelief in what was actually happening. It is clear that Fin C Gray understands the meaning of the Islamic terms used in the book and writes it in way which is easy for the reader to understand as well. We would see more of some of the acts of Islam on Daniel’s journey. The start of the book is not your typical, start-to-finish type. The book begins with a major event, setting the tone for the rest of the book. The contrast between the beginning of their lives and the end contribute to the suspense, leaving you wondering how things have managed to take such a drastic turn.
The shift from one location to another, without mention of being in a new place, confused me. The writer indicated a change in location with a new line, e.g. When Daniel fell into the lorry and the next moment, he was standing at his room window. I don’t have anything bad to say about the book; just that it does contain sensitive topics which I feel need to be mentioned.
My rating overall is 4 out of 4 stars. The book seems to be professionally edited. The writer definitely understood what was he was writing about when it came to the information on the effects of alcoholism, drug use, abuse and other topics you’ll find once you read this book.
If you are looking for tragic crime story and how the neighbor next door’s son goes from, ‘kind young man’ to terrorist, then I would recommend reading Duplicity. The struggle of homosexuality and suicide may be sensitive to some readers and due to some explicit content; I would only recommend this book to a mature audience. I enjoyed the book, as all the issues mentioned is what made the story-line that much more interesting.
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Duplicity
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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