Review of Duplicity
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Review of Duplicity
[Following is a volunteer review of "Duplicity" by Fin C Gray.]
A novel filled with tragedy, terrorism and secrets, Fin C. Gray’s Duplicity vividly captures the lives of Tom McIntyre, his son Daniel and a few minor characters that all play their part to bring together this wonderfully scripted yet heart-wrenching novel.
Duplicity is told in third-person perspective. Tom McIntyre, his wife Alison McIntyre and their two children Daniel and Jenny are what you’d expect of a family when looking in from the outside. The story’s timeline gives us insight of the present day as well as moments of the past that depicts certain actions of the characters and their thought processes that causes these ripple effects into the present moment.
We see how Daniel, Tom and Alison’s firstborn son, go through a traumatic experience in lorry park in which he doesn’t utter a word about it to anyone. Finding out that his mother has cancer and his father being the one to keep this news from him and his sister destroys him. Fin C. Gray let’s us take a peek into his mind and we feel as if we are going through this experience with Daniel and can’t help but to feel for him during this time. The secret his father kept from them causes Daniel to resent his father, but in Tom's mind he thinks it was in the best interest for his children. Daniel manages to move out and meets a man named Waqar. Their friendship begins to blossom and they set out on a mission together.
I think the message of the novel is that some people aren’t happy with the hand they’ve been dealt with in life and at the same time losing what you have makes you realize what you had was more than enough – that’s the case for Tom McIntyre. When he complained to his friend about his family by him wanting to leave them, his family eventually fell apart. It was eloquently depicted how all the money in the world couldn’t heal his wife or bring his family closer together after his wife’s passing.
I really enjoyed this novel. I rate the book 4 out of 4 stars. The author has a way of expressing the characters most inner thoughts in their own voices. Fin C. Gray has an amazing way of putting you into the position of each character and creates a connection with each one. The hard work of the author really shines forth, bringing a really captivating storyline as well as the research done when he wrote the novel as it is mentioned in the Acknowledgement section of the book.
Some people might not enjoy the time jumps when it comes to the novel, but the author makes it easy to follow and it grips one’s interest. This book is for mature readers only.
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Duplicity
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A novel filled with tragedy, terrorism and secrets, Fin C. Gray’s Duplicity vividly captures the lives of Tom McIntyre, his son Daniel and a few minor characters that all play their part to bring together this wonderfully scripted yet heart-wrenching novel.
Duplicity is told in third-person perspective. Tom McIntyre, his wife Alison McIntyre and their two children Daniel and Jenny are what you’d expect of a family when looking in from the outside. The story’s timeline gives us insight of the present day as well as moments of the past that depicts certain actions of the characters and their thought processes that causes these ripple effects into the present moment.
We see how Daniel, Tom and Alison’s firstborn son, go through a traumatic experience in lorry park in which he doesn’t utter a word about it to anyone. Finding out that his mother has cancer and his father being the one to keep this news from him and his sister destroys him. Fin C. Gray let’s us take a peek into his mind and we feel as if we are going through this experience with Daniel and can’t help but to feel for him during this time. The secret his father kept from them causes Daniel to resent his father, but in Tom's mind he thinks it was in the best interest for his children. Daniel manages to move out and meets a man named Waqar. Their friendship begins to blossom and they set out on a mission together.
I think the message of the novel is that some people aren’t happy with the hand they’ve been dealt with in life and at the same time losing what you have makes you realize what you had was more than enough – that’s the case for Tom McIntyre. When he complained to his friend about his family by him wanting to leave them, his family eventually fell apart. It was eloquently depicted how all the money in the world couldn’t heal his wife or bring his family closer together after his wife’s passing.
I really enjoyed this novel. I rate the book 4 out of 4 stars. The author has a way of expressing the characters most inner thoughts in their own voices. Fin C. Gray has an amazing way of putting you into the position of each character and creates a connection with each one. The hard work of the author really shines forth, bringing a really captivating storyline as well as the research done when he wrote the novel as it is mentioned in the Acknowledgement section of the book.
Some people might not enjoy the time jumps when it comes to the novel, but the author makes it easy to follow and it grips one’s interest. This book is for mature readers only.
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Duplicity
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon
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