To Brendan

This story reminded me of Fight Club, the book, not the movie, because it begins with the narrator describing an event close to the end of the story, and Brendan’s writing style is reminiscent of Chuck Palahniuk’s style. In the beginning I did not understand the marshmallow men reference, but towards the end of the story, I understood it and it made much more sense. The visual in the beginning with Mike flipping the cards is nice because I can see it happening, plus it seems to only make Karl more irritated, and builds tension, while Mike remains calm. Two words on the first page, “mad disarray,” stuck out to me and created a nice visual for the introduction of Karl. The sentence “Sunday went fast because I had a concussion and I don’t remember it.” made me chuckle to myself. The scene where Mike’s face is practically blown off from being shot is a detailed visual of what Mike is experiencing and I can envision the entire scene in my mind. This entire story reads like the screenplay of a movie, and I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. I am curious to see if it continues in the future to see what happens to Mike.