Overall I quite enjoyed this narrative.
While waiting for a delayed flight at JFK, an unidentified narrator stumbles across an old college acquaintance. The acquaintance, Jeff, appears wealthy, contrary to what the narrator had anticipated. The narrator was startled to learn how successful Jeff became 20 years after graduating because he was a big marijuana user. Because of his success, Jeff has access to the first-class lounge and offers to let the narrator join him there to wait for the flight in comfort. As he waits, Jeff chooses to release his burden—his account of how he got to be so prosperous financially.
Given that the life story portrays Jeff in a morally dubious manner, it is unclear why Jeff made the decision to share it. Maybe he needed to open himself because of his guilt. In any case, Jeff shares his experience of accidentally saving a man from drowning. When Jeff became interested in the man, he discovered that he is a successful and well-known art dealer. Jeff develops an obsession with the man and arranges for them to meet. While Jeff infiltrates the dealer's life, the dealer does not recall Jeff. The unsettling intrusion of a guy into a man's job and personal life is what makes the thriller so compelling. Jeff is depicted by author Antoine Wilson as being unscrupulous.
Wilson portrays the art dealer as a cruel and unscrupulous character to add humour and intrigue to the narrative. Jeff often wonders if it was the right thing to save this cruel man. The narrator questions Jeff's motivation for wanting to be a part of the drug dealer's life as he attempts to portray himself as a heroic figure for saving a man's life. As he recounts his ascent to fame and his connection with the dealer, Jeff speaks softly. It is up to the reader to decide if Jeff was an opportunistic jerk who took advantage of the dealer, who is also a jerk.
I loved the ending to this book and would 100% recommend.
While waiting for a delayed flight at JFK, an unidentified narrator stumbles across an old college acquaintance. The acquaintance, Jeff, appears wealthy, contrary to what the narrator had anticipated. The narrator was startled to learn how successful Jeff became 20 years after graduating because he was a big marijuana user. Because of his success, Jeff has access to the first-class lounge and offers to let the narrator join him there to wait for the flight in comfort. As he waits, Jeff chooses to release his burden—his account of how he got to be so prosperous financially.
Given that the life story portrays Jeff in a morally dubious manner, it is unclear why Jeff made the decision to share it. Maybe he needed to open himself because of his guilt. In any case, Jeff shares his experience of accidentally saving a man from drowning. When Jeff became interested in the man, he discovered that he is a successful and well-known art dealer. Jeff develops an obsession with the man and arranges for them to meet. While Jeff infiltrates the dealer's life, the dealer does not recall Jeff. The unsettling intrusion of a guy into a man's job and personal life is what makes the thriller so compelling. Jeff is depicted by author Antoine Wilson as being unscrupulous.
Wilson portrays the art dealer as a cruel and unscrupulous character to add humour and intrigue to the narrative. Jeff often wonders if it was the right thing to save this cruel man. The narrator questions Jeff's motivation for wanting to be a part of the drug dealer's life as he attempts to portray himself as a heroic figure for saving a man's life. As he recounts his ascent to fame and his connection with the dealer, Jeff speaks softly. It is up to the reader to decide if Jeff was an opportunistic jerk who took advantage of the dealer, who is also a jerk.
I loved the ending to this book and would 100% recommend.