Daniel Wallock

Hello Distance was something that drew my attention with the minimalist cover and the beautiful summary. Back when I was younger, I used to always write poetry as a way to escape problems I had in my childhood, whether it be from the lack of friends, to the lack of attention from my family and my parent’s fighting. My own poetry was just so depressing that I don’t even want to look at it anymore. Since then, I haven’t really picked up any poetry books or even did so much as look at poetry. I figured I’d give this a try. I’m glad I did... (More via website)… (mehr)

The book is not in any way close to its blurb. The blurb is deceptive, making you expect a segment of the book is going to explain Daniels heart condition yet the only reference to his heart condition is it's on the wrong side of his chest. Nothing else. Nada regarding his operations or the six random heart defects. Why did he want to kill himself? At no part does it ever tell us. What is the book regarding you might ask? Exceptional question. Daniel wants more significance in a relationship than just sex. The kid is only in high school! So anyway, he meets Chloe, whom he genuinely likes, but she just wants is "to get it on". Thenceforth the two fool around a lot and that is the basis of the story. There is more to the plot that I will leave a mystery as not to ruin the whole story. I should mention that the writing itself was favorable. The author seems to just have forgotten what topic he was writing about.… (mehr)