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Werner Kellner
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Doomed to die hard: (A global thriller)
Hi, I’m Stephan Vettel, a global acquisition manager in the weaponry business, and I’m going to tell you the story of a smart life being turned from easy going to worse and ending up in a disaster. Starting with a retro perspective I shall not omit how my own and my family lives were toppled upside down after the catastrophe of a strange airplane crash. It was the last in a series of hostile events. Before that life was always nice to me, especially when, not so long ago and as a real upheaval of my career like a windfall profit, a slice of an attractive partnership in my father-in-law’s firm came along. Maybe Karl Had considered this as conspiracy of silence when I stumbled about something ugly, and he wanted to squelch my curiosity. In retro perspective that was the time when my troubles started and while I happily focused on the obvious, the important things were sliding out of my hands and my life changed from an exciting gamble into a vicious spiral. I do hope that I can finish my story, but anyway I could not stop my wife, Laura, to join me in telling her view by interrupting my narrative and you know women as usual have the right for the last word. Don’t overestimate her #metoo claptrap. Sorry to say, but Laura could not escape the dynamics I had kicked off, and so she was also drawn into the vortex of violence and aggression without getting to know about before it happened to her. I hope you are as emotionally wound up as we were when it came to the show down. Enjoy and have fun Stephan
Plot/Idea: 4 out of 10
Originality: 6 out of 10
Prose: 4 out of 10
Character/Execution: 4 out of 10
Overall: 4.50 out of 10

Assessment:

Plot: There is a strong and action-filled story at the heart of this novel, but it is often buried as a result of a somewhat confusing narrative structure. Readers may struggle to remain invested in a work that does not always make it clear whose story is being told. 

Prose: The lack of paragraphs makes this difficult to read, but the prose also suffers from awkward word choices and an overly blunt narrative style. The story also summarizes far more than it shows, making it a challenge for readers to fully engage

Originality: Certainly not derivative, this work has the bones of a solidly compelling work; however, with multiple structural flaws and often flat language, readers may struggle to fully locate the story.

Character Development: While the lead characters and narrators experience life-changing circumstances, readers may not fully connect to them as a result of insufficient psychological development. 

Date Submitted: August 31, 2019

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