


So by the time we got to the big conflict with Kenny (I think his name was Kenny, I don’t have the book in front me since I share it with someone) shooting the dog I just lost all hope of ever liking these characters and therefore liking the story. I guess it was because I couldn’t really identify with any of the characters, even Tubs. Anyway, so I kept thinking “why is Tubs hanging out with these two, what does he get out of this relationship and is anyone really that much of a jackass to their friend?” I started feeling like the story was unbelievable, I was getting frustrated. Maybe I had read this story before or had heard about it but couldn’t quite remember what happened, but I had this feeling that someone was going to die. I kept feeling like something bad was going to happen. But I couldn’t figure out why these guys were such assholes. At first I thought, okay I should sympathize with Tubs, and these other two characters are jerks. I wasn’t the least bit sure how I was supposed to feel, how I was supposed to read these character. Throughout this whole story I was uncomfortable.
