At first, I was kinda like, "Hmm, I dunno. I guess I'll try it out." Then I got reading and couldn't stop. It grabbed my attention. I liked how you showed why Malcolm is the way he is through his mother, while also giving a deep, interesting story.

Very good. Very sad.

The opening paragraph is just fantastic, and it gets even better from there. Very nicely done.

A very interesting look at the Reed family... particularly intruiging as it is from Mary's point of view. She doesn't get much mention on , does she? V. good. I do, however, always feel sorry for Stuart Reed... he's always painted fairly black!

Interesting to see something from Mary's point of view, and nicely done at that. Good job :)