Fred Strydom
Auteur van The Raft
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Raised by a single mother who died when he was a teenager, Bentley "Bent" Croud is a talented jazz pianist who plays in local bars a few times a week and lives in a rundown apartment he has dubbed the "Crack Radisson". Learning of his barely recalled father's death, he receives a bit of a puzzling inheritance. Not long after hearing this news, he is offered a hefty sum to perform at weekend party on Leonard Fry's large estate. After the weekend is over, Fry has another proposal for Bent which is rather bizarre. In exchange for access to all of his possessions for the next year, Bent agrees to serve Fry three meals a day after he locks himself in a room in his mansion. At first enjoying his luxurious accommodations, things take a rather odd turn after Bent meets Leonard's friend, Jolene.
Bent is an interesting character who does not seem overly unhappy with his life when he first meets Fry. He has a passing acquaintance with his neighbors and although the bars where he plays piano are not high end, he is comfortable with the bartenders and patrons. Bent agonizes over his decisions to Leonard's two very different proposals, but in the end, he is curious enough to agree to his benefactor's somewhat peculiar propositions.
The Inside Out Man is well-written and at first the storyline is engaging and interesting. However, the novel quickly takes a very strange and dark turn and readers will have a difficult time knowing whether or not Bent's experiences are real. Fred Strydom brings the confusing novel to a twist-filled conclusion that is somewhat ambiguous and rather unsatisfying.… (meer)