My initial and main complaint about this piece is the voice of our narrator. I didn't feel that he was honestly sharing his thoughts with the listener. There is something forced about his voice, as if he was trying to produce a "radio voice," but without the equalization and reverb (procedures both this piece could stand to benefit from). It's not that I disagreed with the narrator's insights and argument, I simply felt untrusting of him. I felt that he tried to get a rise out of the listener by exaggerating, both vocally and verbally, the description of the hugs he shares with his best friend, while simultaneously arguing against that same rise he tries to elicit. I will reiterate: some of this is tonal, some verbal. It is problematic, however. I was distanced from the piece when I needed to be sucked into it effortlessly.

Additionally, I would like to see the piece shortened by about 1/3 to 1/2 its current length. This could be accomplished by actually quickening the pace of speech, but should be accompanied by streamlining the argument. There are several false endings. I desired a cleaner piece with fewer tangents.

I did, however, like the idea of the piece. I found it accessible and amusing: the idea. Its presentation was unfortunately lacking.