But then he shows us that there's no fool like an old fool, especially one who begins feeling his oats again.
I was ready for the story to take a different direction than it did, but that would have violated the logic of the plot.
I liked that Dr. Fudenberg's office was in a half-space, and even had a half-number.
The characterization wasn't bad, but I didn't feel very close to the guy. Also, I thought there was a bit too much detail used describing Phil's apartment, which wasn't important to the story.
This paragraph confused me:
The attribution needs changed; I thought at first that it was the student who spoke.The student fidgeted and wiped his forehead. He looked tired and had probably not slept the previous night. "Phil, I don't believe it's so bad. It just needs some tightening in the periphery. Peter, perhaps you could make the rooms on the sides a bit smaller?" She smiled, nudging Phil's shoulder.