Crossing the Threshold...

Ben's ordinary world consists of a crappy house, a mean uncle, and a housewife-widow-mother. Ben crosses the threshold into a new world when he...
he... um... goes on a biblical adventure... ? (only french students would understand that huh-lay-ree-us joke)
Let's review the plot and see where Ben crosses the threshold:
1. Bad musical reaction
2. A dumb chapter
3. A rich person comes and wants them to fix the cottage
4. They fix the cottage
5. Ben gets drunk
6. Hangover
7. Ben cries
8. Ben gets on a boat
9. The uncle dies
10. Ben cries again
11. His mom packs their stuff
12. They leave for Toronto where they will live in poverty

So I guess going to Toronto counts as crossing the threshold into the new world, but we never even get to read about the new world. So in theory, The Landing is only a seventh of a novel. Does this mean there will be a sequel? I can't wait.

I'm not completely satisfied with this explanation, so by using complex algorithms, I'm going to find the real threshold.
e=3x^2
threshold=e^6x
threshold=t
t=a book that sucks

Limiting Beliefs

The Landing is all about limiting beliefs. From beginning to end, the characters just can't stop talking about limiting beliefs. I mean, really, shut up! As interesting as it is, I don't want to read an entire book about how some bratty 16 year old whines every day because he is stuck in Muskoka.

"We have been living in cottage country all our lives. We can't get out."
A couple paragraphs later.
"Being stuck here sucks..."
A sentence later.
"Ugh"
A chapter later.
"Muskoka is like a box of chocolates. You're stuck."

As you can see, the authour has done everything in his power to make the novel as boring as possible. References to limiting beliefs can be a key into how the character feels about their ordinary world, but basing the entire novel on this makes the reader feel depressed and annoyed.

Maybe, instead of complaining all day, Ben should actually do something with his life so he can get out of his ordinary world. But wait. That would involve making money, and like Ben says, "money suckssss, people underpay me". Heartbreaking.