 Solemn Coyote 2007-01-14 . chapter 1Hey. Before I plunge into this review, I'd like to mention a few things. The first is that you wrote me the two longest reviews I've ever gotten. This is cool, and I don't mind the randomness in either review. The same goes for the flattery. "You should be proud of yourself, you could be a profesional judging by this story" My ego started gently levitating five feet off the ground as soon as I read that. Thank you very, very much for the compliment, but my goal isn't to be a professional. I'd rather just write stories people enjoy. Which, it seems, you're doing. I'm psyched that you liked the dream sequence enough to laugh aloud at it, even if it earned you some weird looks. There goes my ego, again. Anyways, the second thing I'd like to mention is that, in your reviews, you noticed all the things in the story that I was hoping people would notice: the note for the faeries, the day-to-day monotony, the aimlessness of the main character's life, the dream sequence, etc. Thank you again for that. Okay. I should stop talking about my story now and start reviewing yours.
1)"Phyllis Porgy Blaketon was an up-right, down-to-earth, I-believe-what-I-can-see-and-touch, no superstitious nonsense, please –type of girl, and was therefore, obviously, quite surprised when she one day was kidnapped by vampires in broad daylight." There's a kind of no-nonsense absurdity in that sentence. It knows that it's weird, but it doesn't get self-conscious about it. Aslo, it makes for an excellent hook.
2)"Honestly. The way she’d been treated in that job interview!" I like the narrative, too. It's third person, but it's very in touch with Phyllis' thoughts and feelings.
3)"Admittedly, Pyllis hadn’t considered any day 'good' in a long time, but she wouldn’t let that ruin her feeling of misery." A really cool sentence, but 'Pyllis' is missing an 'h'.
4)"'I’m sorry, but you don’t seem to qualify for the job,' mimicked Phyllis angry while she was waiting for the bus." You might want to space that out a little bit. There are a bunch of ideas there that are packed uncomfortably close together. Possibly "'I'm sorry, but you don't seem to qualify for the job,' mimicked Phyllis, angrily. She stood on the curb, waiting for the bus. While she waited, she fumed. No job meant no money, and no money meant no car, and besides, she didn’t have her license anyway."
5)"Phyllis stood there, staring at the sword. It seemed quite sharp." Another cool trick. Instead of trying to focus on the weirdness of the whole situation, Phyllis casually makes observations about the sword.
6)"She stopped wondering these things when she registered that a new man was standing behind her, caressing her neck, breathing heavily." Okay, that had me laughing aloud. In a good way, I mean. You have a very Terry Pratchett way of saying the most absurd things and making them seem perfectly natural.
7) I really wish you'd continue this. Or keep writing, in general. I know I should be one to talk (it takes me forever to write stuff), but I'd like to read more of this. Or something like it. |