Reviews for Realms of the Ethereal

Reviews For: Realms of the Ethereal

Alexander d'Alkemade 2007-06-30 ch 20,	abuseello! thanks for the reviews. This is a very good poem, reminded me of Lewis Carol or Bobby Burns' "one night". I love the rhyme sceme, although the meter is off a few times. This is a very interesting surreal poem. I love it!
Nemonus 2007-06-17 ch 20,	abuse"So now you see what brings me here" Not really. :/ Maybe it's because I've read them all at different times, but I do not really understand what happened in this poem-saga, unless it symbolizes life in general, in whcih case it is expected to be random and have important-seeming directions ending in dead ends. I like "life's waves may break/Against the cliffs of all your joy", but I did not get a general optimistic feeling from the poem-thing, rather a macabre one. "And bonds that cannot fail" feels completely sourceless,as there was only one consistent and not very well-understood character...
Nemonus 2007-06-17 ch 19,	abuseAh, mythology references! I like the third line because it feels like "my loss" is not Death's fault, which is just interesting.
Honestcat 2007-05-27 ch 18,	abuseI love it. It reminds me of non-trivial fiction. The messages are scattered, just like the emotional journey of a soul. I think it would be beautiful if you could tie them together in the end. Something that makes one go, 'Oh. I get it now.' Or maybe that's what your planning. Overall, very abstract, lovely, and beautifully confusing.
Nemonus 2007-05-16 ch 18,	abuseThe images are disparate; there is no connection to them, and there isn't much of a basis in reality. I mean they're pretty, but I'm getting to want a purpose to them.
Nemonus 2007-05-15 ch 9,	abuseInteresting. The last three have a spiritual journey to them, and your messages are astute.
Nemonus 2007-05-15 ch 6,	abuseVery cool.
Nemonus 2007-05-14 ch 5,	abuseGood consistent imagery, especially in the first two lines. "I swear" characterizes the narrator as someone not quite comfortable in the fantastic situation.
Nemonus 2007-05-14 ch 4,	abuse(Your bio page--especially the explanations of the made up swear words--is creative and fun. Woot for Naruto.) I like "I knew the daylight I must save/Was sinking in sunsets, soon." Apparently the poems do have a connection, and a grim one (pardon the pun) too. Hmm.
Nemonus 2007-05-14 ch 3,	abuseThe last line is cool. I don't understand what "carcass tree" means. Turning "faces blythe" backwards is a little arresting but it adds to the rhyme so that's ok, it just takes some thinking about.
Nemonus 2007-05-14 ch 2,	abuseAre these poems connected? Again, good rhythm but "Since," breaks it, perhaps because of the comma. This one has an ambivalent emotion, full of wonder but there are "tears once cried".
Nemonus 2007-05-14 ch 1,	abuseShort but interesting. The rhythm is good. "lines...lime" is a little visually/audibly confusing. While at first it sounds random it's a cool mental image of bright green.

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