 KnittingKneedle 2008-01-09 . chapter 1Powerful and very interesting.
I like the beginning it was dramatic and good at drawing a reader in.
It struck me as a little unnecessary to use bold to begin the transition of time when a simple line break I think would have been nicer on the eye, but that’s just a personal preference.
Peter was obsessive wasn’t he? Slightly scary but also very interesting…the way Peter didn’t mind at all about dying, just so he could be like Caesar, I know he was obsessed with the Roman General but I have to wonder what was so wrong with Peter the boy, that made him leave all that behind. To be honest, I didn't like him- he was far too pompous- so it was hard to really sympathize with him at death. But it was still a good look at an obsession.
I love the way you describe Peter’s little transitions into fantasy, the description of the Colosseum …and even the way he talks is slightly more archaic then his contemporaries which was a nice touch. And then at the end when the two worlds merged like that *shiver*.
Language-wise, you have a very good vocabulary- I like how this focuses more on feelings and Rome than it does on descriptions of the present, helps you to know where Peter’s mind is at.
Good job! |