 Jenny Rocker 2008-08-09 . chapter 6Ha! That's funny!
"I note that “your” should be spelled “you’re” "
Didn't I just tell you that same thing in a previous review? Just take your own grammar advice and you're golden.
Okay, and I found the first time that you stray a bit from the present tense. Be careful of this:
"I don’t find a damn thing that rang any bells. But I did find that the riot was just a hologram and that I was in fact in a museum."
You're drifting into past tense here. It should be:
"I don’t find a damn thing that RINGS any bells. But I DO find that the riot IS just a hologram and that I AM in fact in a museum."
I'd love to read more of this. Hope you update soon. |
 Jenny Rocker 2008-08-03 . chapter 5I love the interaction between "Narrator" and Rebecca--especially their first meeting in all of its glorious, almost painful awkwardness.
I loved this passage--it was funny, made me smile:
“Here I am. I‘m Rebecca, by the way. Thanks.”
“No problem, Rebecca.”
Awkward silence.
“Don’t you have a name?”
I tell her my name and we say goodbye.
I tell the cabbie to take me home. He laughs and says “You need help, bro.”
I don’t know what he means by that. “Just take me home.”
Oh, and I love this line: "I give a fake smile, one to let her know that she’s funny."
One question: what happened to Rebecca's purse? Did he give it back to her? Just kind of strange. I thought maybe that would give him the chance to see her again, but then he sees her again anyway, apparently at the book store, and again at the doctor's office, and purse is forgotten. |
 Jenny Rocker 2008-08-03 . chapter 3First off, I'm very impressed with the fact that your story is entirely in present tense. You don't come across that very often, and it can be difficult to maintain. I think it adds to a fresh, modern feel to the narrative, which on top of the present-tense thing, is fantastic in its comfortable conversational tone. Easy to follow and easy for a reader to sink into.
"The Narrator" is also a great character--very relateable. Kind of like your average Joe, but a dark one, with some issues, which in my opinion, makes him more appealing.
And man, he is badass: "I give out a scream as I poor the Grey Goose into my wound". Ew. He even has a first aid kit, but goes for the vodka for the wound first? Jeez.
"Records from your counselor in high school mentions that you masturbated a lot"--Now, my first thought is: how on earth would his high school counselor KNOW this...? That seems like some awful personal stuff for a high school couselor to know.
There's a paragraph at the beginning of this chapter that you might consider editing:
"I thought I got hit in the face, BUT NO, that’s just what it looked like when the bat was swung at my head. I was hit in the forehead, near the temple. BUT NO, that’s not the humiliating part. The humiliating part is that I’m on the ground looking up at a young boy somewhere between the ages of nine and eleven. BUT he doesn’t have a baseball bat in his hand. He has a Swiss army knife. Next to him is a girl who bears a resemblance to him. BUT she’s about seven."
There are an awful lot of "But, no"s and "But"s in this paragraph. It feels way too redundant, but I think with some slight editing would read much smoother. I would suggest something like:
"I thought I got hit in the face, BUT NO, that’s just what it looked like when the bat was swung at my head. I was hit in the forehead, near the temple. THAT'S NOT EVEN the humiliating part. The humiliating part is that I’m on the ground looking up at a young boy somewhere between the ages of nine and eleven. BUT he doesn’t have a baseball bat in his hand. He has a Swiss army knife. Next to him is a girl who bears a resemblance to him. SHE'S about seven."
Another thing: "I feel asleep. Not that long though, about three hours tops. But I feel asleep!"--I think you mean "I FELL asleep" both times here, yes?
Also: "You know that feeling when you know your dreaming"--"your dreaming" should be "YOU'RE dreaming" ("you are"). I thought I came across another place or two where you misused "your"/"you're" but can't find it quickly now that I'm writing this review. Just something to be careful of.
Anywho, I'm gonna go read some more. Nicely done, so far. |
 L F Calland 2008-07-05 . chapter 3I don't know what happened, but you certainly improved your writing skills in 300%. This chapter is so much better than the previous two. It is better written, the style is more powerful and the scenes are fantastic.
I liked very much the following description:
“You know that feeling when you know your dreaming and you try to wake yourself up, only to fail after each attempt? That’s how this dream feels. ... I tried moving my arms and legs to wake myself up but fail to do so.” I can empathize and live the situation in this paragraph.
The psychotherapy part is amazing. Really amazing. Certainly the best part of this whole story, I belive.
Frasier, however... Frasier is a crappy show. LOL. I hope you didn't use Frasier to inspire this chapter.
Keep up the good work. I hope to see an update soon. |
 L F Calland 2008-06-30 . chapter 2Liked the main character. I feel he is someone easy to empathize with. Liked the doctors either. I hope to read more of them. I'm a little frustrated about how the chapter ends, though. I hate to wait to know what happened (of course, that's a problem of mine, not of the chapter). Congratulations on the story. |
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