 cope 2009-03-18 . chapter 35I admit, I wasn’t able to actually read this entire thing. To start off with, your plots are all over the place and the constant change in character perspective is infuriating and annoying. If you’re going to use first person perspective, keep it as one person – don’t switch back and forth every chapter. You would be better off writing this (if you ever decide to re-write it) as third person with an omnipotent narrator. That way you would be able to convincingly verbalize the inner thoughts of the multitude of characters that clutter your story.
You also need to work on the details. Granted not having read thoroughly anything but the first few chapters and then skimming the rest, I can’t properly say this, but from what I was able to force myself to read you constantly are skipping from one subject to another: and I’m not just talking about the character shift every few pages. You need to elaborate more on what you are trying to express. No, I don’t mean giving everything away all at once – give more details while still evading the bigger picture. Give more back story on the characters while still leaving the major facts for when you want to lay them out.
What you have here is a good idea though. There is mystery, romance, and drama galore and there seems to be the possibility for a sequel. The plot, while imaginative and slightly original, is overcast by the fact that something like this has been done several times. You yourself mention it within the first few chapters that Sky High and X-Men were there before you even thought of the idea. However, your take on the idea is fresh in itself and has redeeming qualities that make a person want to know what is going to happen. If it wasn’t so hard to read and keep track of with the constant change of main character this would be rather amazing; everything said above set aside. This kind of showing of characters only works when you’re visually able to keep track of everything. Think of your approach as trying to re-create a television show like One Tree Hill; different story lines that intermingle and are obviously shown through many differing personal perspectives. It works on the screen but not on paper unless you are writing in the third person.
Yours truly,
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 Plej 2009-02-08 . chapter 6Okay ... I changed my mind this rocks! (smacks self on forehead). |
 Plej 2009-02-08 . chapter 5Holly Crud, I'm beginning to think that there is a new character introduced in each chapter. That sounds great, but it is totally screwing with my mind. The fact there there are so many characters in 1st person, it's getting kind of tiring, I'm trying to see if it will focus on one eventually to knead out the important ones, but I'm just getting too lazy to find out. I would like to suggest that a third person would be better if you do something like this again. Or maybe separate stories. I don't know... This is a really cool story you go going on, but at the same time it's like wtf? Who's really important or who should we manly focus on. You know shows like Law and Order? They also focus on a new set of characters in every episode, but there are still those staple cast of characters we are oh so familiar with that mix with the current story every time. Maybe something like that will work with you. Just make sure that those staple characters (like two or three), can get mixed in with the whole lot. Maybe the next few chapters should hook me in further, but so far it's a turn off.
edit: Just checked forward and it seems to be an ok go. :)
p.s. I usually don't review stories I dislike, but I don't entirely dislike this, the thoughts and ideas are noteworthy I just want to suggest my opinions so it'll (hopefully) be better. |
 -'LilMissMushroom'- 2009-01-22 . chapter 9She is starting to get on my nerves... nearly every time she speaks in this chapter she says ya (not you) at least once |
 -'LilMissMushroom'- 2009-01-22 . chapter 3Let me just say all he did was try make out with her, yeah she should be discusted but that doesnt mean she should be traumatised you drag it out in later chapters but i dont see the point, it put me off the story entirely, a kiss is just a kiss no matter if there is toungue involved or not... It gets annoying later on when the story is revolved around the kiss, and i sorta have the feeling that you dragged on about the kiss because you had no ideas about what you were writing at the time and you just wanted to write more words... and how you use names of super heros as the chapter names, when the super hero themself has nothing to do with anything done or spoken in the said chapters, try to make up names for chapters that actually make sense and go with the chapters next time, if there is a next time... i recomend that you shouldnt have a next time until you work on the plot of your story/ies first...
Oh and i forgot to ask how old are you because you cant be that old if your stupid enough to go on about a kiss... im only 13 and i know im not stupid enough. |
 PsychoSanity 2009-01-18 . chapter 1Fantastic!
...Saraneth... |
 Dark Maelstrom 2009-01-17 . chapter 35Awesome story overall, soust say. The ending was kind sweet yet sour, but it was the most fitting possible. Please tell me when the sequel isup, and you did want to know when my stories are up so you can check them out, and I have a oneshot up entitled Fate, I would love some feedback so I can consider a sequel for my little universe, or even a full blown story.
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 DS92 2009-01-15 . chapter 34 Oh crap, I knew something like this was gonna happen. Update soon!
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 DS92 2009-01-13 . chapter 33 Whoa, awesome comeback chapter! I cannot believe Casey is now gonna help, I know he changed because of the baby, but I never thought he would go this far. Update soon!
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 bandobaby101 2009-01-12 . chapter 9this chapter doesn't match up with the chapter before it. chapter 8 said that tex had left before the professors arrived and just wanted to go to his room and sleep. are you sure you didn't get the story confused? |
 H.T. Rajan 2009-01-12 . chapter 1Your way of telling the story and molding the thoughts of the char is very engaging; you've got me reading on :)
Here are a few errors I found:
Zenda, I they are not down here. Though this is better phrased "I don't think they are down here."
I pull off my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle boxers and slip on the pants. (tense agreement - the verbs in this sentence should be in past tense)
A large three floor dorm hall built with large stones or something; it seriously looked like a castle or something. (the repetition of "or something" sticks out here, I'd probably omit the first 'or something') |
 DarkspineSilver92 2008-12-04 . chapter 32 Oh my god. You did an amazing job with this final big evil fighting part! Jeez, what loser professors. Oh my god, I hope Jose isn't sucked in there with them! Guess we'll find out when you update, so update soon!
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 Dark Maelstrom 2008-12-02 . chapter 31OH CRAP. You're pretty good at suspense too. Things are about to get quite interesting. Update soon!
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 DarkspineSilver92 2008-11-30 . chapter 30 Oh, that must suck. Update soon!
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 Dark Maelstrom 2008-11-30 . chapter 29Well you did a great job with these last three chapters. I like all the inner thinking that was going on in them, as you seem to be very good with doing that. Update soon, you've already been updating a hell of a lot!
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