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Isca 2009-05-18 . chapter 4
"These are the secret hollows." Oh, this opening line is absolutely fantastic, it's full of angst.

"These are the chambers." The tone of this line is so chilling--it's as if the speaker nonchalantly describes the inner-workings of his dark heart.
Isca 2009-05-17 . chapter 5
"I do not need this ribcage." Brilliant tone--it's full of angst and honesty.

"But there's no need for a heart. I would neglect it anyway." Oh, the sense of hopelessness and guilt are so powerful here. Wow. Amazing line. :D

This poem was amazing,
-Isca
Isca 2009-05-05 . chapter 3
"Tentacled." Perfect diction here.

"They will suck things out of you." BRILLIANT! What a line! The tone is so profound.

"They turn pages." Hands that inspire change--WOW!

You're an amazing writer, Spiderfly,
-Isca
Isca 2009-04-26 . chapter 1
"The great deceiver." Stunning! Lies leave from a person's lips. Great opening.

I loved the flow and subtle rhyming of 'constancy' and 'honesty.'

I also liked the 'extortion' going on in the second stanza--that Dionysian imagery is powerful.

"Who do you not hurt?" Very interesting. Who does this wanton person deem 'worthy'?

Good poem! :)
-Isca
Isca 2009-04-26 . chapter 2
My only suggestion would be to fix some of your capitalization--some of the personifications don't really work. Other than that, it's a well-written poem, and I particular liked this section: "Didn’t care about the pebbles,
the crumbly wood, the glove-mud that sunk between our toes." The imagery is striking and your use of kenning is brilliant. :)
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