Home can be really hard to define. As someone who grew up in a divorced family, this is something I always struggled with. Now that I'm older, I think I know the answer. However, we shall see. Until then, like you said: "Home can come in many different shapes and forms..."
That was certainly an interesting read. I like the set up with the killer and how he finds his victims.
However, with only 300 words, I feel like it was lacking in detail and characterization. It didn't really feel like a story as much as just a collection of events listed off. I knew little of substance about the killer and nothing about the likely victim, plus the whole ending with the killer dying just felt out of place, like it was just a random set of lines to end the story instead of something that was meant to be there. Without any of tha, there wasn't really anything to get me invested in what happens and, without that, the story fell flat.
Very nicely done. I have to say I really enjoyed reading your story. The conclusion was satisfying and the atmosphere was fun, while still keeping an air of mystery. I also loved the characters and admire how much personality you were able to give them.
My only real complaint was that some of the sentences were a bit awkward to read. I understand that you had to keep it to exactly 20 sentences. However, the large amount of compound and complex sentences made it a bit of a chore reading in places. For other projects, I'd definitely recommend varying your sentence structure.
This is a good story. I thought it was very entertaining and had distinct, fascinating characters. I would love to read a finished version of this story.
So... I'm not quite sure what to think of this. On one hand, these are unsettling questions. They are questions that I have asked many times before. They are also questions that are deeply rooted in philosophy.
All of that said, I really am not sure about the writing. On one hand, you have the bones of a very compelling poem. There are rhythm and tone. However, there isn't much in the way of structure, and it definitely doesn't work as a story.
That was a fun story to read. It had a unique story that kept me interested. It wasn't overly exciting, but it didnt have to be. The characters and their interactions were enough to keep in invested in what was happening.
The only thing I'd criticize is the random lines you inserted between some of the paragraphs. There didnt seem to be a reason for them, and they were quite distracting.
That was an interesting story. It's different from what I've read before.
I'm not quite sure how I feel about the ending. I had a hard time keeping track of the secondary characters (who was who and what they were doing). However, I will admit that I am reading this late at night. As a result, the confusion may very well be my fault and not that of the story.
And lo, the trend continues. The past few times I've been on this site, I've run into stories that hit a little too close to home for comfort. This was definitely encouraging in the sense that it addresses a common issue while offering hope for the future.
That said, I would suggest slowing down the end. After the woman is found the first time, it feels like the rest of the story is rushed, which is unfortunate. I would love to see how her life improved instead of simply being told that it improved. However, that is mostly personal preference, and the story is overall very well done.
I would love to read more. This shows a lot of potential and has few if any grammar errors from what I can see.
Now, I know this is a short story, and that brings me to my critique. This doesn't really work as a short story. It has a beginning, but no real middle or end. Without those, I'm left feeling cheated at the end.
Basically, what was there was super engaging and kept me reading. However, the ending was abrupt and failed to actually conclude the story.
Well, that was fun to read. I don't think I've ever read a story where the aliens are landing in a historic time period instead of our current one and, have it be from their point of view. I like that and can't wait to see what you do with the setting. The characters were also interesting. On that note, I wonder if her opinion of humanity will cause issues further down the road.
The only real issue I found was a hand full of punctuation issues. While they didn't make it too hard to read, missing quotation marks or the wrong punctuation (at least i'm guessing that's what it was) made pieces of the story hard to read. Though, like I said earlier, the errors weren't so bad that I couldn't read and enjoy the story.
Overall, I can't wait to read more. :)
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