R4 (Reactions, Reviews, Reference, Redirection) #0098 · 2:50pm Apr 10th, 2015
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Here are five old reviews:
The Incredibly Torn Mind of a Winning Daughter by Comma-Kazie
Minuette's Lesson by Airstream
Sword, Hammer, Stallion by RedSquirrel456
Warmth by Dark Avenger
The Fight for Cranberry Hill by Insert Pen Name
The Incredibly Torn Mind of a Winning Daughter by Comma-Kazie
[story link] [my original review]
Another companion to Winning Pony. Not quite as good as Letters, but still decent. This one really does require you to have read Winning Pony first, which is understandable since it’s a different point of view of certain events of that story. Recomended if you liked the foundation story but you won’t be missing anything if you skip it.
Minuette's Lesson by Airstream
[story link] [my original review]
Sweetie Bot story. Might even be one of the first ones. Just seems like a very self-contained piece. Good writing and a good examination of what constitutes life. The old scifi discussion about the difference between life of flesh and life of circuits. Now I want a fanfic that is Twilight Sparkle involved in a Turing Test. Anyway, this is a good take on the subject. Plus it is a neat alternative version of Rarity and Equestria that we get just a peek at.
Sword, Hammer, Stallion by RedSquirrel456
[story link] [my original review]
A good coming of age story. Simple, sincere, and just long enough to build up for impact without dragging on. Was a bit better than I was expecting, actually. Good bit of worldbuilding for how towns on Equestria’s borders might be like. As well as a nice protrayal of the duties of the Royal Guard. Lastly, this is a great example of something I’ve been complaining about for a while. This story does a proper building up from normal to conflict. It doesn’t do the in media res and try to tell the build-up through flashbacks or exposition.
Warmth by Dark Avenger
[story link] [my original review]
Another story that deserves the sad tag. Good story. Just a fragment, a true slice of life in the fullest sense.
The Fight for Cranberry Hill by Insert Pen Name
[story link] [my original review]
Really good story. First one if a while that I’ve been impressed by with its use of language. Evocative without being overly flowery. A few really fun turns of phrase, and a great show of how important you take things when you are a kid. Plus it’s fun seeing intense (but light-heated) World War 2 metaphors/references used for a snowball fight.
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