R4 (Reactions, Reviews, Reference, Redirection) #0152

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Here are five slightly edited old reviews:
Strangely Familiar by Silent Strider
By The Power Of Patriotism! by RainbowBob
Fading by Rinnaul
In Memoriam by Bachiavellian
In Between by M1Garand8

Strangely Familiar by Silent Strider
[story link] [my original review]

Hmm. Mixed feelings about this one. The writing is a bit rough, even bad in places, but it has such interesting ideas that it almost balances out. It is a concept that really needed a much longer story. It really just throws too much stuff at the reader constantly with no real sense of coherence.

By The Power Of Patriotism! by RainbowBob
[story link] [my original review]

This was very funny in a stream of consciousness sort of way. Needed a editing pass, but otherwise not bad.
A great quote: Celestia rolled her eyes. “Trust me, after you’ve been Princess of Thirty-Minute Emergencies for as long as I have, this type of thing becomes almost like instinct at this point. Although, I give this particular event props for including zombies.”

Fading by Rinnaul
[story link] [my original review]

This one might be the best so far. Mostly because it is simple and sincere. Have to wonder about all the human stories. Was it what most of the authors submitted, or did I just hit a group of them? This one is a bit sappy, but I liked it. Hope it isn’t in the top ten for the contest though.

In Memoriam by Bachiavellian
[story link] [my original review]

Interesting bit of pony history. A look how things might have been before the rule of the princesses. A snapshot of the world at a moment of crisis. Lots of interesting bits of worldbuilding in this one. Oh, and a scene with a adorable young Luna.

In Between by M1Garand8
[story link] [my original review]

I’d love to read more of this. It’s a cool alternate version of Equestria. A few bumps, but overall was a fun read. The best contest fanfic so far, but a good margin.

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