R4 (Reactions, Reviews, Reference, Redirection) #0162 · 4:46pm May 14th, 2015
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Here are five slightly edited old reviews:
In the Place the Wild Horses Sleep by Lucky Dreams
For Whom We Are Hungry by Cold in Gardez
Omega-7 by KaBar42
Our Little Accident by JMac
A Sparkling Gem by Havok SCOUT
In the Place the Wild Horses Sleep by Lucky Dreams
[story link] [my original review]
This was pretty good. Just not my kind of story. Language use was quite good and it did a wonderful job evoking the emotions it was trying to invoke, but I was still bored for most of it. Too fairy tale / children story for my tastes. No real worldbuilding or cool characters, which are my #1 and #2 favorite parts of a story. I’d still call this one highly recommended if you enjoy that sort of thing. I prefer my childrens tales to be more like Harold and the Purple Crayon myself.
As of this post this story is still the most reviewed story on the big master review list.
For Whom We Are Hungry by Cold in Gardez
[story link] [my original review]
Brace yourself, I am about to blow your mind. This story by Cold in Gardez is really good. I know, right? Anyway, this was really good. Lots of interesting worldbuilding, great emotional stuff, and great use of language. One of the top five stories of the contest for sure. Highly recommended. This has what is probably the best exploration of a hive mentality I’ve run across in a piece of fiction. This stuff is going right into my changeling headcanon.
Omega-7 by KaBar42
[story link] [my original review]
This has a cool scifi idea, but is held back by the poor writing. Both technical and more thematic. Case in point: Canterlot is being attacked by horrible aliens and Shining Armor is trying to fight them using a crossbow. Just a brief scene before he gets hurt, but no magic use at all. So wrong on so many levels. Still, some cool ideas if you are willing to endure the crud.
Our Little Accident by JMac
[story link] [my original review]
A bit generic. Writing isn’t bad, but the story is kind of bland. I’d call this an interesting thought experiment that was stretched out for about twice as long as it should have been.
A Sparkling Gem by Havok SCOUT
[story link] [my original review]
Bland as all heck. I wonder if this is how some people feel about the story-light slice-of-life stories I’ve enjoed. This one had one or two decent moments, and a better alicorn in hiding story than A Janitor Named Dustbowl, but I would not recommend it.
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