R4 (Reactions, Reviews, Reference, Redirection) #0181 · 3:49pm Jun 30th, 2015
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Here are five slightly edited old reviews:
Something This Way Comes by Albert Manhattan
Just Like Dash by Albert Manhattan
Branch Management by PresentPerfect
Dinky's First Kill by PresentPerfect
Life Gives You Apples by TheVulpineHero1
Something This Way Comes by Albert Manhattan
[story link] [my original review]
An interesting story. Basically the three fates/witches show up in Canterlot to proclaim prophecy/blessing/curse over the newborn Twilight Sparkle. Another pretty good but not great story from this author. The prose could be polished up a bit, but the actual story is neat.
Just Like Dash by Albert Manhattan
[story link] [my original review]
I thought this was really good. Best story by this author so far. Or at least the one I liked the most. Long time readers of the blog may have the opinion that quality of a story has little to no relation to how much I liked it. Still, I would say this is pretty good writing. Is the first one that the abbreviated start actually works. I didn’t feel like this needed more buildup and it turned out to be a pretty neat cutie mark story from Scootaloo. A nice simple slice of life in future Equestria. One or two of the scene transitions could have been better, but that’s about the only real compliant I’ve got. I would probably recommend this as the story to start with when recommending this author.
Branch Management by PresentPerfect
[story link] [my original review]
Fun adventure story. Nothing too complex, but I enjoyed it. Plus it has a wonderful last line. Doesn’t hit the tone exactly, but could easily be adapted to be an episode of the show.
Dinky's First Kill by PresentPerfect
[story link] [my original review]
I’ve heard good things about this story and I have to say that it lives up to the (minor) hype I’ve run into. A very well written story. Simple, but perfect length and scope. I’d recommend this to just about anyone. This story really captures the whole irrational fear thing, even if Dinky doesn’t understand that it is irrational yet. I’m not scare of spiders, but I recognized the same thought patterns as something I’ve experienced with some of my own phobias.
Life Gives You Apples by TheVulpineHero1
[story link] [my original review]
Huh. That was interesting. A bunch of tiny little 100 word bits. So condensed each one is practically poetry. I liked it. Each little chapter did a pretty good job at evoking the scene so what unfolds in the reader’s head is more than what is actually on the page.
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