I’m so happy I got my first review of wh[o][y][at][ere][en]&how (not a full one but I’ll take anything I can get)!
“I’m not even going to try to rate this thing. It’s not really a story, from the parts I’ve seen—more a long, (seemingly intentionally) confused, rambling monologue, full of existential angst. If you like that kind of thing, give it a go.” - Chris Poirier @ Web Fiction Guide
Let’s review the review, shall we?
Is it a story?
You Storied!
story (n): a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events.
Are there related events?
related (adj): being connected either logically or causally or by shared characteristics.
event (n): a phenomenon located at a single point in space-time; the fundamental observational entity in relativity theory.
Rambling monologue?
rambling (adj): tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects.
Yes I admit it, I ramble! Don’t we all? Wouldn’t you agree a “wide range of subjects” is much more interesting than “the main point”?
It’s not so much a monologue as it is a soliloquy.
monologue (n): speech you make to yourself.
soliloquy (n): a (usually long) dramatic speech intended to give the illusion of unspoken reflections.
Existential angst?
existential (adj): relating to or dealing with existence (especially with human existence).
angst (n): an acute but unspecific feeling of anxiety; usually reserved for philosophical anxiety about the world or about personal freedom.
Yes I admit it, I have existential angst! Don’t we all? How does he know me so well?
I don’t know about you but this sounds more like a compliment than it does a complaint.
Hm that’s pretty cool. How did you get it? Did you ask for the review, or did the guy find your site and do it on his own?
By the way, why don’t you add this blog to your feedburner page so people can subscribe by email? It would help me at any rate!
Comment by Jimney Cricket — May 29, 2009 @ 1:42 am |
I submitted my blog to the Web Fiction Guide, an online novel review site. They have a category for blogfic so I gave it a try. Did you read this post? Here
I suppose I could do the email thing on this blog too, thanks for the idea.
Comment by 5ws1h — May 29, 2009 @ 11:15 am |
Interesting- I’ll have to try that for myself, once I get my own blogfic pages up. I’m working on a few right now, hopefully they will be ready for posting soon.
Comment by Jimney Cricket — May 29, 2009 @ 3:02 pm