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  • Article / Essay » Review, General Re: Jodi Picoult

    The only one I read was [u]My Sister's Keeper[/u] I loved it... depressing, yes, but personally I found it really well-written and engaging. And I kind of fell in love ...

    Feb 28, 2008
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Winter's Sigh

    Lovely, lyrical poem. ^_^ I really enjoyed it and don't have much to critique. I'll second some of the things Liz pointed out: "wordly earth" doesn't make any sense... perhaps ...

    Feb 28, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » General, General Re: Totems 1

    Hello! This is quite well-done- congratulations on Jenna's contest! I can see why this placed so well; you really have a gift for lovely, vivid sensual description. ^_^ The opening ...

    Jan 21, 2008
  • Article / Essay » Review, General Re: Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird

    Jan 12, 2008
  • Novel / Chapter » Science Fiction, General Re: Silent Harmony-Chapter One

    This is well-written, and a really interesting concept! Have you read [i]The Giver[/i] by Lois Lowry? This immediately reminded me of it-it's a similar idea, and an awesome book. So, ...

    Jan 10, 2008
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: bĂȘte noire

    Wow- that's totally creepy and disturbing but in a very effective way, the closing lines especially. This is a striking poem. My only critique is that while I like the ...

    Dec 18, 2007
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Love Is Blue

    This is good- the continuous falling in love/drowning metaphor is really effective, and you have some great imagery. I second Amelia on the first line, very intriguing. [quote]with gasping breaths ...

    Dec 8, 2007
  • Poetry » Dramatic, General Re: Earl Grey

    Hmm.... I don't know how constructive I can be... I really enjoyed reading this! :D It wasn't especially deep, but I actually don't mean that in a bad way at ...

    Nov 14, 2007
  • Article / Essay » Review, General Re: What's the weirdest book you've ever read?

    Prolly either Alice's Adventures Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carol or Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury. Fahrenheit 451 is a great book, really interesting, but odd... It wasn't the ...

    Nov 5, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: October Cries

    Yay, music poetry! It is a good idea, and I actually thought you pulled it off very nicely- it's lighthearted and cute, and the rhyming is well-done. ^_^ Here's a ...

    Oct 20, 2007
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Debris

    Nice- I can relate. Like Twit said, you could make the structure a bit more varied.The rhyme was nice and steady, but seemed a bit predictable (pride inside, right tonight, ...

    Oct 18, 2007
  • Poetry » Other, General Re: Ode to Burnt Toast

    Sheer genius. This makes me happy. ^_^ The rhythm was slightly off in a line or two, but since this isn't exactly the most serious, profound poem I'll let it ...

    Oct 7, 2007
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Singing For Stars

    Lovely, lovely. I really enjoyed this. One small suggestion: [quote]I, earthbound, am, below, away. [/quote] This sounded awkward. Perhaps re-phrase it as "Earthbound, I'm below, away." Otherwise, eve

    Sep 16, 2007
  • Poetry » Narrative, General Re: Grotesque

    0_o That's a pretty amazing poem. It just really... made an impact on me. It was really well-expressed. Like someone else mentioned, I had no idea while reading it that ...

    Sep 14, 2007
  • Poetry » Lyrical, General Re: Folded Page of a Dream

    Really nice. However, it's pretty wordy. I think that good poetry delivers it's message in a clear and concise way, but still has beautiful language. Try to cut out any ...

    Sep 14, 2007


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