So first off, I love how this walks the knife edge of being really creepy and surreal, and being hilarious. The simple, clear and precise sentences get the message across with very little description, which is actually one of the hallmarks of fairytale writing. This was extremely well written, I don't have much to say on it. I think what you might change really depends on whether this is going to be creepy or humorous. Personally, I would cut the end bit about veganism, it just doesn't seem to suit the overall slightly creepy tone. Buuut again it depends on what you're going for. I liked the reversal of the roles and change of the original story, I'm a big fan of well-written re-imagined fairytales. The thing that really struck me here was the sparse description and well-written wording. You said it all with the fewest words possible, which is really hard to do, and I applaud you for that. Little things like describing her fingering her cloak after she mentions it's made of the skins of the Big Bad Wolf, and especially her sentence about grannies being the strongest of hunters. This sort of feels like a cutscene from a bigger, longer piece of work detailing Red Riding Hood's later adventures, which personally I'd love to see. However, I love this piece for it's simplicity and fairytale-style writing.
Points: 911
Reviews: 9
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