Hi creativityrules,
Mailice here with a short review!
I had the impression when I started reading here that I was embarking on a longer novel. I was captivated from the beginning by the descriptions you gave here, which made it really easy to get into the story as a reader.
You use really excellent language, and write with a daring calm, so I find it feels like an excerpt. That's also kind of my only criticism, that it feels like this is an actual excerpt you're presenting here, coming from some novella of yours.
I like how there's a thread through the story of this effect, that you don't go into detail, yet try to give enough away to give the reader at least an idea of what's happening. I think that's a really big plus you have there, and helps to set the mood and tone for the story.
I like how a lot of it reads very emotionally, and is wrapped up in a kind of "breath" so that it reads like a whisper being told. Despite the somewhat mournful mien you get here, it feels very uplifting overall.
Some other points I noticed while reading:
Sometimes, when the pain was too potent, he'd teeter to the shelf in the corner, run the tip of his finger along the ragged spines of his stories, and withdraw a volume. When he made it back to his chair, he'd sip his drink, breathe forcedly, and crack open his book.
You have a very great start to the story, with a good description in this paragraph. There is something ominous and precious about it and I like it very much to set the tone for the rest of the story.
He'dhad some very good days,
A tiny typo here.
In general a really great story with a lot of description and explaining instead of showing.
Have fun writing!
Mailice
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