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RoninJedi84 – It strikes me that I could see this as a double meaning, the fact that our protagonist is taken to the ends of the Earth by a woman, but the act of betrayal makes it all that much deeper. The realisation of betrayal by someone who meant so much could make it feel as though the end of the Earth had been reached but on a much more intimate level. Excellent.
TDZ – It is the sheer creativity of the names that struck me first, they're fun, enticing and brilliant, giving a lot of colour to the story. And then there is the way, despite the feel of the names that it turns traditional fairytale concepts on their head. How often does it feel like the hero gets the princess after achieving an impossible task? Here there is, dare I say, realism. The plucky young nobody gets a reward... just not the one he desires. Really good idea and well executed.
Aber – The world that never was, and maybe should have been. The obituary is well worded and reads well, almost to the degree that you double take as you realise the true fantastical nature of Sinclair's life. You can almost believe that this is the way things were, giving a sense of wonder and imagination to a notice of bereavement. An original and great idea.
Juliana – A really great attempt here, taking the large scope that we were given and shrinking it right down to something on the personal level. A man doomed to die walking around the small island that has become his home. It is his entire world and he is not going to survive there long. Brilliant.
Oooh, I've caught up, didn't see that coming!!!
TDZ – It is the sheer creativity of the names that struck me first, they're fun, enticing and brilliant, giving a lot of colour to the story. And then there is the way, despite the feel of the names that it turns traditional fairytale concepts on their head. How often does it feel like the hero gets the princess after achieving an impossible task? Here there is, dare I say, realism. The plucky young nobody gets a reward... just not the one he desires. Really good idea and well executed.
Aber – The world that never was, and maybe should have been. The obituary is well worded and reads well, almost to the degree that you double take as you realise the true fantastical nature of Sinclair's life. You can almost believe that this is the way things were, giving a sense of wonder and imagination to a notice of bereavement. An original and great idea.
Juliana – A really great attempt here, taking the large scope that we were given and shrinking it right down to something on the personal level. A man doomed to die walking around the small island that has become his home. It is his entire world and he is not going to survive there long. Brilliant.
Oooh, I've caught up, didn't see that coming!!!
