Silly Happiness...
Apr. 8th, 2009 07:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
j_cheneyOne of the people running through ABNA entries gave me a 5/5 today.
OK, so far this reveiwer's only given 4s and 5s, but I'm pleased I'm not one of the fours.
What? Yes, I realize this will probably not affect the contest outcome. But I have to be pleased anyway. Gotta grab the little victories when there aren't any big ones around.
This wonderful excerpt introduces us to Shironne, a blind girl with a special gift: she can read feelings, thoughts, perhaps even memories. The writing is assured, the story gripping (Shironne is helping to investigate a murder) and the world, both similar to and different from our own, offers many mysteries to tempt the imagination. I was most impressed with how vivid the descriptions are, as they are carefully presented from Shironne's point of view: that is, without visuals. Shironne herself, with her difficult father, "tainted" blood and desire to contribute to the world despite her blindness, is a lovely and compelling heroine.
So nice of her..
OK, so far this reveiwer's only given 4s and 5s, but I'm pleased I'm not one of the fours.
What? Yes, I realize this will probably not affect the contest outcome. But I have to be pleased anyway. Gotta grab the little victories when there aren't any big ones around.
This wonderful excerpt introduces us to Shironne, a blind girl with a special gift: she can read feelings, thoughts, perhaps even memories. The writing is assured, the story gripping (Shironne is helping to investigate a murder) and the world, both similar to and different from our own, offers many mysteries to tempt the imagination. I was most impressed with how vivid the descriptions are, as they are carefully presented from Shironne's point of view: that is, without visuals. Shironne herself, with her difficult father, "tainted" blood and desire to contribute to the world despite her blindness, is a lovely and compelling heroine.
So nice of her..
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Date: 2009-04-10 09:17 pm (UTC)I got another one today from another contestant, who said that she thought it should make the semi-finals, or even the top 5......and then gave it a 4/5 stars. Someone has already marked that review as bad (not me) because there's clearly some disconnect there.
I don't intend to review any of the others at this time because I don't feel that we can actually be objective at all. Oh well.