Best/Worst/Stupidest Reviews You've Received

On my co-write Fallen Future

Protoactinium:

oh my lord. This is amazing!! Gosh, I love this so much, you don't even know. <3

I knew right away from the summary (Good layout by the way!) that this was going to be good. I've never read a story about Batman, or the X-men or anything like that but jeeze, I've been missing out if all stories about them are this well written!! This is genius, and very original. Are there even other stories like this? If so they probably aren't as good, this is just so great.

"She's a joke, and you won't keep her long. Even good jokes get tiring." I love this line. It's just a really good line, gaahhh.

I also liked the part about the insane asylum, with the test. That was genius.

I love this. Keep up the amazing work! :)

And for To You

young the giant.:

This is wonderful. Six bajillion brownie points to you, little motorkitty;! You go, little motorkitty;! You got me so emotional, and I was just crying. This is definitely not what I expected, I'll admit that. I love how you didn't just make this a story; you made this a dedication. You made this a tribute to someone who's very close to your heart. I can't explain how beautifully written this is. This is like a journal in a book, I feel like this is a part of so much bigger.

Those comments made my heart smile

On Those Darn Muggles:

belikov.:

What a lovely little oneshot! It was a delight to read, very lighthearted and fun.

My favourite part about this story is how you have taken a very muggle perspective in a very wizard situation. The way that you constantly use questions to show how Becca is second guessing herself about the things she is seeing is used well.

I like that you included the part about how Becca noticed that the twins switched seats. It's just so ironic that she's portrayed as an observant character, but when it comes to magic, she just thinks she hasn't noticed particular things. Good technique.

Your dialogue is also very good. Well balanced and realistic between the characters, the banter works well with the overall tone of the story.

This story just makes me think about those times that I've lost things or someone has just randomly appeared, and whether or not there was something else behind it. It's nice how you used the simplest of events to make the audience second guess things.

I loved how you ended the story. They wouldn’t notice magic if it apparated right in front of them is so perfect, it just really makes the one shot complete as a one shot, but it reveals the ambiguity surrounding the events of the story.

Also, the line in your summary was very intriguing and was what made me want to read the story in the first place. So well done on that.

This was really great!

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This was the first comment I got on here that actually made me feel like I could effectively get my point across in my writing.
She just understood everything I was going for.

I haven't really gotten anything good. nor bad..
so i'm kinda like meh...

I usually get no feedback which sucks because I work my ass off to TRY to make my stories good and it discourages me. -.-

I wrote a story a while back and it was only on the first chapter. Majority of it was to show the shocking fact that she was having sex with her step brother and showing her personality (introducing the characters). I was told that my writing was so horrible and the layout so awful that he couldn't even read the story and was only commenting on what he'd read. Yet he told me that my entire story was boring and awful and that I should change the title, the summary, the entire first chapter, the characters name, and etc. He then told me that he like the character's last name because it sounded Asian, though her last name was Long. It really made me mad because he then offered to help and made it sound like he wanted to be a co-author. It really made me mad. And maybe my perception of it was from that of a writer defending my work but either way it made me mad.

I have had a lot of good reviews and comments but right now my favorite is this:

"This story is just so beautiful. Beautifully odd. My mind is constantly racing to keep up with the ever changing emotions of the narrator. Then all of a sudden everything I thought I was beginning to understand is totally thrown away without any warning. I have never read anything like this and I enjoy it a lot. I can't wait to read me and maybe be able to understand more about Riley. This is wonderful!"

~Miss Velveteen

I've had other ones that were just as good or better but I took down all of my stories a while back so that I could revamp some stuff and re-edit some things.

For Masterpiece:

shirtless:

So here's how this goes: I don't ever read frerard -- ever. It's hot, it's attractive, it's a fantasy, but I've had enough bad experiences with overly descriptive sex +boring plot lines by amateur authors that I tend to stay away from the slash side of any fanfic base. Plus, the characters are usually so fluffy and lovey-dovey and feminine that it makes me want to puke. It's those kind of fanfictions make me cringe and go "eugh" rather than "unf". I don't like to read slash anymore.

But your story, I don't know what to say. In the most simplistic terms, it's raw and real. I love it. No, not love. J'aime beaucoup~ I'll break it down for you.

CHARACTERS
Finally, some men that aren't falling over each other and fucking with "I love you" every minute. Gerard and Frank's characters are so beautifully done up that I want to cry. From the first chapter with Gerard's snarky attitude and Frank being a total smart ass, I was hooked. I absolutely love love love that you described how they look, not all in one single paragraph, but gradually. And you kept mentioning it and revealing details in each chapter and bringing it back so subtly that just ugh my god can I die? These kinds of descriptions are p e r f e c t for anyone who might have no idea who the hell MCR but just wants to read your story. It's so good.

PLOT
Alright, I'll be honest: I haven't even finished this story yet. I'm midway through chapter eleven but I was just like "hold on, let me comment before I lose my mind" because it was just that good. I wanted to type out everything that I had to say before I forgot and just came to comments like "lol its good pls update". That's not my style anyway.
So onto the plot: CAN I SHAKE YOUR FUCKING HAND? Holy crap, there's actually a point and backstory and other characters and it's not just smut, baby, I love you, smut. Just like any regular person, there's more than one problem present and so many ways to deal with them. I love watching Gerard get through the struggles of his engagement and the art studio and Frank and just ughhhhhhh it's so nice. I especially love that it's realistic, and I'm the worst person to go to for critic on whether or not something seems real. This plot was a major hook for suckering me into reading a frerard again.

WRITING + THE AUTHOR
Actually, your writing + the plot were the biggest hooks for pulling me in. Your writing is simply raw. I admire your confidence in what you have and not begging for comments in every authors note. It's so . . . well I basically already said it but admirable. There is just the perfect amount of adjectives and I bow down at your proper grammar usage. You describe events in such a flawless way that I can see the scene playing out in my head as if it were a movie. The sentences flow, the words go together, the writing is simple yet unique. I have to say that most stories lose me when they get too poetic and shit but this is just like reading a regular book picked off a shelf. What I'm trying to say, if I already haven't said this enough, is that your writing is perfect. You have achieved being a great writer + one of my new favorite authors. Level up, man.

It took me about two days to get to the point in the story where I'm at but that's because I've been reading this from my phone the entire time. The Internet sucks where I'm currently at for the holidays (smack in between a forest and a fishing wharf) but I pressed on. You should see me sitting in the middle of my bed at three in the morning with my phone two inches from my face and one red bar present for Internet status. If my internet hadn't cut out so much, I would have finished this in a day.

This story has truly inspired me to go back to reading frerard and more of your stories. I definitely wasn't lying when I said that you've become one of my favorite authors. You make me want to write my own frerard and I mean . . . whoa. That has never happened with me before.

I'm going to go finish these last couple chapters then report back here with a final finishing comment. I'm so sorry this current one is so long but man I had a lot to say. Can you tell? It's a good thing.

:)

Seriously. Just...

I got this in a comment swap on The Macabre Tales of Young Edgar the other day, but I still really appreciate it (despite being called 'madam').

I also think it's worth saying that the person who wrote this is not only a great commenter, but an excellent storyteller in their own right.

Keith Moon:

All right, first of all, I could find literally NO problems with this, grammatically, formatting, or anything like that. Secondly, I think I have absolutely fallen in love. This reads like Poe or Lovecraft, and if that's what you were going for, then madam you have greatly succeeded. You are a master of adjectives, and as Edmund calls Edgar, a wordsmith. I think it very interesting that his parents were lost at sea, and yet the symbol of the Vile family is a kraken, the most feared beast in the ocean. I could definitely see those two things tying together. I'm also curious to know what would happen if he didn't give Edmund his daily story O.O To be perfectly honest with you, if this was a book sent out for publication I'd pick it up faster than you can say Edgar Allan Poe. I also like how you subtly tied the great Poe into all of this. Reading this for a comment swap went out the window as soon as I read the opening letter in the summary. I have been completely blown away. I never expected to be utterly blown away by any writer on Mibba as I am right at this very moment. You are in my Top 5 Mibba authors, and all I've read is two chapters of your work. If I were you, I'd finish this and send it off for publishing. :D

I give it 5 stars out of 5

With all due respect, A.K. Moon

I can't remember if I thanked them properly or not, but they deserve it.

I pretty much appreciate all comments, but I especially dislike the ones that just say something like

"Update."
"Love."
"<3"
"asdsfghhjkytrewwfgbn"
"omg"

Or anything like those. I understand not everyone can pull a good comment out of their ass at that moment, but if that's all you're going to say, I figure don't even bother.

For The Astor Hotel:

pawnsinplay:

Okay, first of all, let me just tell you how excited I was when I saw that you updated this story. I pretty much squealed. Thank God I'm alone. How embarrassing XD

Now, on to the most important part: the update. IT WAS GLORIOUS. Definitely, definitely worth the wait. I did re-read this yesterday, like I said I would, and am pretty darn excited for this character you love so much :P And after reading this update, I'm even more excited. Robert seemed...kind of creepy? I'm not even sure what to say about him, but he's very odd, especially in the way that he's wanting to gain from the death of those students in his hotel. Brian's not gaining from it, he's investigating, and I felt bad for him when he thought he was acting no better than Robert. The necklace is very intriguing, and now that it's disappeared...guess things are going to start happening quickly for Brian? CAN NOT WAIT.

Totally pictured him all wet from the shower in nothing but a towel, by the way. I'm a creeper, I know, you love it. And this is probably the LONGEST story comment I have ever left, for anyone. Gonna go now. LOVED IT! MORE SOON PLEASE! <3

HaylieJaed:

You probably hear this a lot, but... I just found this story, and I'm really glad I did. I absolutely LOVE paranormal stuff, and this is just so well written that I forgot more than once that I was reading a fan fiction, and not a published book.

It reminds me of a lot of books and movies I've read over time - The Blair Witch Project, The Shining, The Amityville Horror, stories of the Paramour Mansion... And yet it manages to be something completely different, and that excites me. I was literally on the edge of my seat throughout a lot of it. Especially the end of the second chapter. I kid you not, I had chills running up and down my spine.

Your writing style is lovely, and I highly admire you for that. =) I can't wait to see more of this story posted. You just got yourself a new commenter and subscriber.

I hadn't received comments like that in quite some time so they were most definitely much appreciated. Not to mention it feels incredible to have your writing style compared to that of actual published works.

I think the only really dumb comments I get these days are ones either:

a.) where people say they're offended because a given oneshot has explicit sex in it. Hello, it's rated NC-17 and clearly says "smut" in the description, what where you expecting?

b.) when people feel the need to tell me that I should be writing something else besides Big Time Rush fanfiction. Last time I checked, it was me that was spending all the time and effort writing each piece, so I'm pretty sure I'll write what I damn well please

I can't say that I've gotten an amazing, awe-inspiring, and motivating comment in quite some time, but then again, I'm not hitting up the comment swaps or the review thread as much as I used to, so I have to say I appreciate any out-of-the-blue comment I get.

"maybe if you stopped writing about stuff like self-harm you'd feel better."

... Really? Wow. Funny, I guess my therapist is totally wrong and you're an expert.

Mostly mine are good, I suppose. The only ones I get that are stupid are the comments where a good fourth or half of the comment is about my layouts. Newsflash, I do not care; this is a writing site, so obviously I am here to share writing. One sentence or so about it is alright, I suppose, but anymore and you are just wasting my time and your own.

Incidentally, it is sorta my dream to give someone a comment so amazing that it ends up in this thread...

These are from Shadows Creed

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So he wants to start a revolution, huh? I really like where this is going. This story is so much bigger than I thought it would be. I still remember that day I first started reading it on Tumblr. Well, thank (Johnny) Christ for Tumblr, 'cause I'm so glad I'm reading this!

Pretty sure I've recommended the story to all of my friends, along with recommending it on my profile, but I think I'll go and recommend it to them again. =P It's just that awesome.

Hope to see more soon!

xoxo
HJ.

and this:

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I absolutely LOVE the world that you've created here. Every time I read a new chapter from you, it gets me thinking more and more. Whether it be about life in general or wondering what the hell you're going to pull next. It just always gets me thinking, without fail.

I...completely did not expect that little outburst that Matt had. But it was very well-placed, believeable and...perfect. Looking back now, it had to happen eventually. And it makes me see more clearly why Matt's doing the things that he's doing. It must be hard, being so sick of something that you've dedicated your life to. Especially when it can get so dangerous. Which brings us to the end - whaaaat the hell is gonna happen with the General around!? D= Is he gonna walk in on them in the middle of something illegal!?

Always loving your updates! Can't wait to see more. =)

xoxo
HJ.

And this one, even though short, I love how this story brings out the emotions of my readers.

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Holy shit. >_< Someone needs to warn Matt.

Worst comment I ever got, for my story Suburbia:
"Okay. To start it all off with I really like your opening chapter. It really help set the stage and tone for the rest of the story.

I however was turned off by your second chapter. It was very stiff and had little to no flow. He was way too non-challant about the whole situation (the guy hung himself. No normal human being would just walk off and calmly say someone is dead.) I really think some more emotion was needed there.

Really though something is missing from this story. I don't know what it is but it needs something. If you could figure out what it was the story could be much better.

All in all though good idea nd keep at it. "

-This probably wouldn't have annoyed me so much had it not been part of 'comment swap' in which I read his whole story, wrote practically an essay on what went well, how to improve etc. Whereas he had obviously not even read past the second chapter as it explains exactly why my character reacted in this way.

But the last paragraph is what really got to me. He, having not read even the third chapter, tells me my story is missing "something", but of course he has no idea what it is or how I can improve.
Yeah, I'm sure once I've miraculously figured out what this special something is then my writing skills will just soar.

... rant over.

Those stupidly bad reviews you get and the person can't even capitalize the word "I" or use proper grammar. If you're going to tell me how much my work stinks, at least tell me in a gramatically correct way.

I sometimes get good reviews on this site, but very rarely, and almost never on any other site. I must be an awful writer.

I once got a comment that basically implied that I wasn't a true fan of the fandom I write because one of the main characters died in my story.

Um, it's a horror story, characters are going to die. It's not as if I handled the character's death in a distasteful way. Honestly, it was quite the opposite. It's not like I killed him off just for the hell of it or because I hated the character. It was something that had to happen or else there would be no story.

I posted last, but since it's been two months, I figure I can post again

I recently started posting some of my stuff to FF.net to get more feedback, and a user literally commented on one of my pieces ranting about how they would've preferred I used a different pairing and that no one writes their favored pairing. Uh, excuse me, but no one put a gun to your head and made you read my fic, especially when it clearly said *fandom character's name*/ Original Female Character in the summary. It's not that hard to search for a specific pairing on that site, so I really didn't see the point in their choice to rant about it in my story comments

double, ignore

^ I really hate when people do that. No one's forcing you to read it, so why bother reading it if you're just going to comment with something like that?

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On my drabble You're Perfect:

sainted swan:

I don't really watch Doctor Who, but when I saw some of it I really liked Rose. She was really pretty and the person who played the Doc was cute as well.

I enjoyed reading this. I like reading and imagining them together and that much in-love. I cannot pick a sentence I liked more, because I liked the whole thing.

It was very cute and just kjfkdjfkdj. “You’re perfect, absolutely perfect, my Rose,” he said softly, pulling her into a gentle hug. He released her after a few moments then, kissing her again, this time on the lips, very gently, he stood up and walked out of the room. I enjoyed that very much. I liked when he said 'my rose'.

I'm sorry about having you drop out, but since I really felt bad I thought I'd comment anyway. :) <3

You are a great writer, Rachel. Don't forget it.

Just gah. Let me love youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
Honestly one of the best comments I have ever received on one of my stories.

The most frequent worst comments I get:

"Awww <3"

"UPDATE!!!"

or somebody trying to tell which characters should communicate with each other in the next chapter. I know where my story is going; I'm not going to have character A and character B communicate just because you insist they should...

budgie:

Oh, no no no. This was too perfect. My heart is broken. It was so short but it had this raw emotion that made the piece seem so much longer and I really felt for Remus. Heck, I felt like I was Remus.

"I will never forgive you, but one day I will." - this is wonderful. He contradicts himself in this but it fits so perfectly.

You write beautifully :3

And to think, budgie writes Remus/Sirius fanfiction too and she read my crappy little fic! God, I just about died because I love her work so much and... I was really happy.