September 29th, 2012 at 04:42am
Hi! I'm here to give you a comment on your story. :) Thanks for entering the "Anything Goes" contest hosted by Unicorn Jesus and judged by him and myself.
I love romances and break-up stories, so you've got my attention there. I could definitely feel the psychotic anger Marshall felt when he punched Nathan in the face; I personally, if I hadn't had enough control of my wits, would have done the same thing to my ex-boyfriend. xD Seriously though, I can relate.
However, during the plot, there wasn't a lot I could relate to. I didn't feel for Marshall in the beginning because I didn't know him very well. The plot was a little too slow for my tastes because a lot of what Marshall did was mope around and be sad. Because I didn't feel for him, it moved very slowly for me.
Another problem I had was the tense and narration. Even though it is original for a story like this, I don't feel like it's executed well enough to fit the story. Having that third person narration and the omniscient commentor on the character's lives makes it seem like a children's fairy tale, which it's most definitely not. You could change it to first person, or just remove the commenting on the characters and leave it as third person to help with that. Or if you find a creative way to execute the tense and narration.
All in all, this was very well-written and is sparkled by dabs of cursing and swearing, which I like (it makes it more real.) It is very realistically written and there isn't any eye-roll inducing scenes, which is super nice. :) I hope you continue to write this and join more contests in the future!
I love you're style of writing and how you describe the boys. I love how you made Marshall have his little emotional breakdown even though it is quite heartbreaking to read.
I especially love how you made Marshall. I think his character is great and i love how there is almost... You could say a few different sides to him
Like his angry side when he punched Nathan in the face (Which was awesome by the way) His emotional side which made me wish he was real so i could just give him a hug and his 'rebellious' side.
When i first started this story i honestly wasn't sure if i would like it (mainly because thats what always runs through my head when i start a stroy) But honestly this is one of the best stories i have read.
You are just a genius. I want to thank you for writing this and if you want to continue... Please do, for your fans :3