Date: January 28, 2008 10:58 am Title: Opus 2
Oooh, I liked this one much more than the last. Such sadness! At first I thought it could be Michael but I rapidly changed to Stanley. By the end, obviously, you made it clear. But it's the dual possibilities that make these so fun!
Author's Response: oh wow I'm so happy to hear you say that you liked this one better than the first one!! I was so torn about this chapter that it's just very refreshing to know that it reads well. And also I'm glad you're having fun ;-)
Date: January 26, 2008 09:48 am Title: Opus 2
Ah, Stanley and his crosswords. You fill in a box at a time, and whole words form, and then clue by clue you finish something, and at least something is finished, something is solved. I get that. Nice portrait of someone we know so little about.
Author's Response: thanks! I really like the idea of exploring characters that are not as written about around here. I'm glad your reading them and enjoying them too!!
10 [Report This]Date: January 26, 2008 06:13 am Title: Opus 2
Wow.
Okay, so at first I was sure this was Kevin you were talking about, but then, as you went on, I wasn't so sure anymore. It wasn't until the very end that I realized you were talking about Stanley here. And then I went back and read it all again, and it became clear.
Stanley is one of the hardest characters for me to write for. I don't know why that is, either. So I'm very impressed with what you've done here. This is one of the best explorations into his character that I've ever read.
I'd never considered that Stanley would be wrestling with the personal demon of not being good enough. I mean, I know he's unhappy at his job, but you've given me something else to think about with him.
Great job! Can't wait for more!
Author's Response: Stanley is such a tricky one!! And yeah I tried to be kind of evasive and misleading with this one, throwing in a few things that could've been other characters (debt could be Michael, needing to lose weight could be Kevin). Just trying to make the game a little more fun. I'm so happy that you liked this take on him because I was actually really nervous about it. So I'm glad it works!! Thanks for leaving this review it made my Saturday.
8 [Report This]Date: January 25, 2008 07:51 pm Title: Opus 2
Sad but really good. As before, I start out thinking of a few choices until eventually whittling them down near the end. Very well written, as always.
Author's Response: thanks NanReg, I'm happy that you're enjoying this one!! Yeah that's the idea, to keep it kind of ambiguous at first and then make it more obvious by the end. I'm glad it's reading that way.
Date: January 25, 2008 07:49 pm Title: Opus 2
Once again, great writing. Stanley... very ambitious. I've seen very few take a crack at writing him and you did an excellent job!
Author's Response: lol poor Stanley. Yeah I just thought I wanted to take a stab at writing the lesser written characters, so here it is. Thanks again for reviewing, I love hearing thoughts!
Date: January 25, 2008 04:26 pm Title: Opus 2
I was a little confused at the begging at to who this could be, but by the end i figured it out (I think). The New York Times book makes me think Stanley.
I really enjoyed this. It kind of give some insight into a character who we don't really get to see more of. I can't wait for the next one.
Author's Response: yeah see?? I'm tricky ;-) lol no seriously though the beginning was supposed to be kind of questionable. Glad you like the puzzle idea, and glad this one stumped you at first cause otherwise where's the fun?? Thanks for reviewing!!