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Reviewer: NanReg Signed [Report This]
Date: January 07, 2009 08:06 am Title: Faute De Mieux: Toby
Author's Response: Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. :) It seems odd that it would take this many chapters for angsty poetry to bring about thoughts of Toby of all people, but there ya go I guess.
Date: January 07, 2009 08:06 am Title: Faute De Mieux: Toby
Great idea to have Toby be the star of this chap, carbondalien.
This, to me, perfectly summarizes Toby: Toby isn’t the “think big” type and he knows it. He sketches rough outlines of chapters and does character profiles and is kind of disgusted that the hero of his novel behaves more like Jim than himself (except for the always familiar insecurity and social anxiety). He can’t even be the hero of his own imagination. So sad--yet funny (I guess that makes me mean). A thoroughly enjoyable read, as always.
Author's Response: Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. :) It seems odd that it would take this many chapters for angsty poetry to bring about thoughts of Toby of all people, but there ya go I guess.
Reviewer: Vampiric Blood Signed [Report This]
Date: January 06, 2009 08:13 pm Title: Faute De Mieux: Toby
Author's Response: I haven't written Toby in a while (mostly because I found it hard when he took his turn as Creepster McGee), so I thought I'd give it a shot again. I'm glad you liked it. Something about Toby just makes me think he can't even be his own hero... but who is he waiting for to save him? Oh, Toby.
Date: January 06, 2009 08:13 pm Title: Faute De Mieux: Toby
I just love all the vignettes you create from these snippets of poetry. I think you captured Toby's particular angst very well here. I really love the line:
He can’t even be the hero of his own imagination.
That seems sadly true to me.
Author's Response: I haven't written Toby in a while (mostly because I found it hard when he took his turn as Creepster McGee), so I thought I'd give it a shot again. I'm glad you liked it. Something about Toby just makes me think he can't even be his own hero... but who is he waiting for to save him? Oh, Toby.