Hiya.
This is an unbelievably powerful love story. The fact that it is a forbidden love, with no hope of ever seeing fulfillment, made it even more emotional and satisfying to me as a reader. It is a combination of happily ever after, for he will always have the memories of her tender and loving attentions.
I found the pace of the story to be consistent. The story was revealed slowly enough for the reader to get a feeling for the type of love Neil developed for Abena, and the pureness of that love made this piece all the more enjoyable. I really enjoyed the character of Abena. A well rounded mother, caretaker, wife and lover. I couldn't imagine being faced with a situation such as this in her place. No matter how much she loved him, she could not leave her family and what they had built.
Below are my comments and suggestions.
- The next time, you repeat this mistake, there will be serious consequences."
*** When I read this sentence it seemed to me that the first comma causes a pause in the speech that isn't necessary.
- Early on in the story he is sitting down to breakfast, then a honking of a horn interrupts them. This caught my attention because I imagined him inside in a kitchen, and the transition to outside was unexplained.
- It all seemed to be paning out well, and I daresay...
*** The word 'paning' should be 'panning'. I had to check in the dictionary just to make sure, but it insists that 'paning' isn't an available word.
- Though intrigued, I quickly forgot her and also about the bananas at breakfast, the moment I reached office where a mountain of paperwork sat on my desk.
*** I stumbled over this sentence. I think you could eliminate 'and also about'. I don't think it is needed in order to understand the sentence. Also, the comma after 'breakfast' could be taken out, I think. When I originally read this sentence the comma caused me to think the part that starts with 'the moment I' was starting a new thought rather than carrying on the previous one. One more thing, you need the word 'the' in front of 'office'.
- ...he has sold of his crop somewhere else, I cursed.
*** Not too sure if maybe you are going for a specific result with the wording of this sentence, but I think the word 'of' feels slightly out of place.
- Her elaborate, hairdo captivated me.
*** I don't think you need a comma in this sentence.
- I began to marvel her elegance and her simple yet impeccable clothes.
*** Need the word 'at' between 'marvel' and 'her'.
- “You see, Robert, I want to watch the cocoa trucks enter when the enter our premises.”
*** A typo on 'they' directly before the word 'enter'. I think you could eliminate the first 'enter' to stay away from repetition.
- I didn’t think it necessary to discern what was it about those scenes that delighted me more;
*** The area 'what was it about those scenes' seemed slightly off to me. I suggest to switch the words around a bit. For example,
~~what it was about those scenes...
- Accustomed only to her reserved nature, her overwhelming femininity and expressive eyes, bewildered me and numbed my mind with bashfulness.
*** I stumbled on the last section of this sentence, I think adding the word 'it' before 'bewildered' would increase the flow and understanding of this sentence.
- ...but her working clothes were hand-dyed textiles rolled which she rolled around her body and tucked in at her chest.
***There is an extra word 'rolled' before 'which she rolled'.
- “Hello, sir. Hi, Dino. Hi, Joseph.” He shook our hands. I observed
*** The end of this sentence just drops off.
- Pointing to patch of land where small plants had sprouted, she continued,...
*** I think adding an 'a' in front of 'patch' would increase the flow.
- Perhaps, it was my mistake that I insisted one meeting her.
*** The word 'one' should be 'on'.
- She exposed her lovely body so that my hungry eyes could feast upon.
*** I think replacing 'so that my' with 'for my' and replacing 'could' with 'to' would increase the flow of this sentence. For example,
~~She exposed her lovely body for my hungry eyes to feast upon.
This story definitely effected me as a reader, and is one I will not soon forget.
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