Hello vbrandon ,
This is a review from "Showering Acts of Joy Group"
What I liked: This is a story that isn't quite what it seems. In the beginning you are led to believe that this is just an encounter between two guys, Ron and Jack, and a girl, Sirilak. She is working on a computer in the break room of their work place. It seems apparent that these two guys are enjoying the view, and trying to make conversation with her to pass the time until her father comes to pick her up. At the end of the story we learn that everything that has happened wasn't real.
Grammar/Punctuation: I noted these with the rest of my observations and suggestions.
Observations/suggestions:
Sirilak had high silver boots and a fat silver pen she loved to tap. (Sirilak wore (thigh-high, knee-high) silver boots and held a fat silver pen that she loved to tap.)
If either men had bothered to look, (If either man bothered to look,)
her white skirt had silver sparkles and her white underwear was embroidered with silver rabbits. (they'd have noticed that silver sparkles were scattered along her white skirt, and the same color rabbits decorated her panties.)
They bothered, and were bothered more (This doesn't make sense to me. You lead me to believe that they didn't bother to look, now they have been looking the whole time?)
Ron actually pushed out his (Ron pushed out his)
it was freezing and he was (the freezing temperature, and he started to become)
It also had the only wired (It also housed the only)
Jack meant 'interview' him. (Even thought Jack said interview, Ron knew from his tone that he meant something else.)
The girl looked around at the mention of her name. She had been studiously designing something. (She'd been studying the design in front of her, but turned around at the mention of her name.)
"Silver rabbits," Ron thought. "Tricks are for kids." (You should surround the thoughts with apostrophes or use italics to show that this is his thoughts, and it wasn't said.)
visitors' pass just until (visitors' pass until)
A rose hint spread (A rosy blush spread, A rose hue spread, A hint of rose spread)
who had broken a vase (who broke a vase)
Ron, determined not to abuse his superhuman vision, stared through the panel of glass on the break room door. Through the slit over Sirilak's exposed shoulder, Chung's Beetle passed the bay windows across the hall. (Ron stared through the panel of glass in the break room door through the slit over Sirilak's shoulder. As he watched, Chung's Beetle passed the bay windows across the hall.)
ready to leave." Ron said (ready to leave," Ron said.)
with that one." Ron (with that one," Ron)
"Crazy trouble." Jack ("Crazy trouble," Jack)
I must get her home, now. (I must get her home now.)
made a right the way Chung (made a right, the way Chung)
along the tile, to the base (along the tile to the base)
table, up the leg and to a silver square taped underneath, (table and up the leg to a silver square taped underneath.)
numbers and a familiar name stamped across its surface. (He saw numbers and a familiar name stamped across its surface.)
Knocks, pings, growing to a roar (Knocks and pings growing to a roar.)
Light switched red; lit the hallway in a mix of sun and exit signs; (The light in the hallway turned red in a mix of sun and exit signs)
his shoulders tensed; "Trouble," his back said. (his shoulders tensed, and his back stiffened in warning.)
became honeycombed, blinding light (became honeycombed with light)
Thoughts/feelings: I enjoyed the subject of the story and the characters. I always like an unpredictable ending, which you gave me. I did find it a bit hard to understand what was actually going on for the first couple of reads though. The flow felt a little off, and I hope that some of my suggestions may help to smooth it out a little for you. I was confused at the end for the most part because it felt like it just dropped without warning. I really didn't understand how the fifth and sixth sentence in the last paragraph fit in. Maybe if you ended it there and moved the last sentence down to another paragraph and added him waking up to see a teacher standing over him or something, it may make it a little clearer that it was a dream. I thought that there were several possible ways that you could make this into a longer story if you ever feel the need to. Overall, good story, and thanks for allowing me to review it.
This is my personal review of this piece of your work. These remarks are for you to either use or discard as you see fit. If you do not agree with any of my comments, feel free to delete this review. Since you have your own writing style, Please practice safe editing.
Thank you for allow me to read and review your writing. I'm not a professional, just a reader and writer like yourself. Keep up the good work, and best of luck with all of your writing.
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