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History's Inexorable March - retz (Moi) - M

Discussion in 'Almost Recommended' started by The Fine Balance, Aug 8, 2006.

  1. The Fine Balance

    The Fine Balance Headmaster

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    Subject: History's Inexorable March - M


    Title: History's Inexorable March
    Author: Moi
    Rating: M
    Genre: Drama
    Pairing: Does not concern me at the moment.
    Status: WIP
    Summary: “This is a catalogue, a memoir, a detective piece, taking the perforated versions of a thousand narratives and building them up into a single story.” – Harry Potter.
    Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/3091005/1/

    It will probaably be updated weekly, or perhaps, even ten days.
    Yes, it will stay first person. Though the jerky style will settle down.
     
    Last edited: Aug 9, 2006
  2. sirius009

    sirius009 Minister of Magic

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    weird summary, re-write it, maybe i'm just to mentally challenged but it doesn't make much sense to me..
     
  3. chronic dragon

    chronic dragon Seventh Year DLP Supporter

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    Re-do the summary. Also why would anyone read a story where one of the main characters names are spelt wrong. It's Evans no evens. Everything seems like its all over the place.
     
  4. sirius009

    sirius009 Minister of Magic

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    After reading it i agree with chronic dragon, names as important as Evans can't be spelled wrong and the whole thing seems rushed to me..
     
  5. Dark Syaoran

    Dark Syaoran No. 4 Admin

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    Anyone else read this and wants to give an opinion/rating?
     
  6. Dark Lord Rostam

    Dark Lord Rostam Button La Famiglia Midknight

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    I'd say it's good, but maybe not ready for the Library yet. 3/5 stars, it jumps all over the place, but it seems it has a lot of potential.
     
  7. Jeram

    Jeram Elder of Zion ~ Prestige ~ DLP Supporter

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    Fascinating... Exceptionally curious and quite complicated to follow - I can honestly say I have no idea what's going on, but my interest is certainly piqued. I can not give a true rating yet - I'll have to see more first, but I DO want to see more.

    The most confusing part is the section with Vernon, I think - I'll have to reread it a few times.

    -J
     
  8. Mercenary

    Mercenary Snake Eater

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    Hmm. It's good but... It needs more refinement. There's some places where it would be helpful to add a comma in order to show where a different idea begins and ends. At least thats my opinion. Either way, 3.5/5
     
  9. gabriel

    gabriel First Year

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    i would say someone has been reading Umberto Eco, and has tried appling it to Harry Potter. Hard to rate only one chapter, the author should fix the spelling errors, and grammatical mistakes, and then post a couple of chapters so we can get a feel for the story.
     
  10. The author tried to be philosophical and failed, mostly to the fact that it kept jumping from one thought to another only to get back at the first thought 3 or 4 thoughts done the line. It has a lot of potential, but it needs to be organized better; not to mention better grammar.
     
  11. The Fine Balance

    The Fine Balance Headmaster

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    Well ,I've tried , again, to clear up soem half-formed and confusing parts. (In other words, chapter one is revised).

    If you found the Vernon bit confusing, just go back to the train scene and read about how Petunia walks back to the same soilder again and again... that should clear it up.

    Hm.. I had no idea what Umberto Eco was and while I didn't write in order to seem philisophical, my idology needs a hell lot more readjustment before I can preech it to anyone else, I did write so that some commets seem a bit... eccentric.

    Anyways, here's a little excerpt from chapter two, whcih to hope to complete by tonight.

     
    Last edited: Aug 15, 2006
  12. Heleor

    Heleor EsperJones DLP Supporter

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    Could you do a find/replace of Evens with Evans? You seem to be trying, but you still missed a few.
     
  13. The Fine Balance

    The Fine Balance Headmaster

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    Second Chapter Posted. :banana:
     
  14. Nexus

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    DO....NOT....USE.....The Dancing Dildo....


    After this post i am reading this fic and i'll update my post accordingly..