I don't get it. Why do people write these kind of plots, its so much effort for something that makes no sense.

 

it was... very odd. Nice try I guess, but... ya.

 

Typical Abused!Harry, Wandless Magic, continuity errors, repetitive and predictable in places, Emo!Harry, shaky plot, dry and rushed romantic developments, stupid and incompetent Dumbledore, Super-Rich!Harry.

On the upside: Acceptable writing, decent psychological torture, strong ending lines.

2/5. The author at least stayed away from all those cringe-worthy Azkaban!Harry clichés.

 

A wonderful fan fic, I particularly liked the writing style. So descriptive and alluring, with a whole range of subtle thoughts and emotions that only a master of the writing craft can bring about. The protagonist was very well written, a totally balanced and believable character with a tinge of wit and humour about him that made the story a joy to read. The author's ideas and original vision cast him ahead of his time in the world of fan fiction. I think if you miss this story you are definately missing out on one of the best works of art ever created by humankind.

I rate it 5/5.

 

O...k...

Well...I quite honestly found it entertaining in the area at which it was aimed. It certain was a origional piece, although I did hate the length of the chapters. But saying that, I did find the dialog convincing. I was weirded out though by Harry's actions, in which he comes across as mad.

Some of you say that it was pointless and wasn't worth anything, and was mainly a Dursley-rant. Well, yeah, but that was kinda the point of it all. That was established in the first two chapters. It opened up in the same area with the same people, with others being added in. You can complain all you want, but really, the story had been established, you didn't have to read it.

A very good story, if a bit odd in some places. 4.5/5

 

Right, but by principle a Dursley-rant does not merit a good score. Like bringing a pile of turd to an artists' convention and defending yourself by saying it's a pile of turd. You can insist on that all you want, but it does nothing about the stench.

 

I feel it necessary to point to what Andromalius wrote as more or less exactly what needs to be said.

Go read more fanfiction and then come back to this fic before rating it 5/5. It's dull, fairly bland in terms of content and I mean bland in the sense that the content is unoriginal and plain. Alright I will admit that the initial idea is original the whole painting thing is a concept I have yet to encounter elsewhere and the Dursley Bashing would usually satisfy me but really this fic just made my teeth ache.

You can tick all the boxes that fanfic readers like but you can still have a mediocre fic at the end and thats very much whom this fic seems aimed at. Wealth Harry, tick, Emotional Harry, tick, Dumbledore Bashing, tick, the list goes on but it still left me struggling for pros.

I didn't enjoy his bipolar insanity, I felt it was dull and inconsistent, everyone I love *cry*, everyone I hate *rage*, bleh it doesn't work in my mind. The Dursley abuse just seemed over the top and completely idiotic and the reasons they gave made no sense, if you were going to abuse a person to such an extent while continuing to pretend to be normal than at least give a better response than "Oh we though they could heal it."

This whole fic doesn't bring anything new to the fandom except the whole painting thing as far as I'm aware and the stuff that it repeats, which I'd usually like the author manages to make me dislike.

I'd struggle to rate this higher than 1/5 for those with similar tastes to my own. But for the acceptable nature of its writing and the painting concept I could just about give it a 2/5.