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Since my last post I have read: The Last Werewolf, by Glen Duncan. Wasn't really a fan of this, but perhaps it just wasn't in my tastes. Personally I couldn't relate to the character at all, so I never really cared for him or what happened to him--something that seemed to be kind of key for this book. I felt like the main character--also the narrator--was supposed to be lovable in the way that Jim Butcher's Harry Dresden is, but he wasn't at all. Coup d'Etat, by Ben Coes. Pretty good novel with an interesting premise. Some of the writing was slightly jarring--Coes would repeat a few phrases a lot, and would repeat some descriptions sometimes only a few sentences apart--and it took a long time for the story to really focus on Dewey Andres. Not necessarily a bad thing, but when you're expecting a Dewey story, it was a little tedious reading through all the exposition, though one does have to commend Coes for how in-depth he went with everything, and his knowledge of things in the book. Overall it wasn't bad, and I look forward to reading more of Coes. The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster. Sometimes children's books are the best books, and this one was fantastic. So many clever phrases throughout and a fun adventure with enjoyable characters. One of my favorite books, and I'm quite disappointed it took me this long to read it. Holes, by Louis Sachar. Again, I can't believe it's taken me this long to read this book. But finally I have, and it truly was amazing--I couldn't put it down.. Every character was round and unique, a hard thing to accomplish when you're dealing with so many, and the plot was fun and exciting. Overall, it was simply a very enjoyable, easy to read, and fun book. Highly recommended in case there's anyone else out there that hasn't read it. My one criticism? It's over--I want to keep reading about Stanley Yelnats and Hector Zeroni. But that's hardly criticism, as the novel ended well and satisfyingly. I'll definitely have to look into more of Sachar's work. The Casual Vacancy, by J.K. Rowling. This book was depressing, for one. Imagine all the wrong things in the world, collected together in one small town. Throughout the book I was trying to find one--just one--character that could actually be considered "good", but there wasn't one (except possibly Barry Fairbrother, but he died on the second page)--though Kay Bawden had some good qualities about her. And overall, the book was just filled with so many unnecessary things, as if J.K. Rowling had to make up for writing seven children's books by stuffing as many (in my opinion) immoral things she could into one novel. Which would be the reason for the two star rating--"it was okay"--because I didn't like it. At the same time, it did keep me reading, because despite all that, it was not horribly written, and the plot wasn't as boring to read as it seemed like it would be, but all the same, it's not a likable book. One thing that I do have to commend Rowling for is the characterization--she did a good job of creating a lot of round characters, unique from each other. That said, I didn't have any emotional attachment to the characters, either. The only emotion I felt was at the end when it was so depressing I just couldn't help but feel depressed myself at how pitiful and horrible this town is. So no, I can't say it was a good book. I can say, perhaps, that it was a well-written book, especially if the intent of Rowling was to make her readers feel depressed at the world, but I really can't say I recommend it. The Kite Runner, by Khaled Hosseini. This, JK Rowling, is how you write a good depressing book. How you get your readers to care for the characters, to become emotionally invested in them. To drive your readers to tears, and actually care about the world--care about the situation the characters in the novel are in.This book, similar to The Casual Vacancy in that it shows the harshness of life, yet so much better—and so different—in that it never goes overboard, and it doesn’t do anything tastelessly. It’s a wake-up call about how people suffer horrible things, showing the harsh reality of life. How this world is not a perfect place. I hate even remotely relating this to The Casual Vacancy, but having read that book just before reading The Kite Runner, I can’t help but do so. Because The Kite Runner worked so much better. The Kite Runner was amazing where The Casual Vacancy failed. Both developed their characters well--but The Kite Runner took that and made you actually care about them, drawing tears often. Both were well-written from a purely grammatical/structural/etc. standpoint--The Kite Runner used that good writing to create a beautiful story about the very real struggles some people faced.Perhaps the best words for it would be from the New York Times Book Reivew: Powerful. Haunting. Because The Kite Runner was definitely both of those. The Kite Runner made the reader care--left an impression in the reader. Haunted the reader with the reality depicted within. In The Kite Runner, horrible, heart-wrenching things happened. But they happened to characters you cared about. Characters you cared about did despicable things--but they realized they had done wrong. The Kite Runner opens your eyes to the world, the harshness of life, yet the beauty that remains even through that harshness. The good that still exists through the bad. The Kite Runner is a beautiful but haunting book. Not for the faint of heart, but truly an amazing book, worth reading--unlike The Casual Vacancy. I Am the Messenger, by Markus Zusak. After reading The Book Thief, I knew I had to read more by Markus Zusak--and he didn't disappoint. While The Book Thief is still infinitely better, I Am the Messenger is a great book, and was extremely enjoyable. It captures your interest from the start, and the interesting plot and characters, coupled with Zusak's writing, will keep you reading to the end. Have Spacesuit--Will Travel, by Robert Heinlein. Not exactly my cup of tea, but the idea was enjoyable and clever, and I really enjoyed the main characters. I'm not sure I would have enjoyed it as much if I hadn't taken an astronomy class last semester, but it was fun seeing all the references to things we had talked about in class. Currently reading The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern, which is just fantastic and amazing and already one of my favorite books.

And I have reviewed Sinking, by Tekulo Velox: Special, by Ezorov Nuile: Pink Bow, by SkyLandOceAnna Yukiko: Disturbed Zen, by Ilyusha Blokfase Zaxvo: Allison, by Zo'Tomana Dual Matrix: A Cry Ignored, by Nick Silverpen Due April 24th. Thanks guys!

Hey there, Tekulo. Your story has been selected for a free review by the SSCC--we're going through all the OTC stories that haven't received an SSCC review and giving them one: free of charge! (though perhaps, maybe I should charge you. Your soul, please.) That out of the way, let's begin. Usually I start out with some nitpicks, but... I honestly don't really have any nitpicks. Anything that I had put aside to nitpick become negligible as I discovered the tone of the story, in which case I have a few thoughts on that. Maybe this is just me, but I felt like this could have been better if the narrator was less chatty, and it was more about the action and the suspense, etc. For example, the beginning starts off great. "Heavy...everything felt heavy." That just evokes this slight amount of terror, fascination--it grips the reader in from the start and pushes the reader to read the rest. And then you get to the "I slipped, of course..." and you realize that this isn't going to be as scary/suspenseful story as you thought, but it's going to have an extremely chatty narrator. Which the following sentences showed. But then again, you get to the ending, which was simply fantastic and extremely well-done. It was haunting and, yes, yet again fascinating. This world was cold. This world was suffocating. This world was demise. And now this world would be my tomb. (as you can see, I broke up the last sentence, because I think it's more powerful that way--perhaps even putting "And now...tomb" on it's own line.) But the pacing was really well-done. Very poetic, actually--I could imagine all of those "this world"s being separate lines, that being the last stanza of the poem. Anyway, I'm digressing from the point--the ending was very well-done. But honestly, I don't feel like it fits the rest of the story--just like the beginning. And really, everything after "Humming...all around." It's just the couple paragraphs before that that seem inconsistent, because they're so focused on this voice--intentional or not--that's extremely chatty. Which isn't necessarily a bad thing, mind you. Personally, I prefer non-chatty voices, but they have their place. I guess my main issue here is that I was just hoping for a suspenseful story, but that voice took me out of that. So I guess my suggestions is: go one way or the other. Keep it all suspenseful and get rid of the chatty voice: "...of course..." "Yes, that was the appropriate question." "No, that wasn't the right question." et cetera. Or you could do the opposite--bring the chatty voice in more, throughout the whole story, which would then probably give it more of a comedic feel, or at least dark humorish. Maybe neither of those things, but it'd still fit as it's consistent. Start off with the suspense for the first sentence or two but then completely twist that around and bring in the voice--and keep it. Of course, these are all just my personal suggestions, and feel free to do with them as you will. For being written in only a half-hour, this definitely isn't a bad piece, and I really like the idea behind it--and the take on "flood." Great imagery and descriptions as well--I really enjoyed reading them, and as I said, I loved the very beginning and the ending. Well done, Tekulo. I look forward to more.

I know! I'm quite disappointed in myself. I'm really not sure how my childhood went by without me reading those. Still, though, I absolutely loved it, and in a way I really enjoyed enjoying it for the first time. There's a lot of books/movies/etc. you wish you could read/see/etc. for the first time again, and in a way I was able to do that--without the "again." =P But it was just fun to experience that novel--extremely amazing even though I'm an adult--for the first time. Sometimes children's books are the best books, because they're not just for kids, or only enjoyable by kids--but they are clean, fun, and extremely enjoyable. Yeah, I'm definitely going to re-read the Narnia books at some point. It really frustrates me how I don't really remember them besides a few glimpses--I almost wonder if I actually did ever read through them completely, but I'm almost positive I did. Ah, nice! Unfortunately I haven't read any of his Chaos Walking trilogy yet, but I've heard it's quite good--I definitely will as soon as I find all of them at a used bookstore (currently I only have the second; The Ask and the Answer)--good to hear you enjoyed it. I'm excited for you reading A Monster Calls, it really is amazing! Eh, understandable. A lot of those books aren't necessarily books that "everyone has read," but I do definitely recommend them (particularly The Book Thief). Though as I'm sure you've heard, be wary of A Song of Ice and Fire if you ever do decide to read it--there's quite a bit of adult material in them, unfortunately, but otherwise is a fantastic fantasy series.

~ :: :: ~ April 16: Top Ten Tuesday REWIND -- pick a past topic you missed or one you want to revisit! As such, I've chosen: "Top Ten Books I Want to Reread" A Monster Calls, by Patrick Ness. This is probably my favorite book. I've read it twice, and I'm definitely eager to do so again. The Book Thief, by Markus Zusak. An amazing book that I've only read once--would definitely look forward to reading it again. A Song of Ice and Fire, by George R.R. Martin. Because this series was/is amazing. I still need to read A Dance with Dragons (I've been waiting for the paperback, because I'm slightly OCD in wanting the same edition for the whole series, but I might give in and buy the hardback--especially since the paperback release date has been pushed back once again <_<), but I'll look forward to reading them all again. Harry Potter, by J.K. Rowling. These books were really fun to read, and I only read them for the first time last August. Holes, by Louis Sachar. Just read this book last Friday for the first time. I know, I'm probably the only person who hasn't. Needless to say, it was amazing. The Phantom Tollbooth, by Norton Juster. And I just read this book on Saturday--same thing. Amazing book that I'd love to re-read. American Assassin, by Vince Flynn. Another of my favorite books. I've already read this two or three times--wouldn't mind doing it again. The Dresden Files, by Jim Butcher. A fantastic urban fantasy series, with one of the greatest narrators of any book or series I've read. The Four Loves, by C.S. Lewis. Because it's amazing. The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis. Because I don't remember the books at all, except small glimpses of The Magician's Nephew, because I read them so long ago. ~ Velox

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And thus ended Nate's career at Microsoft.

Ah right, I forgot to assign you one because I was waiting for your reply first. But here you go: Dual Matrix: Ending, by Tekulo And with that, as an announcement: We do indeed have a new critic, Dual Matrix! It's good to have another hand on deck.

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Hey there, SkyIceOceAnna! I'm here to provide you with an SSCC Charity Review. Basically, we just go around OTC reviewing stories that haven't gotten an SSCC review yet. So, without further ado... I seem to review every story slightly differently. This time, I want to mention one thing, and then I'll go through and quote passages of the story, giving my thoughts on them as I go, as most of the things I want to point out fit better with specific passages. I'll probably have a few general things to say at the end as well. Reading this through, I have to say that I found the main character (Becky, I believe) to be quite strange. Specifically, very controlling. Honestly I felt almost as if these weren't humans, and she was playing house with dolls or something. I'll get into specific examples from the story later, but I wanted to mention this first. I don't think this is supposed to be a weird story at all, but rather just a sweet little "day in the life of" story. Which is fine, but again, the main character just seemed overly controlling. I feel like it's kind of implied that she's a housewife, so doesn't need to be said explicitly, but that's just a personal preference--perhaps also because it almost sounds like you're saying that she doesn't get help with chores at all because she's called a housewife. Also, two sentences later you say that her husband would do the cooking some nights, yet in this sentence you say that she wishes she could get help with the chores. Perhaps just change it to "...getting some help with the chores more often" or something. One thing that I did like, though, was that here and the sentences above, you really showed that the stay-at-home-mom lifestyle isn't just a free pass on work or anything like that. "Off" makes it sound like she's "going off on a journey"--I'd make it simply "went to" Here's the first big instance when I think things went a little too far. But before I get into that, most 14-year-olds don't seem to really like school. It's not that it's not possible, but it is rare. Sure, it could be enjoyable, but he is a kid in middle school. You could just say that he's responsible, or you could leave it out all together, as him getting ready implies that he's at least partially responsible. But now, with starting with the third sentence is where things really start to go too far. Assuming she's around 35-45 or even older, and he's around the same, she really shouldn't have to make sure he's getting ready, unless he has some sort of condition or something. And, even more so, she really, really shouldn't have to put out his clothes for him--he's a big boy, why can't he just do it himself? Especially considering that a 14-year-old doesn't need treatment like that, why would a ~40-year-old? Also, before this when she's doing the same to the two twins, that also seemed a little out of place, but they are only 8 so it could go either way. But for 14 and ~40, definitely not, at least for the laying out of the clothes. It's definitely believable that she'd check up on the 14-year-old to make sure he's waking up, but nothing more than that. We got a brief look at this earlier, but here it really stands out: the family is just too perfect. I really can't imagine two 8-year-olds and a 14-year-old being so perfect and polite. I mean who knows, maybe it is possible, but this coupled with the other off-putting things and it just seemed equally as weird. This also sounded weird, as if one of them is the President, and the other is the President's Chief of Staff, going over his morning schedule and what he needs to do. I understand them talking about their day, but not so formally. Instead, it should be brought up in common conversation "I have that big presentation to give at work today about energy conservation..." or whathaveyou. Just something to make it more natural-sounding. Furthermore, this is the first mention of their names, and while it's fairly obvious who's who, they should just be mentioned earlier. Maybe even start out with Becky at the very beginning, then go "her husband, Jay" the first time you mention him. Again, continuing with what I said above, it just seems weird that she'd go through her day like that, especially mentioning everything to the laundry and housecleaning and how she'd be able to relax for a bit (and "while" would be the better word rather than "whilst), probably do some folding of the laundry...I just can't see someone saying that. Instead, again, put it in conversation, and don't mention everything as if it's a list she's reading: "Good luck, dear! I'm just going to be doing housecleaning today until I pick up the boys and take them to their taekwondo class. I'll see you tonight!" Or something to that effect. The quick moving from the kiss to the yell was slightly jarring to me. Quite natural, but perhaps just reword it to something like..."off to work. She smiled and then shouted to the boys to get in the car." or something. Again, just personal preference. I don't think "That's when the fun started." is needed, and I'd reword the following to: "One of the twins couldn't find his math homework, but Becky had remembered seeing it by the computer and told him to check." A few things here: 1. They were already dressed when they came down from breakfast--it seems unlikely that the shoe would go missing for this long, without being brought up earlier. Plus, I feel like he would've just looked under his bed by himself, but maybe that's just me. 2. This is the first time the dog is mentioned, and seems to come out of the blue, only to give an explanation as to where the shoe went. I'd bring the dog in earlier. 3. I don't think all that explanation is necessary anyway. Just something like "did you look under your bed?" would be quite natural by itself, without any explanation as to why she thought that, or why the shoe might be there--the reader can piece that together him/herself. Why was he just waiting at the door? She had told them to get to the car. Also, "and why it was wet" is unneeded, as you just said it was wet the sentence before. I'm also wondering why he needed a new shirt--it would've dried fairly quickly, probably before he even got to school. And either way, since he's 14 years old, it seems like he'd make the decision of whether or not he needed a new shirt. Again, maybe it's just because she seems so controlling earlier that she seems more controlling now, but it did sound a little weird to me. 1. This could all be reworded with fewer words. "She didn't want them riding in the front because it was more dangerous" and just leave it at that, for example. 2. Here again, you mention James's name for the first time--why not bring it in earlier, instead of just saying "the oldest"? 3. I'm a little confused at the last sentence--he locked his own door and then somehow got into it? Or he unlocked it? Or he locked the rear doors after his brothers got in? Where did she take a shower? It sounds like she's walking around the block of the taekwondo place, and so isn't at home--are there showers she can use there? Or did she come home at some point? "it" should be "he", unless they really are dolls. =P Wouldn't that make them want to stay up even later? "Tomorrow's the weekend, so I can sleep in." I'd change this to: "They gave her her breakfast on a breakfast tray, and say on the edge of the bed." or something. As it is, them "sitting across from her" sounds like they're sitting at an actual table, and "like you see in the movies" isn't really necessary. "They all gave her gifts as well." would be better, IMO. Also, maybe it's just me, but I've never thought of someone making both pancakes and waffles. =P --- So I think I've said enough. =P I really liked the idea behind the story, and the sweetness of some of the things--her kids/husband doing the whole nice Mother's Day thing, etc. Though actually on that point, unless I'm mistaken, Mother's Day is always on a Sunday. Yet the day before, in the story, she takes the kids to school, so I feel like we lost a day there somewhere. But anyway, back to what I was saying, this seemed like a very sweet story, and I liked that. Very old-fashioned in some ways (like someone else mentioned, a 50s-era mom), and that's definitely not a bad thing. I think the story could also benefit from some internal dialogue--throughout the story, we never really get to see the mother's thoughts, except what's told to us by the narrator, but because of that, they don't seem like she's the one thinking them--that we're just being told them, if that makes sense. That way we see her thoughts, and what it's like to be in that position, rather than just having this outside (almost like a camera) view, where we can't connect with the character. And I think a lot of the sentences could be restructured, too--I pointed out some of them, but overall, a lot of times it seemed like we were going through a list of things in a story, rather than being told a story. But overall I think it definitely has the potential to be a very sweet, family story, and I think that was set up very nicely. Well-done, and I hope you find my comments helpful. =]

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Here's the next batch: Velox: Sinking by Tekulo Nuile: Settlers of Disaster, by Chro Yukiko: Coloring Between the Lines, Thinking Outside the Box, by Aderia Zaxvo: And We Are Only Human, by Chro Due April 17th. Thanks guys!

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Hope of Rebirth SHE AWOKE IN PAIN on the cold, hard stone floor. Deep gashes had been ripped into her skin all across her arms and body. They were healing, half black and half crimson, but she knew they would never heal completely. It wouldn’t be long before she tore them open again. Black scorch marks riddled her skin, permanent, unable to be washed away—water was a poison, burning like fire would a normal human. She brushed her pale-blond hair behind her ears and sat up slowly, looking around her to see the prison-like abode where she slept each night. Atop a cliff; huge, jagged rocks surrounding her, stone floor, no ceiling. It was her punishment to herself, unwilling to live anywhere in comfort. And for just a brief moment, just like every morning, she had hope. Hope that somehow she had been changed. Had been healed. Was no longer the monster that she had been the day before. But then, just like every morning, that hope was extinguished as it began to happen. She began to change. Her back became rough and thick, the skin drying and cracking as it turned scarlet. Gigantic, leathery wings grew from her back and extended until each one could wrap around her body two- or three-fold, ending with two spiked points. Her fingers became callused and sharp; curved, cone-shaped nails protruded from the ends, over an inch long each. Her feet followed suit, becoming more animalistic with claws to match her hands. The blood of the scars seemed to brighten as her whole skin became tougher and paler. She was still recognizably human, yet bestial. She shrieked and bellowed, trying to fight the transformation. But she couldn’t. She clawed at her body, drawing fresh blood and reopening old scabs. Her stomach growled and with a haunting fear she knew: it was time to feed. Her legs moved as if under their own power and she leaped into the air, burgundy wings extending. Below her valleys and forests covered the ground with a dirt road dividing them. She flew to the forest, keeping close to the tree tops. Her nostrils flared and she knew human flesh was nearby. Her body shot down toward the scent until finally she saw a young boy in the distance among the trees, playing in a river by himself, his parents nowhere to be seen. She clawed at herself and used all of her strength to stop, but the beast inside her was relentless. Fangs extended from her canines, the scent of blood close. She tried to push them back into her skull but instead drew blood from her thumbs. Desperate to stop, she clawed at herself again and again, ripping her stomach open, trying anything to stop herself from destroying the young life. But the fire inside her quickly healed the lacerations and staunched the bleeding; her clawing had only caused more pain—failed to stop her flight toward her next victim. She landed on the forest frondescence and ripped into his flesh, burning his body to a crisp before devouring it, all the time fighting her internal demon. When it was finished she quickly took off again, in control, slamming into several trees and branches in a crazed dash before flying above the tree line and back to her home before she could catch the scent of another. What have I done? The pained thought that went through her mind day after day, mistake after mistake. But today was worse. Today she had gone too far, past the point of return. She landed on the cold stone and sat down, secluded from civilization, hidden behind her haven of large rocks. Her arms wrapped around her knees, and her blond hair fell into her face. Her wings were still expanded, wrapped around her like a shield and a blanket as her nails and teeth receded into their normal appearance. A tear formed in the pit of her azure eye, stinging as the salty liquid seeped into the deep gash around her eyelids. As she thought about what she had done, more tears fell. They burned into her flesh, steam rising from her cheeks in their path, but she allowed them to fall, keeping her arms where they were. She allowed the pain, knowing she deserved it—and much worse. She wished to die, to end the cruelty that she inflicted upon innocent victims. Today had been the worst—a child. What have I done? she repeated in her mind again as even more tears fell. She hugged herself tighter, weeping bitterly, and awaited the new dawn when she knew she would hunt—and kill—again. But she couldn’t let that happen. She had to hope that one day, somehow, she might become reborn—no longer the monster, but a beautiful creature. She opened her eyes slowly, looking off the cliff and into the sky. She needed help. She had to stop. Become reborn. Live under the oppression of this ailment no longer. But can I? she wondered. I have to. ~ :: ~ A/N: Written for the "Rebirth" Fortnightly Flash Fiction Contest, this story was inspired by the amazing drawing Kaida (careful, the topic is unfortunately dead) by the extraordinary Ezorov. Many thanks to Katie for allowing me to use that as inspiration. I really enjoyed writing this character, and I hope to write more about her. But for now, enjoy this piece that stands on its own--comments and constructive criticisms are welcome.

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In theaters? Les Miserables. Outside of the theater? I saw Gran Torino last night for like the fourth time.

In lieu of the Easter holiday/Spring Break (yeah I know, a little late, but I didn't think about it last week and wanted to give people a week off), I'll be extending the deadline one week (if you need it) and not assigning another charity cycle this week, so have fun with the week off, guys. =] (though of course all official assignments still have their due dates as stated). I'll be assigning new reviews next Wednesday as usual.

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There's also already a Tracker ticket for this right here. The Administration is aware of the issue and is working on it--don't worry, you're not the only one; it's happening for everyone. Question answered; topic closed.

BECAUSE THIS IS MICAH. THAT'S WHAT YOU DO WITH MICAH.

Well I'm sorry to hear that. =/ But yeah, accounts are not deleted by request, so you could try asking to be banned if you want, or you could just simply leave. Question answered; topic closed.

If you mean your account itself, then no it's not possible. The closest thing would be to be banned, in which case you could PM an Administrator with your request, but it's not always granted. If you mean your actual profile, then the only things you can do is edit it, and you could remove all the information there if you wanted. Does that answer your question?