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Reviews For Augury
Excellent Ria. Your skills never cease to amaze. Now, lets see...Okay, so they eat together. That means they've come to a sort of understanding. And Severus deffiantly walks away with more. ANd I think Harry does too, in a sense. He learned Snape wasn't always an ass. That the man did care a bit (hence SNape's pushiness about Harry being more like Sam). And then there's the homeless man. He knows where he is even though he has nothing...unlike Harry and Snape...who have no idea where they really are in life. I'm sure there's other little clues in here...but I'm not sure what they are and those two just jumped out at me. Excellent Ria! Did I mention I love this story! Author's Response: I love your face, DA! I'm sorry I missed you tonight! You're doing wonderfully in your critical training! I feel like a proud mom. ::SOB:: They grow up so quick! THANK YOU!
Author's Response: Someone once said that in order to really know someone, you must first take them out of their element. :) Thank you for your review!
Author's Response: There's someting about trains, I think, they make for good stories. Thank you!
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Author's Response: We all have our own Sam inside of us, we just gotta let him out! :) Thank you reading!
Author's Response: Thank you, Aut!
Author's Response: I'm sorry I confused you, Lan! What do you mean that you have kind of Sam/Harry thing going on? Not sure how they work? But thank you for reading and thank you for reviewing! :)
I would like to congratulate you on your work. This story was quite unique and oddly emotional. Your use of wording and character expression created a calm sense in the reader which, I think, you were attempting to convey. You used such sentiments to show Harry's confusion about life and Sam’s confidence in the future - it was peaceful...like a train ride - which brings me to the point that your use of symbolism was strong and appreciated. As a writer I find one of the most difficult aspects to grasp is symbolism and yet you seem to hold it by the hand. The barmy homeless man, being one, having no place in the world and yet confidant in where he is, dressed in rags representing hopelessness and yet expressing confidence, the same self-assurance held by great soldiers of the American Civil War. The train, not knowing exactly where it will take you, but knowing that it’s going somewhere, and you’re left with the choice to get on board, or stay behind. These symbols communicated the contrast between Harry and Sam, and more deeply between Harry and himself. I think also this can prove as a sort of moral to the readers. That we have choices to make, we can either be who the world wants us to be or make our own decisions based on where “life is calling us.” Because something out there is calling each individual to do something great but that greatness is not always what the world expects from us. The fact that Severus doesn’t hold all the answers is an accurate symbol that human beings don’t have all the answers, that in seeking answers for ourselves we need not to turn to humanity but something bigger! I wish you luck with your goals as a writer, I’ve read your profile and you seem to be to be very dedicated – I have no doubt you will succeed in the direction you’re taken through life. I look forward to reading your other works. -UnidentifiedFellowWriter Author's Response: I know that you'll probably never see this, since yours is am anonymous review and no notification will reach your inbox, but this review is just...I can't even put to words how good you've just made me feel. I posted this story and spent the whole of the night fretting over every little thing and worrying that all of the symbolism and all of the metaphores would just fly right over everyone's heads and that no one would understand this. I was literally petrified that I would confuse just about everyone who read this story and it would just fall completely flat. But you got it. 100% figured it out and got it. You have no idea how happy that makes me. And not only that, but you write this AWESOME review that seriously just boosted my confidence like tenfold. I honestly cannot express my gratitude enough. I received the E-Mails stating that I had a new review while I was at work and, like the impatient person I am, snuck away to read it. You've blown my mind. I walked, no, DANCED, on cloud nine for the rest of my shift. Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU for your kind words and, most importantly, for understanding what I was trying to do here, for figuring out my symbols, and for seeing the paradoxes that lay underneath the surface of this story. From one writer to another, from one READER to another, thank you.
Author's Response: I wish I had my own Sam too, Wid! Thank for the read! You're awesomesauce! :)
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