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6/15/2025, 4:42:45 PM
>>42272623
(2/2)
As for things that actually happened in week 3, I have less to say. Well, I'm glad I read the PR arc right before week 3 because the final arc was very disappointing. I don't know; it felt like the fic tried to be more 'epic' in giving Clover her own big adventure, but it was bad. Honestly, you could cut 50% of it and be left with something better. When the fic tries to give backstory to the cultist, it doesn't really do anything important with it. 2/3 of her visits culminate with NOTHING as the resolution. Wow! It had some nicer moments—of course it did—and I understand why the author chose to focus on Clover there (very pointedly, with Starswirl literally saying "I'll let her deal with this"). I suppose that's also showing some character development for him, but eh. I'd have preferred to read one more of their shared adventures instead.
And I'm rambling and the replies are already there, so I'll maybe get to responding instead.
Clover's dad also made the story so much worse whenever he was on the page.
>>42272623
[VOTING]
Since Mono's fics are a 1-week reading, here are some ideas:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/519321/sorry-we-missed-you
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/22148/rainbow-typhoon
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/455858/the-bug-in-the-cave
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/434003/the-archetypist
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/57956/integration
>>42272627
>I didn’t like the final arc. (...) The effect was an endless drag.
Totally. I swear I'm writing my posts before reading anyone else's (in order), but now it looks like I paraphrased you for my opinion here, ha ha.
>She’s sweet, and I like her.
I like Starswirl more, but Clover actually grew on me a lot, too.
>The EqG epilogue chapter
>EqG epilogue chapter
The WHAT? Reading it might change my overall impression of the fic after all.
>it doesn’t hit high enough highs to earn a thumbs up or low enough lows to earn a thumbs down
I can understand that point of view, but to me, "better than a lot of the fics" is enough for a like button. I just think that in the sea of awful and mediocre fics, a story that does something well and doesn't crumble halfway through deserves that updoot. That, and bringing a semi-longfic to completion also earns it some credit. What you're describing as an upvote is more like a Favorites inclusion to me.
>>42272632
>the last chapter + the two epilogues are still unread. ~75k words in a week was just too much for me
Same except I had to read all of that today. Well, minus the epilogues. I've been reading for ~4 hours before the club interrupted me, ha. To the fic's credit, those were pretty good 3-4 hours.
>it still managed to put a smile on my face
Yes, same for me, The Hater of [Comedy], which imo probably means the Comedy part of it was pretty good. That dry delivery you mention was a particularly neat choice.
(2/2)
As for things that actually happened in week 3, I have less to say. Well, I'm glad I read the PR arc right before week 3 because the final arc was very disappointing. I don't know; it felt like the fic tried to be more 'epic' in giving Clover her own big adventure, but it was bad. Honestly, you could cut 50% of it and be left with something better. When the fic tries to give backstory to the cultist, it doesn't really do anything important with it. 2/3 of her visits culminate with NOTHING as the resolution. Wow! It had some nicer moments—of course it did—and I understand why the author chose to focus on Clover there (very pointedly, with Starswirl literally saying "I'll let her deal with this"). I suppose that's also showing some character development for him, but eh. I'd have preferred to read one more of their shared adventures instead.
And I'm rambling and the replies are already there, so I'll maybe get to responding instead.
Clover's dad also made the story so much worse whenever he was on the page.
>>42272623
[VOTING]
Since Mono's fics are a 1-week reading, here are some ideas:
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/519321/sorry-we-missed-you
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/22148/rainbow-typhoon
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/455858/the-bug-in-the-cave
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/434003/the-archetypist
https://www.fimfiction.net/story/57956/integration
>>42272627
>I didn’t like the final arc. (...) The effect was an endless drag.
Totally. I swear I'm writing my posts before reading anyone else's (in order), but now it looks like I paraphrased you for my opinion here, ha ha.
>She’s sweet, and I like her.
I like Starswirl more, but Clover actually grew on me a lot, too.
>The EqG epilogue chapter
>EqG epilogue chapter
The WHAT? Reading it might change my overall impression of the fic after all.
>it doesn’t hit high enough highs to earn a thumbs up or low enough lows to earn a thumbs down
I can understand that point of view, but to me, "better than a lot of the fics" is enough for a like button. I just think that in the sea of awful and mediocre fics, a story that does something well and doesn't crumble halfway through deserves that updoot. That, and bringing a semi-longfic to completion also earns it some credit. What you're describing as an upvote is more like a Favorites inclusion to me.
>>42272632
>the last chapter + the two epilogues are still unread. ~75k words in a week was just too much for me
Same except I had to read all of that today. Well, minus the epilogues. I've been reading for ~4 hours before the club interrupted me, ha. To the fic's credit, those were pretty good 3-4 hours.
>it still managed to put a smile on my face
Yes, same for me, The Hater of [Comedy], which imo probably means the Comedy part of it was pretty good. That dry delivery you mention was a particularly neat choice.
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