by Etaski
and very good. I'm studying (as a very, very mature student) creative writing including a module on horror and Speculative Fiction.
Your story rates as a materpiece.
I'm not going to rate it because maybe it was my fault that I didn't understand what I just read. It seemed disjointed like a dream and I just couldn't follow it.
and too many characters/being types, without any context of what they do or are, or for that matter the socio-political world they all live in. That was work to get thru, and I like sci-fi.
Was a good read. Very good love story. Even though the jumpy vignette style is not my favorite, you used it really well. There's also love!
But great sci fi gives a bit more hand holding and introductions so more readers can get more out of it. Please keep writing, but also just a little bit more accessibility.
I didn't know about the setting, but it didn't bother me too much. What did is the dreamy, deliberately confusing story; had to assume, guess, read between the lines a lot - it kept me on my toes. A lot of meaning with too little words.
What is also more like a dream, not a story, are the characters and the story development itself. Some characters just show up and.... they are gone. Without any clear influence on the story. I know the deep web of links you like to weave between the story, Etaski. Maybe this story is just too short for this... Anyways, I enjoyed reading this, reminded me of dreams I sometimes have.