Comments on: Town Without a Soul and Other Stories http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/09/12/town-without-a-soul-and-other-stories/ News from the Staff of Podiobooks.com Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:26:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Wintermute http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/09/12/town-without-a-soul-and-other-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-317924 Wintermute Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:11:38 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/09/12/town-without-a-soul-and-other-stories/#comment-317924 Production quality is pretty high, but I found the 'shocking' conclusion of "Town Without a Soul" to be...kind of dull, actually. The first story was almost too short to be a story; it kind of makes me wonder why the author included it. Production quality--good. Stories--don't bother. Production quality is pretty high, but I found the ‘shocking’ conclusion of “Town Without a Soul” to be…kind of dull, actually. The first story was almost too short to be a story; it kind of makes me wonder why the author included it.

Production quality–good. Stories–don’t bother.

]]> By: Justin http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/09/12/town-without-a-soul-and-other-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-257865 Justin Sun, 21 Dec 2008 00:07:16 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/09/12/town-without-a-soul-and-other-stories/#comment-257865 I cannot say I am impressed. The production value is mediocre, at best, and the writing has the subtlety of a freight train--which may be a good thing for other people. The simple plot of "Town Without a Soul" is predictable, and the satire is just far too obvious, making it not interesting. I do not want to make this a slapfest, but I would like to hear improvement. The descriptions are tiring because there is too much detail, too much exposition, especially with regard to facial expressions, and mundane movement--which, admittedly, is a difficult skill to master. The desire to write well is present in the effort of the production and the writing, but the quality needs improvement, and I would be more than willing to listen if that happens. I cannot say I am impressed. The production value is mediocre, at best, and the writing has the subtlety of a freight train–which may be a good thing for other people. The simple plot of “Town Without a Soul” is predictable, and the satire is just far too obvious, making it not interesting. I do not want to make this a slapfest, but I would like to hear improvement. The descriptions are tiring because there is too much detail, too much exposition, especially with regard to facial expressions, and mundane movement–which, admittedly, is a difficult skill to master. The desire to write well is present in the effort of the production and the writing, but the quality needs improvement, and I would be more than willing to listen if that happens.

]]> By: Chris http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/09/12/town-without-a-soul-and-other-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-225003 Chris Tue, 16 Sep 2008 04:00:17 +0000 http://www.podiobooks.com/blog/2008/09/12/town-without-a-soul-and-other-stories/#comment-225003 The stories are amazingly well put together, the production value is great, very haunting. They are also very short, which I enjoy, but don't expect them to last, they are almost flash fiction short. The stories are amazingly well put together, the production value is great, very haunting. They are also very short, which I enjoy, but don’t expect them to last, they are almost flash fiction short.

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