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Review Detail of Prrrgadilly in Rebirth of the Phoenix God

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Prrrgadilly
PrrrgadillyLv143yrPrrrgadilly

Let the record show that I only got 23 full chapters in and immediately halted reading in the 24th chapter as Fen ogled Kaisha for the nth time. Also, I appreciate the premise of the novel and I respect the author's willingness to shirk overworked literary tropes in favor of some semblance of novelty and originality. I will also commend the author for writing the first Webnovel I've read that literally left me legitimately pissed. The story was just too damn vague. There is no background; we, the readers, don't even know what Fen already knows. Nothing is explained to us. None of the characters want to give him a straight answer, and seem more interested in using misdirection and sleight of hand to lead him by the nose. The characters are all acting as if they're all involved in some big joke and the only one getting screwed over is Fen. He himself is more absorbed with some random pretty girl's cleavage, than surivival in what is basically a hostile situation. Despite, or rather in spite, of the fact that he's supposedly possessed of great hunter instincts. His personality is all over the place and more akin to an addict using recreational drugs than someone suffering from immense mental traumas. I could go on, but these are the most important issues I had while reading. I will honestly say that this story would work a lot more effortlessly in first person than third. I read in another review that the author is trying to share Fen's perspective with the reader, so they understand his confusion, ignorance, and fustration. All it did was make me feel like the author was trying to hoodwink me. That's what first person point-of-view is for. Third person is inherently removed and passive; it is an outside observer's perspective. Without supporting explanations and insights into the cause or motivations of event and actions, this POV falls flat. Suspense and mystery are created by TELLING the reader that a character has overlooked something important or that a characters tone of speech hints at a deeper meaning. TL;DR Good story with potential but the poor execution made it too arduous for me to enjoy.

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Rebirth of the Phoenix God

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MotivatedSloth
MotivatedSlothAuthorMotivatedSloth

Hey mate, I tried everything to somehow recover this review, but no matter what I did, it didn't work. If it wouldn't be too much of a problem, it would be lovely if you could repost it (just delete or leave the old one), since it appears to be the easiest solution to the problem, and I don't want such a great review to be bugged out.

Prrrgadilly:I most definitely did not delete this review. I'd hoped you'd see it. I feel constructive criticism is necessary and should be actively sought after. If you look in the "Newest" category for reviews, mine should be 4th or 5th from the top.
MotivatedSloth
MotivatedSlothAuthorMotivatedSloth

Allow me to ask, did you delete this review? Because it seemed implausible for someone to put so much effort into writing one only to delete it right after. If not, then for some reason it does not show on my page, and I'm only capable of viewing it through my notifications. I'm asking because it's one of the best reviews I could ask for - accurately pinpointing the struggles that I didn't even realise I had. And for that, no matter what its score was (I don't see it in notifications) I couldn't be any happier with it. It might be true that my attempt at keeping the deeply realistic perspective in 3rd person simply failed. This novel was my first attempt at writing in third person instead of the first one ever since I basically started writing for serious, and even with my newest novel returning to the trend. Either way, if you deleted it, then whatever your reasons might be, thanks for pointing out the stuff I can work on! But if this novel wasn't deleted (or, for example, posted on Ficoll which is my only other guess at what could be the case) then I will make sure to try to solve this problem.

Prrrgadilly
PrrrgadillyLv14Prrrgadilly

I most definitely did not delete this review. I'd hoped you'd see it. I feel constructive criticism is necessary and should be actively sought after. If you look in the "Newest" category for reviews, mine should be 4th or 5th from the top.

MotivatedSloth:Allow me to ask, did you delete this review? Because it seemed implausible for someone to put so much effort into writing one only to delete it right after. If not, then for some reason it does not show on my page, and I'm only capable of viewing it through my notifications. I'm asking because it's one of the best reviews I could ask for - accurately pinpointing the struggles that I didn't even realise I had. And for that, no matter what its score was (I don't see it in notifications) I couldn't be any happier with it. It might be true that my attempt at keeping the deeply realistic perspective in 3rd person simply failed. This novel was my first attempt at writing in third person instead of the first one ever since I basically started writing for serious, and even with my newest novel returning to the trend. Either way, if you deleted it, then whatever your reasons might be, thanks for pointing out the stuff I can work on! But if this novel wasn't deleted (or, for example, posted on Ficoll which is my only other guess at what could be the case) then I will make sure to try to solve this problem.
MotivatedSloth
MotivatedSlothAuthorMotivatedSloth

I just checked and even asked a friend of mine to do it, but it does not appear on the page. I will ask the editors to fix it.

Prrrgadilly:I most definitely did not delete this review. I'd hoped you'd see it. I feel constructive criticism is necessary and should be actively sought after. If you look in the "Newest" category for reviews, mine should be 4th or 5th from the top.
Trevor_Buckner
Trevor_BucknerLv10Trevor_Buckner

i just wanted to say that i love how at least one of your books is always on my recommendations