Talk:The Day The World Fell Silent/@comment-25021327-20140923135116

This was a fairly enjoyable read for me. It doesn't really add too much to the standard "Last man alive" dynamic, but for what it is, it's okay. I have a soft spot for post-apocalyptic stories, as well as ghost towns/abandoned places, so that was a plus or me.

I liked how we are left to wonder what happened, or what is happening to the world, or even if the narrator is simply imagining or dreaming everything. The latter seems more and more possible as one reads through, especially given the lack of concrete time frame (enough time for wolves to settle into formerly civilized areas, yet raw chicken sits in a minivan, uneaten, and unspoiled, housecats survive without food, or mewling loudly enough for the protagonist to hear.)

If this is intended as a literal tale, those points hurt the narrative, but if it's a more abstract story, these are simply weird plot points. The spectreal apparitions felt kind of tacked on for creepyness' sake, but that's okay, and that's just my opinion.

There are some spelling/homophone issues, but nothing too distracting. One other thing I would say is that the word 'gun' is used quite a lot in the middle part of the pasta. Perhaps a thesaurus to break that up a bit.

All in all, I did enjoy this enough to read to the end, which is a good thing. And I'm glad I did.