Talk:How Reality Died/@comment-24082398-20170226195906

Boy, how long has it been since I've done a review?

Pros:  It was definitely pretty intriguing! There were lots of questions that came up into my head as the story progressed. Some of them got answered, and some of them didn't; the ones that didn't weren't too bad, though, since I could come up with my own reasons why all that stuff happened. The narrative was so strong it didn't feel cheap or like a total cop-out when the questions I had didn't get definitive answers. I also really enjoyed the tone of the story, and how somber everything was. These were the last hours of some poor, doomed soul who couldn't do anything to amend their situation. The gloominess of the story really hit home. I also enjoyed the imagery and worldbuilding here! Imagining a magnificent dome in the middle of some unforgiving, nuclear scar was really cool to think about. The death scenes were pretty grisly. I'm a simple man; all I need to be impressed is out-of-this-world violence and gore, and I'm sold. This story had that by the bucketful! Putting yourself in the shoes of this narrator was really depressing, in all honesty. I enjoy stories that showcase just how formidable the odds are and how useless it is to prevent them. This seems pretty Lovecraftian, in my opinion, and it works incredibly.

Cons: There's not a lot to say unless I want to nitpick. There were two things that stuck out to me, though: Why wouldn't the marauders just bust into the protagonist's home and tear him apart? They did it with the other members of the dome, so why not them? Second, why wouldn't the father kill the protagonist as well? Seems pretty selfish and douchey to kill his wife and himself, but not their kid. What an asshole. Aside from that, though, there wasn't much wrong.

Final Verdict: 8/10! Solid storytelling, gripping suspense, intriguing mystery, and buckets of gore! The only things that brought this down were the two little plotholes I noted above and a lack of real creepiness. This story was suspenseful more than anything!

Thanks for linking this to me, I enjoyed it a lot! :D