I am really enjoying this and looking forward to the next episode. I had some doubts about the premise when I first heard it—who wouldn’t?—but you’ve sold me on it effortlessly. The style is captivating and there’s a lot of economy in how the story moves. If I had the whole novel I would devour it in a day!
To be more precise, the wells were not early at all…
After many more insistently timeless moments wandering through various unfamiliar states of unconsciousness, subconsciousness, and drug-induced superconsciousness, Sid suddenly became aware of himself feeling and thinking like, well, himself. But also like, well, someone else. And that someone else was, well, the Buddha.
It was these wells that bothered me. Especially the third one. I think it’s good the first two times but oddly loses its punch before the Buddha. But that’s only my opinion, and if you hear it differently perhaps other readers will too. A teensy point, in any event! Just that it struck me.
This is becoming a very engaging story! I loved the first episode, (except for the early “well” interjections, which I’d remove…) and I loved this continuation where the plot begins to take form. Looking forward, definitely, to finding out what will happen! Very readable and well written!
I am really enjoying this and looking forward to the next episode. I had some doubts about the premise when I first heard it—who wouldn’t?—but you’ve sold me on it effortlessly. The style is captivating and there’s a lot of economy in how the story moves. If I had the whole novel I would devour it in a day!
To be more precise, the wells were not early at all…
After many more insistently timeless moments wandering through various unfamiliar states of unconsciousness, subconsciousness, and drug-induced superconsciousness, Sid suddenly became aware of himself feeling and thinking like, well, himself. But also like, well, someone else. And that someone else was, well, the Buddha.
It was these wells that bothered me. Especially the third one. I think it’s good the first two times but oddly loses its punch before the Buddha. But that’s only my opinion, and if you hear it differently perhaps other readers will too. A teensy point, in any event! Just that it struck me.
thanks for compliments and such a close Reed. I agree with you on the third well. The first two are stylistic, but that one is unnecessary.
This is becoming a very engaging story! I loved the first episode, (except for the early “well” interjections, which I’d remove…) and I loved this continuation where the plot begins to take form. Looking forward, definitely, to finding out what will happen! Very readable and well written!