Comment on Grand Opening by MissKaneda
Your stories, kaneda, are better off read one at a time, no more than one a week.
I'm always left with so many ideas and insights regarding the nature of power dynamics that i need to take some time to reflect on it.
I really liked the overall rythm of this story :
Brutality > Quick & casual setup of the rules > Enjoyment > More enjoyment > Classy conclusion.
The introduction is just about perfect. I'm not a great fan of brute force demonstration but i'll seriously reconsider my options after reading this one.
If you take into account the personality of ranavalona, it makes perfect sense.
The rest of the story is a masterful show of refined cruelt- . No. This is not cruelty.
This is what i'd call "perceived status". Or mindset, take your pick.
And it makes the unfolding events and ranavalona's lines all the better because they all flow so naturally. Cruelty would mean intent. Here we have her everyday, casual life.
Come to think of it... i'm not even sure ranavalona would be capable of cruelty if she wanted to.
All in all, what i liked the most is that the whole story is pretty much focusing on one, blinding spot : her. And it does it with a lot more subtlety that it shows on a first read.
This one will stay in my mind as one of those crucial milestones in what the evil giantess fantasy has to offer. I'll share it with people curious about this topic, i'll probably read it again, checking here and there for a bit of juicy vocabulary...
Thanks again for all the work you've put into this brilliant character and her adventures.
Thanks for sharing it and setting the highest standards.
Tina~
I'm always left with so many ideas and insights regarding the nature of power dynamics that i need to take some time to reflect on it.
I really liked the overall rythm of this story :
Brutality > Quick & casual setup of the rules > Enjoyment > More enjoyment > Classy conclusion.
The introduction is just about perfect. I'm not a great fan of brute force demonstration but i'll seriously reconsider my options after reading this one.
If you take into account the personality of ranavalona, it makes perfect sense.
The rest of the story is a masterful show of refined cruelt- . No. This is not cruelty.
This is what i'd call "perceived status". Or mindset, take your pick.
And it makes the unfolding events and ranavalona's lines all the better because they all flow so naturally. Cruelty would mean intent. Here we have her everyday, casual life.
Come to think of it... i'm not even sure ranavalona would be capable of cruelty if she wanted to.
All in all, what i liked the most is that the whole story is pretty much focusing on one, blinding spot : her. And it does it with a lot more subtlety that it shows on a first read.
This one will stay in my mind as one of those crucial milestones in what the evil giantess fantasy has to offer. I'll share it with people curious about this topic, i'll probably read it again, checking here and there for a bit of juicy vocabulary...
Thanks again for all the work you've put into this brilliant character and her adventures.
Thanks for sharing it and setting the highest standards.
Tina~