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Count Mackula's avatar

Alright I FINALLY finished the book my good sir. Job well done. I do have small criticism but I don't wanna inundate you with a long comment (as if this isn't verbose enough lol).

In a nut shell very entertaining read especially for those with a trained Red Eye.

Rian Stone's avatar

Glad you enjoyed it. If you have critiques you can always leave it on the review or goodreads. I like the idea of people having an accurate idea what they are in for to make a better decision.

Count Mackula's avatar

The best parallel I can use to articulate my thought is Jordan Peele but for a different audience.

Allow me to explain: When Get Out and Us came out, you were watching the movie twice at once. Not only were you trying to enjoy the story for what it was, but you were also trying to decipher the nuggets he wanted you to glean.

The thing I won't hold against you is that you purposely made this book for the aware™ (Yes I stole that from you 😂), which happens to be a niche audience. I think my (unconfirmed) Tism kicked in and kept getting stuck in trying to define and picture "Gophers, the Wireless, Ghosts" at time. Eventually I got it for the most part.

Maybe this is selfish of me but as you're getting better with your writing, I want you to make another story. A fiction not so niche where I'm completely immersed, not expecting to get with a truth nugget... THEN IT STRIKES LIKE THUNDER-BALLLL 😂!

Side Note: I REALLY loved how you incorporated the Ghosts. I'm thinking it's JUST his conscience but it's really our insecure neuroticism, and how it's defeated by making a choice and taking ACTION! *Chef's Kiss*

Pleb rant over.

Rian Stone's avatar

The only red pill influences are the intra sexual nature of the characters

Rian Stone's avatar

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher_(protocol) lol, yeah, it's mostly old tech, cyberpunk often goes jazzy with future lingo and I chose the retro stuff, for thematic reasons it explains in the book during the story.

It's not really made for red pill insiders methinks that's why you had trouble

Count Mackula's avatar

Thank you sir.

Kal's avatar

Hell ya.

Going back to look up some of his words tho’