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A review by thepiqht
Archetype by M. D. Waters
3.0
I'm not entirely sure what to think of this. I didn't hate it per say, but there's a strong amount of dislike riddled in there somewhere. Yet, I also kind of liked it. So sue me.
It was original, but it also messed itself about a lot; and in some parts I had no clue what was actually happening. It ever so gradually lowered itself into a mad house, the type you see in carnivals - with the main characters being the over the top clowns who do nothing but scream at every single person that walks by. That's what it felt like reading this, wandering through a madhouse (a new, freshly painted one) getting screeched at by well made up actors. Entertaining, but not something you would highlight as one of your best moments.
The dialogue . . . I was actually going to say it was alright because I had assumed it had been translated from another country. Maybe our grammar rules don't translate properly, or it's difficult to convert what the character was trying to say. Unfortunately, it wasn't translated. There was an influx of lines and phrases that just bugged the hell out of me like "She is" instead of "She's" or "I am" instead of "I'm". I realise this doesn't look that irritating, but it was EVERY SINGLE thing that she said. ARGHHHHHHHH.
Also, the characters. The main character, the one who's head we get to see in, she's alright. A bit naive, but willing to learn more. Her reluctance to listen to the voice in her head, the voice that we all know she should be listening to, doesn't make me hate her like it would do with other characters. It just makes her seem more human. However, the rest of the brilliant cast ensemble are absolutely shit. I literally hated everyone (except for forster). YES, I get that this is a dystopian world and blah blah blah; but seriously?? Not cool.
It was original, but it also messed itself about a lot; and in some parts I had no clue what was actually happening. It ever so gradually lowered itself into a mad house, the type you see in carnivals - with the main characters being the over the top clowns who do nothing but scream at every single person that walks by. That's what it felt like reading this, wandering through a madhouse (a new, freshly painted one) getting screeched at by well made up actors. Entertaining, but not something you would highlight as one of your best moments.
The dialogue . . . I was actually going to say it was alright because I had assumed it had been translated from another country. Maybe our grammar rules don't translate properly, or it's difficult to convert what the character was trying to say. Unfortunately, it wasn't translated. There was an influx of lines and phrases that just bugged the hell out of me like "She is" instead of "She's" or "I am" instead of "I'm". I realise this doesn't look that irritating, but it was EVERY SINGLE thing that she said. ARGHHHHHHHH.
Also, the characters. The main character, the one who's head we get to see in, she's alright. A bit naive, but willing to learn more. Her reluctance to listen to the voice in her head, the voice that we all know she should be listening to, doesn't make me hate her like it would do with other characters. It just makes her seem more human. However, the rest of the brilliant cast ensemble are absolutely shit. I literally hated everyone (except for forster). YES, I get that this is a dystopian world and blah blah blah; but seriously?? Not cool.