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Rat Key
Summary:
A man who has forgotten his name arrived in a city where he had no choice but to become a thief if he wanted to live. Every time he was caught stealing, the police would chase him, calling "Rat!" over and over again. Due to his lack of a regular name, he adopted the name Rat.
Rat went to live in the Tunnels, which is an enormous and elaborate maze of tunnels that run underneath the futuristic city of Maw. The unfortunate thing; that's where all of the gangs reside. Rat has no interest in joining a gang, so they don't exactly like him down there, but then again, they don't exactly like on the Surface either.
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A very interesting premise that I'm looking forward to seeing more of. I absoluely love dystopian/futuristic settings, and I need my fix, so this is perfec timing.
The good: At first I was kind of put off by the lack of description, but it really seems to work here, especially towards the beginning. (Though I think some more description towards the middle/end could've helped) I like Rat well enough, and the idea of the gangs is fun, so i hope we'll get to see more of life in the tunnels. Your writing doesn't feel to stilted, and has a natural sort of rythm to it, which is always a good sign.
The Bad: You could probably work on "show not tell" a little. Some more description would be nice (as said above) and sometimes in your dialogue characters don't use contractions where they would be appropriate (this is minor however)
So yeah. Overall a good, solid, interesting premise. I'm looking forward to some more expansion on Rat's background and his interaction with the tunnel gangs. Good luck the with the rest of your story!
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Favorite Quote:
"The room, the room was one of the luxuries I also came accustom too. Being trapped in a steel box that crackled of drizzling rain and the screams of the mentally insane." -The Majestic
Very Great! Like to see more of this story!
Could be a great Film one day!