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Th Asylum
Summary:
This is my deepest and most philosophical work. It's short-ish, but it has chapters so I did this category. He hears about secrets, sounds, light, justice, and words from the mouths of madmen, and begins to question the madness of their claims.
IncorrectlyWired
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I love the way you write. I makes you think and wonder. I think that this would really confuse the kids in my philosophy class. Wow so deep and insightful it made me wonder whether the crazy are sane and the sane crazy and ignorant. I thouroghly enjoyed it.
lol you're welcome! I've always loved this sort of thing (even though I'm not particularly sure how to describe exactly what "this sort of thing" is....). I've read many things vaguely similar to this, but this, by far, was the best. All of your stuff is amazing, to be honest.
I especially love Robinson the Clown (both the original and the rewrite).
This is utterly, absolutely, and without a doubt on this Earth the best, most powerful, most beautiful, and most insightful work I've read on this website.
It leaves one to wonder.
Even agreeing with CarrieAnn13 that the long dialogue made it a bit unrealistic, I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I think you should keep it exactly the way it is, because your message is really interesting. Nobody does ever know if they're 'mad'--that's just a term for someone who thinks differently than everyone else. If there were a favorite button for a novel, I would totally make this a favorite. It was kind of poetic, in a way, and I absolutely loved your diction. It was perfect. You described the character correctly, and his thoughts, though they seemed mellow, had an edge of 'craziness'.
I know I've gone on and said how amazing this is, but I just wanted to point out one sentence in the fourth chapter: "Like the other two, I have a leaning towards his way of thinking." It just seems a little odd, with the word 'leaning'. Maybe try a different one??
Oh, and I wanted to mention that this actually passes for a novella, I think (if it's below 17,000 words, but more than a short story would be). :) Just saying, since in the summary you mentioned that it was kind of short. And again, amazing story. Well told.
IncorrectlyWired
I enjoyed your story! Ever since I was old enough to read, I have enjoyed psychological thrillers. Getting to listen in on the thoughts of a man losing his mind is something that can only be experienced in fictionl, and you have done a swell job at representing it here. I thought this was a very dark, brooding novel and look forward to reading more of your work.
Cheers
Finchy
IncorrectlyWired, do I seem like the type of person that would write 'OMG'? ;)
Thank you for explaining the monologue.
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