Long Live Compassionate Reviewers
a satirical Fanstory review95 total reviews
Comment from Jade Lawson
I enjoyed this work Brooke. You indeed write very well stories, not just poetry, and it was effectively fun to read. I really enjoyed your approach in this prompt. I particularly enjoyed this part:
How shall I begin to explain my two star rating of your "unique" piece? I did not assign it a one because I'm just too darned compassionate!
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2013
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I enjoyed this work Brooke. You indeed write very well stories, not just poetry, and it was effectively fun to read. I really enjoyed your approach in this prompt. I particularly enjoyed this part:
How shall I begin to explain my two star rating of your "unique" piece? I did not assign it a one because I'm just too darned compassionate!
Comment Written 14-Jul-2013
reply by the author on 14-Jul-2013
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Angel, thank you so very much :-) So glad you enjoyed this very old piece. I appreciate your leaving a review with no promotion. Brooke
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No worries. Of course the dollars are important, and I am telling you, my eyes are quite sore at the moment, because I'm reviewing about 20-25 dollars a day lately, to promote my novel in the first page every three days, but I am also here to learn and I do often review work for 2 cents. I am even following two stories for two cents and learning a lot from it. Have a nice day.
Comment from robyn corum
Love it. Love it. Love it. I could just write that fifty times. No a hundred. Perhaps I could just copy and paste this into some of the reviews I'm forced to write? I don't think they would know the difference. Did that sound ugly? I'm sorry.
Did I say I love this? What I meant was: I A-D-O-R-E (!!) this. You are brilliant. I think I love you.
reply by the author on 17-Jul-2011
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Love it. Love it. Love it. I could just write that fifty times. No a hundred. Perhaps I could just copy and paste this into some of the reviews I'm forced to write? I don't think they would know the difference. Did that sound ugly? I'm sorry.
Did I say I love this? What I meant was: I A-D-O-R-E (!!) this. You are brilliant. I think I love you.
Comment Written 17-Jul-2011
reply by the author on 17-Jul-2011
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You have fallen in love with my evil twin. LOL I had to reread this one when I heard you enjoyed it so much. :-) Thanks so much for your enthusiastic response to my mean-spirited side :-) Brooke
Comment from JeJo
I felt really bad for laughing! That was one vicious review! Especially since you added the dying puppy to the mix. If a work was that bad, I would be gently honest, or not comment on it. Glad to know that you're not that mean :) - JeJo
reply by the author on 15-Jun-2010
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I felt really bad for laughing! That was one vicious review! Especially since you added the dying puppy to the mix. If a work was that bad, I would be gently honest, or not comment on it. Glad to know that you're not that mean :) - JeJo
Comment Written 15-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 15-Jun-2010
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JeJo - thanks so much for reviewing this old piece no longer promoted - I had so much fun being mean for the day. LOL Brooke
Comment from ElizabethWrites
LOL! Loved the lines you "quoted" and the attitude was right-on. You really let "Colossal Poet" (oops, spelled it correctly, sorry, I meant "Collossal Poet") have it and deservedly so, too! A fun and enjoyable piece that leaves me with a smile! ~Best, Elizabeth
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2010
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LOL! Loved the lines you "quoted" and the attitude was right-on. You really let "Colossal Poet" (oops, spelled it correctly, sorry, I meant "Collossal Poet") have it and deservedly so, too! A fun and enjoyable piece that leaves me with a smile! ~Best, Elizabeth
Comment Written 05-Jun-2010
reply by the author on 05-Jun-2010
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Well, Elizabeth - this is a post I had long since forgotten - what fun that you reviewed this!!! Brooke :-)
Comment from Gaye Hemsley
Hi Brooke What a great piece of satire. you came across as harsh and horrible which we know you are not. Certainly had all the requirments of the contest. Cheers Gaye
reply by the author on 17-Jul-2009
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Hi Brooke What a great piece of satire. you came across as harsh and horrible which we know you are not. Certainly had all the requirments of the contest. Cheers Gaye
Comment Written 17-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 17-Jul-2009
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Gaye, I'm glad you appreciated the satire :-) Thanks, Brooke :-)
Comment from wierdgrace
This is a great entry for this contest, and the characters, made up or not is still great good luck in the contest, and no errors and no revisions, good luck.
reply by the author on 16-Jul-2009
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This is a great entry for this contest, and the characters, made up or not is still great good luck in the contest, and no errors and no revisions, good luck.
Comment Written 16-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 16-Jul-2009
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Thanks so much, Grace - I made up the poem I reviewed in the contest so the entry would also be funny, a requirement along with being mean. :-) Brooke
Comment from jadedgemini2
Boy, oh, boy-would I hate to get a review like that!!! Although, I must admit, it was a bit funny:)
Where to begin? I have no clue...
The whole thing was hilarious and you nailed the contest dead on! Everything seemed to be written fine (Each person has their own style, but the basics panned out good).
Great job and best of luck!!!
Jaded:)
Did I mention this was pretty da** funny (and thinking about it a little gross too-a poor puppy's guts all over *shudders*)?
reply by the author on 16-Jul-2009
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Boy, oh, boy-would I hate to get a review like that!!! Although, I must admit, it was a bit funny:)
Where to begin? I have no clue...
The whole thing was hilarious and you nailed the contest dead on! Everything seemed to be written fine (Each person has their own style, but the basics panned out good).
Great job and best of luck!!!
Jaded:)
Did I mention this was pretty da** funny (and thinking about it a little gross too-a poor puppy's guts all over *shudders*)?
Comment Written 16-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 16-Jul-2009
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Thanks, Jaded - I had to come up with a horrible poem to review in order to be mean enough about it to get squelched for reviewing it. I thought a reviewer being coldhearted about a dead puppy poem was about as bad as a reviewer could get. LOL Thanks so much. Brooke :-)
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Yup, that would do it:) *LOL*
Comment from unidian
I suppose you expected me to squelch you Adewpearl ... or may I call you Mistress Brooke (shiverrr). Not I! You see, your harsh - dare I say it spanky words - turned my poor legs to absolute jelly. Now that Skippy is no longer around to bite me, I was wondering if you still have your own teeth (tremmmble) and, if so, I am partial to a nibble now and then while being humiliated by your lacerating tongue. Regards, Collosal Poet
PS I'd be in absolute ectasy if you would downgrade your score to one (Ohhhhhhh!)
Great fun Brooke, a very clever write. Good luck! Tom x
reply by the author on 15-Jul-2009
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I suppose you expected me to squelch you Adewpearl ... or may I call you Mistress Brooke (shiverrr). Not I! You see, your harsh - dare I say it spanky words - turned my poor legs to absolute jelly. Now that Skippy is no longer around to bite me, I was wondering if you still have your own teeth (tremmmble) and, if so, I am partial to a nibble now and then while being humiliated by your lacerating tongue. Regards, Collosal Poet
PS I'd be in absolute ectasy if you would downgrade your score to one (Ohhhhhhh!)
Great fun Brooke, a very clever write. Good luck! Tom x
Comment Written 15-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 15-Jul-2009
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Collosal Poet sounds like a strange kinda guy!! LOL What in the world have I started here? LOL I think my life as a dominatrix would be rather short-lived if this is what the guy in the relationship sounds like. LOL Thanks, Tom, for the fun review :-) Brooke
Comment from LauraKatherine
Brooke, This is different. . . .I've never read anything of yours that wasn't poetry. Think you picked the right type of fictional genre, as poetry is right up your alley. Those silly lines you "quoted" are priceless (and I think I've read a few poems that were similarly ridiculous in their portrayal of deep emotion).
Loved the part about the member name being misspelled. I hate it when people misspell something in their post title/blurb. Drives me nuts, although I did it once. Fortunately, someone quickly pointed it out!
Nice irony that you're too "darned compassionate" to give a one star rating. :)
One nit I found: lines - you really (dash needs to be two hyphens put together, at least according to my style manual.)
Loved your sign-off, too: "Hugs." I'll venture a guess that the poet WON'T feel like hugging you back!
Funny and well written. I enjoyed this, though I wouldn't enjoy receiving a review like this!! LK
reply by the author on 15-Jul-2009
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Brooke, This is different. . . .I've never read anything of yours that wasn't poetry. Think you picked the right type of fictional genre, as poetry is right up your alley. Those silly lines you "quoted" are priceless (and I think I've read a few poems that were similarly ridiculous in their portrayal of deep emotion).
Loved the part about the member name being misspelled. I hate it when people misspell something in their post title/blurb. Drives me nuts, although I did it once. Fortunately, someone quickly pointed it out!
Nice irony that you're too "darned compassionate" to give a one star rating. :)
One nit I found: lines - you really (dash needs to be two hyphens put together, at least according to my style manual.)
Loved your sign-off, too: "Hugs." I'll venture a guess that the poet WON'T feel like hugging you back!
Funny and well written. I enjoyed this, though I wouldn't enjoy receiving a review like this!! LK
Comment Written 15-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 15-Jul-2009
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I do that dash instead of hyphen thing all the time - naughty me! Actually, one of the worst reviews I ever got was back when I was a new member and I posted an impassioned essay about racist imagery. A reviewer who had recently won the reviewing award said about three words about the essay and then spent two paragraphs explaining dashes and hyphens to me in GREAT, vivid, mind numbing detail - along with references to page numbers of a couple of style manuals. I mean, it was overkill to the hundredth degree. I nearly lost it. LOL It remains as one of the most maddening reviews I ever received, nothing like your gracious review where you briefly mention it in the middle of saying all sorts of other things about the content. Thanks so much, Laura, for a thoughtful and lovely review of my mean review :-) Brooke
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Hate it when people throw style manuals at me. So many people abhor grammar/punctuation that it makes sense to point out mistakes but not harp on it for the entire review. I try not to do that.
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You always offer a balanced review that shows you read and understood and appreciated the content - this horrible man acted as if the essay I had poured my heart and soul into could have been about faucets and how to fix them - he just didn't care because he was obsessed with those hyphens. As if he had some sort of compulsive obsessive disorder, and I swear he had won the reviewing contest only the month before.
Comment from NightWriter
Wow! I can just hear the squelch turning. "Long Live Compassionate Reviewers" is a creative and captivating entry. Well done. Bravo!
reply by the author on 15-Jul-2009
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Wow! I can just hear the squelch turning. "Long Live Compassionate Reviewers" is a creative and captivating entry. Well done. Bravo!
Comment Written 15-Jul-2009
reply by the author on 15-Jul-2009
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Hey, the whole idea was to guarantee squelching!!! Thanks, my friend :-) Brooke
