Huh, that finally finished?
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All of those sound like "the best of X" where X is a small sub-category of fics, not the best fic ever.
That would have to be one hell of a popcorn bucket. Mr. Zoat does not know how to pace a story. It just keeps going forever, refusing to finish any plot points and constantly accruing new ones.
Because it's less a standard story with a concise beginning, middle and end. It's more like a seasonal running television show or a comic series.
It's definitely good for what it tries to be. An quality Xianxia story that avoids the many cliches while fleshing out the genre.
That sounds like a de-rec, not a rec
It's mostly that the fic is a little bit open-ended: there are plenty of possible hooks and paths for new story arcs to arise, but the authors chose to end the story at a particular climax where key emotional arcs are resolved. The story's Taylor has achieved a measure of growth, but acknowledges that she has plenty of growing left to do too. It's not the sort of ending most Wormfics that do finish embrace.
Did you actually read Impurity past that? Because it actually isn't about inescapable suffering and ever-increasing stress. The ending is remarkably wholesome for a Wormfic.
I addition to what Renewal has said, I think it bears pointing out that you are rejecting the fic based not on the contents but on the Word of the Author, and not even entirely theirs.
Umm...that sounds like you're saying you're de-recing it because you don't like the source material and never actually read the story. Thefirst I don't think is a good reason, the second would definitely mean you don't get to de-rec it. Please explain what you meant.
Good to know, I was just commenting on @Aussiehawker phrasing.
Please use spoilers for this sort of thing.
Ah, I'm sorry. I didn't consider it a spoiler given how much it actually mattered, but I have now spoilered it. For what it's worth, it is a single scene of maybe a hundred words, and it's not in any really meaningful way a relevant plot point to Impurity itself. Perhaps it may come into direct play during a sequel, if there is one.
Ah, you're right, that doesn't sound like something that would need spoilers. Your previous post had me imagining something a lot more significant, and thus the lack of spoiler warning was annoying (Which is somewhat odd as I don't think I ever saw a Spoiler warning I didn't click on).
It's just a throwaway line in the epilogue. No spoiler.
Well, I guess it does depend on taste, but it does get better for me at least. The latter chapters are great, the ones with the therapist are the ones I like the most, and don't worry, they'll address the question of Rei possibly being related to Shinji.
Could you tell us a bit more about it, like what it's about, why you think it's one of the best fics you've read, who the author is, and where we can find it?
