Jason Rimbaud

As usual, I didn't read the actual challenge. I would have guessed more had I known it was the character instead of the story. I couldn't remember the story name but. I. would have gotten more correct had I read properly. Opps, I am still sticking by my original statement, out of the four I guessed, I am correct on at least three.

So you mean if I had read just one more comment down, I would have gotten the answer that you already gave instead of making you repeat yourself. Opps..

I fixed it for you! . I really liked Gemma...

Did you get Gemma's quote?

I've read all of them except for the first two...These just don't capture my attention. As for the quotes...I think I have 5, 11, 13, 15. I'm positive three of those claims are correct.

The quote feature does not work for me in the story itself. I can quote comments but never in the actual story. I guess my Mac using Chrome isn't compatible. . For now, maybe once the update rolls out.

I've always enjoyed chaotic writing. And so I loved this tale...welcome back ieshwar

I really enjoyed this dark story about fear and predators. And I can't wait to grill Cassie about where she got this idea from.

I don't see a debate...the name is Tom...it doesn't howl, it yowls. So when it is revealed that Lee wrote this, we shall get an answer.

Oh snap, that's the same thing I said, I get its true, great minds and all. .

Percy definitely had that quality of helping people. Let's see if I wrote two characters with the same trait back to back. .

Can it be considered a cliff hanger if he jumped off said cliff? . Justin seems more impulsive then Greg, lets see what he does next.

Chef Andy is one of my favorite characters of this story. You'll get more in the next few chapters. I know this story started a bit slow but it moves rather quickly once the plot begins. .

Tuesday, August 5th, 1997 1101 Davis Way, Douglas Frienz Island Glacier Bay The sun shone brightly overhead as Justin Atwood waited impatiently outside Greg Winters' house six hours later. A warm breeze swept across his face as he checked his watch for the tenth time since he arrived. Next to him was a cart that had two covered dishes, four bottles of water, a carafe of fresh-squeezed orange juice, and two tall Bloody Marys. Justin had spent most of the night planning every

So, my second read-through for this story. This time it did not take me two years to finish the story. But I found myself skipping entire chunks to move through it quicker. The foreshadowing in this story is quite insane. The watch, garlic press, and countless others are laid out quickly and then come to the fore in later chapters in big ways. I wasn't around for this story's heyday, and it's the only story I've read by this author, and I never had a relationship with them either. And so I don't know how much influence his editor and beta readers had, but boy, this story could use editing. Is it Gonzalez or Gonzalaz? I'll choose the one example that has stuck in my mind since the first time I read this story. The Southern Cross VS the fake Southern Cross. The author goes into such detail, boring detail, about the Southern Cross as Trevor tries to navigate. Instead of building tension, it bogs down the narrative. Then ten chapters later (i'm just throwing out a number), someone informs Trevor how he made his mistake, and again we get too much detail, basically word for word what we had already been given. It would have better served the story for Trevor, hence the reader, not to know why he made a mistake until it was disclosed by Shane. The demise of the pirates, we get right away. The narrative would have been better served if we found out their fate after Trevor was already in Australia. The moment they left Atlantis's deck, we never should have gotten another scene from their POV. I was going to write a review, but I am trying hard not to be so blunt online anymore. As amazing as Trevor's struggle to survive the pirate attack is, and how masterfully the final five chapters are, I really wouldn't recommend anyone read this story. Though if they manage to slog through it, I am certain they will appreciate what the author has done. My own feelings have softened this second time reading this travelogue. I have a much better attitude towards the narrative, maybe because I know there is an amazing payoff coming. I just wish the author didn't show off how much research he did for this story. Every aside, every deep dive into a place, statue, or shipwreck, just pulled me right from the narrative. Just because you do research doesn't mean you have to include all of it. Research does not equal plot. And at the core of this story is a twisting, well-thought-out plot that rivals the best writers I've ever read. Bridgette, an onion, each time you think you've seen all the layers, she pulls back another one. A truly great villain. The gumshoe flips back and forth between a great detective and a parody of Columbo. Joel is the greatest, gay, straight character of the story. Shane, as much as I love him, is a weaker version of Joel, parroting the same tired jokes and filling in basically as the same character. Lisa is probably the worst character by far in this tale. She's very one-dimensional and irritating. Let's not even mention the Dirk and Rachel of it all. I want to end this on a positive note. Trevor's character arc, easily the most frustrating, is at least a satisfying one by the end. Though I think the prologue is pointless. Trevor goes from a scared, self-hating boy into a full-grown adult who has embraced his sexuality and found the courage to literally stand up against the world. He was stripped of everything, and then slowly but painfully rebuilt his entire world from the ground up. He is a great literary character and one who has stayed with me for three years now. I am grateful to the author, as I was inspired to write my own nautical tale. Not a circumnavigation, but there is a boat and two boys on it. I'm not sure if I will tackle this entire thing again. I'm sure I will re-read sections, as I think there is a lot to learn from this author's style. And after this second time around, I think I settled on the fact that, overall, it was a fun story with some amazing chapters.