Jesse’s Reviews > The Final Revival of Opal & Nev > Status Update
Jesse
is 58% done
The structure is creative and interesting (I like the journalistic framing of the story), but the peripheral characters are all cliches or stereotypes. Except for Jimmy, Opal, and one of the producers, all the other characters are just reflections of better rendered characters types in other stories.
The religious obsessed sister, the gay designer, the ambitious rising star, the racist hicks… no depth to them.
— Jan 21, 2025 05:52AM
The religious obsessed sister, the gay designer, the ambitious rising star, the racist hicks… no depth to them.
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Jesse
is 79% done
I’m afraid that this one is a dud for me, but I will finish it.
When you build a very important message and perspective on the backs of 2D characters that serve no better purpose than puppetry, you’ve disrespected your message and your audience.
The characters are stereotypes, the plot structure is not well constructed, and the journalistic approach is sapping the story of its emotional gravitas.
— Jan 21, 2025 07:45PM
When you build a very important message and perspective on the backs of 2D characters that serve no better purpose than puppetry, you’ve disrespected your message and your audience.
The characters are stereotypes, the plot structure is not well constructed, and the journalistic approach is sapping the story of its emotional gravitas.
Jesse
is 10% done
I’m not sure about this plot framing and the structure of the story. Theoretically, a journalism approach to historical fiction is a really interesting way to bump up close and intimately with a historical event, but I think the “editor’s note” told the whole story already. The characters need to be explosive and amazing for this to land for me.
— Jan 18, 2025 09:44PM
