Homestuck.

[rax]

 So, because my housemate Nicole has been begging me to for months, once the semester ended I finally gave Homestuck a try. I have strong and mixed feelings! That I will try to keep minimally spoilery but there's no way I can completely avoid it. At the very least probably most of it will mean nothing to you if you have no idea what's going on in

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[unnecessary_]

Everyone tells me great things about this but I gave it a try and it seemed downright stupid to me. Maybe I'm thinking of something else? Because the thing I tried, there was no way the characters from it were going to make me feel anything. I'll give this thing a or another try because I can't miss out on awesome things.

[rax]

The strong feelings come from relating to the characters over time once the author gives up on trying to make each panel funny with some horrid gag and actually lets them develop and grow through interacting with each other a lot. And they might never come for you! The first half-hour or so, at least, is pretty stupid, although you can't just skip it because half of it ends up relevant later and you can't really know which half at the time. It crept up on me. I read a bunch and was like this is dumb, this is dumb, why am I even doing this, and then something happened and I was like "Oh I seem to be completely hooked and will keep reading this most of the time I am awake until I am done now." A lot of the awesome comes from the ways that various bits and pieces gradually fall together and you see that there is a structure and it's always been there (...well almost always, the beginning is still just out of place and awkward and drawn out in my opinion).

[unnecessary_]

Alright, I will believe you! Your opinions holds some weight so I will give it another try.

[iankeith]

I actually thought the silliness of the first part of Problem Sleuth was way better than how it went a little downhill afterward. It almost got too serious for itself, and again I think I agree with the whole 'ignoring user input' kinda thing.

And I still like PS better than Homestuck.

And now I'm busy reading PREQUEL. Which is ADORABLE.

[rax]

We likely have different tastes in gag humor. I guess I am being unfair; it's not that he can't do beginning so much as he can't do beginnings that I like. At all. :/ I'm glad to hear they work for someone, though, and to have that represented here.

Prequel is in fact adorable. Everything is better with catgirls, Y/y.

[neonneptunian]

I think that's a pretty succinct description of HS' strengths and weaknesses, yes!
My favorite part is that sudden flash of realization Hussie pulls of making the most minute little things suddenly be OH MY GOD IMPORTANT.
That punk. :3

[rathdei]

I tried so hard for homestuck. I tried soooo sooo hard for homestuck but I got mired in that 100+ page swamp of WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING I AM CONFUSED I AM GOING TO GO READ A NOVEL NOW

[rax]

Welcome to OLD, population YOU, OLD MAN.

There are bits of Homestuck I think you would like but proooobably not worth the investment given how I think you relate to fiction?

[rathdei]

I enjoy a good deal of it but I don't get it on the levels that you do.

[merin_chan]

Huh! I've never heard of this, but I'll check it out (before term begins and I once again die of busy). It sounds really interesting, from a new media perspective! Also, I have a near-infinite appetite for meta, so I might find it more tolerable than some. Thanks for the helpful review!

Just wondering, did you ever get the email I sent you? I used the address on your site, but I'm not sure if/how often you check that addy (or if it's a spam decoy). Let me know, if you're still interested.

[rax]

That is my real email but I completely forgot about your message after I finished my papers, sorry. I just read it. asdfghjkl; you got your theory in my postfurry

Would you like more detailed comments over email?

[merin_chan]

Yes, please! I'd be so happy to hear your comments. ^^

[merin_chan]

Over email, that is! Thanks.