'The Loop' - Sixty Days On
On 18th of December 2008, I went public with my work of fiction 'The Loop' . Having put the entire work online, I decided to rely entirely on word-of-mouth to reach out to readers/publishers/critics. Now, I am in the mood for some stock-taking...
Here are some opinions generated by the work. Thanks to everybody who wrote in. Those who want to know about the readership stats could jump to the end of the italicized portion:
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1. Very interesting ... and I would say, very refreshing! I really could identify with Lucky, and guess many, many others would as well.
2. Full of life and creativity; ... dazzling ideas and allusions. Well worth a re-read!
3. There are no serious flaws... (but) not gripping or extraordinary. The work lacks a strong plot and "Wow!" moments.
4. I am impressed! Very tight and very apt. The satirical take over the corporate processes and academic pretensions develops subtly yet strongly. And I loved some of the character names: Kali Gulesh, Afflatus, Shlomo Sen.... Well done!
5. Excellent job! I read it in one sitting.... engrossing.
6. Deeply disturbing, while being positively hilarious. Having experienced both academia and industry myself, I can really relate to it.
7. Read about a dozen pages and gave up - I could not really figure out what was going on.
8. Just one word: fantastic!
9. Very engaging and very REAL. Three characters standout for me : spooky Gadfly, murky Afflatus and above all, Shlomo Sen, the 'sage'.
10. Tried really hard to read it - guess it is some kind of satire about software or maybe about life in general - but gave up when I saw 'productization' for the third time. (The author) would be better served by reading fiction rather than trying to write it.
11.At a quick glance, I could sense a flow in the events. Thought I will give a proper opinion after a proper read, which did not happen.
12. I am not reading your story, and I am sorry!
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The readership: After some sharp and massive fluctuations over the first fortnight or so, the traffic thru the site has stabilized to a very steady 0.75 visits per day.
Here are some opinions generated by the work. Thanks to everybody who wrote in. Those who want to know about the readership stats could jump to the end of the italicized portion:
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1. Very interesting ... and I would say, very refreshing! I really could identify with Lucky, and guess many, many others would as well.
2. Full of life and creativity; ... dazzling ideas and allusions. Well worth a re-read!
3. There are no serious flaws... (but) not gripping or extraordinary. The work lacks a strong plot and "Wow!" moments.
4. I am impressed! Very tight and very apt. The satirical take over the corporate processes and academic pretensions develops subtly yet strongly. And I loved some of the character names: Kali Gulesh, Afflatus, Shlomo Sen.... Well done!
5. Excellent job! I read it in one sitting.... engrossing.
6. Deeply disturbing, while being positively hilarious. Having experienced both academia and industry myself, I can really relate to it.
7. Read about a dozen pages and gave up - I could not really figure out what was going on.
8. Just one word: fantastic!
9. Very engaging and very REAL. Three characters standout for me : spooky Gadfly, murky Afflatus and above all, Shlomo Sen, the 'sage'.
10. Tried really hard to read it - guess it is some kind of satire about software or maybe about life in general - but gave up when I saw 'productization' for the third time. (The author) would be better served by reading fiction rather than trying to write it.
11.At a quick glance, I could sense a flow in the events. Thought I will give a proper opinion after a proper read, which did not happen.
12. I am not reading your story, and I am sorry!
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The readership: After some sharp and massive fluctuations over the first fortnight or so, the traffic thru the site has stabilized to a very steady 0.75 visits per day.
posted by R.Nandakumar @ 8:25 PM
1 Comments:
At 10:43 AM,
anupa said…
is the book available online?
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