Kelso
Really love this creator, but this collection of short stories left something to be desired. Read like a screenplay. Main character felt like a self-insert for the author, which could have been an opportunity for honesty, but any attempts at sincerity are obscured by existential/pseudo-deep intellectual quips that would have done numbers on tumblr back in 2012, contrived plots, and banterous dialogue that doesn't sound like how anyone actually talks. The whole cast is more or less indistinguishable from the narrator in their voice/characterization (unsurprising, considering the author usually writes one-man-show style short-form video content where he plays all the characters). That said, the author has a good sense of nostalgia and humor that I think and hope will resonate more in future works.
Really love this creator, but this collection of short stories left something to be desired. Read like a screenplay. Main character felt like a self-insert for the author, which could have been an opportunity for honesty, but any attempts at sincerity are obscured by existential/pseudo-deep intellectual quips that would have done numbers on tumblr back in 2012, contrived plots, and banterous dialogue that doesn't sound like how anyone actually talks. The whole cast is more or less indistinguishable from the narrator in their voice/characterization (unsurprising, considering the author usually writes one-man-show style short-form video content where he plays all the characters). That said, the author has a good sense of nostalgia and humor that I think and hope will resonate more in future works.