Beth’s Reviews > Challenges of the Deeps > Status Update

The way Wu's realization is written makes me tear up every time. Amazing evocative language choices.

OMG Wu -- that is very impressive. Plus Ariane is giving one hell of a light show.

Such a good addition! This was it shows that the main rival isn't a flat xenophobic collective -- adds dimension to the race & lets them actually become characters.

It's amazing that so conniving a character as Orphan became one of my fav's.
*... And I hope you are aware that Orphan neglected to tell you various details of that encounter.”
“Suspected it, yeah. He’s been a stand-up ally in some ways, but I don’t think that guy even tells himself everything that’s going on.”**

Well this doesn't bode well.
**“Someone . . . someone who not only should be dead,” she said in a shaken whisper, “but technically wasn’t even ever alive.”**

I do love the addition of K -- not just for how Oasis was saved but because I was a fan of the show she was based on. Glad Simon is getting attention -- nerdy guys are a thing of hers -- although he's not at all clumsy or goofy.
**Call me , beep me -- if you wanna reach me ... What's the sitch?**

Lol -- my chosen ship is sailing -- while on a voyage. Ha!

I like how he arranged the discussion & where they left it. More true to life in my opinion.

Honestly -- haven't we all wanted to toss an internet troll into a bottomless pit?

Although being that stupid IRL *shakes head* maybe he was one who thought this was just an elaborate VR.

The Hyperion's fall story always gets to me. You can recognize who they were intended to be & from your own remembrances of the fandom -- you know what they would do/why they react that way.
Of course it was the 12 all different yet the same that made me dab my eyes. Dammit.

So well described, detailed but still full of emotion.

I really need to investigate some of the characters Ryk mentions that the Hyperions made into avatars. So much 'classic' fiction to explore.