Review of soundless - A MODERN SALEM IN REMOTE AREA -
| Subject | soundless - A MODERN SALEM IN REMOTE AREA - soundless - A MODERN SALEM IN REMOTE AREA - Version 2.0 |
| By | Helpfulness: 0 Vote: 7henrietta on 2022-01-15 last updated on 2022-01-16 |
| Review | I saw this in the denpa tag & decided to give it a read since it was rated pretty well, I try not to pay too much mind to ratings when I pick something up but this one took me by surprise; Around 4h in I was wondering how much longer it was going to go on for & eventually dropped it a short while later, bout a year later now & I've finished it & I still sorta feel about the same way I did before, but I am honestly glad I stuck it thru. This is in no way to say that I think this is all bad btw, it's really clear that this is their first big project & honestly I am really impressed, the parts that (in my opinion) were the strongest were really strong & really captivated me & made me want to read more, some other sections though dragged on for far too long to the point it felt aggravating & unnecessary & made me lose focus Despite these complaints it really only got better the more it went on -- I didn't care much for Mercy at all, but I could really feel for her confusion with her faith & her own personal feelings, towards herself, towards the town, towards the God that was supposed to be looking after her, it really hit hard. Mercy also struggling with her (what I assumed to be) romantic feelings towards Delilah & Auma while also struggling with being paranoid over their true intentions hit hard for me too. I think this depiction of insidious gaslighting, heavy abuse & Stockholm syndrome were done really well & it really left me feeling deep sadness for Mercy while she was caught up in its cycle. EDIT: Especially now after reading authors notes, I really think this was done beautifully & it was the strongest part of this for me, the more I think back on Soundless the more I really love it & the more blown away I am; Mercy's mindset & Auma's narcissism perpetuating a perverted cycle felt all too real & makes me really glad I came back to finish it. This is all without mentioning how it handles individuals who struggle with being isolated due to having a mental illness/not being able to adjust & properly mask to fit in with other people, honestly the more I think on it the more it's creating a really soft spot in my heart This was a really sweet project & I'm glad its out there EDIT: i initially rated this ~4 & then came back & rated it 6, but i really think this is really cool/worth checking out, the end & the post-content sold me; I said I didn't finish the bonus content up there but it's definitely worth the read now that i've finished it all, this is really special |
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