The Homosexual Butterfly Effect.
May. 1st, 2015 11:38 amOh, my God, this page of Homestuck is the best thing that's ever happened to me. I read the whole thing with a huge, irrepressible smile on my face. I can't tell you how happy I am. It follows up on something I've wanted more about for years, and also I just generally want a billion intensely awkward John-Dave-Karkat conversations.
Just in case, inexplicably, someone who doesn't actually follow Homestuck is curious about why I'm so delighted, I've put the explanation I sent to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
th_esaurus under the cut:
( Spoilers for the latest Homestuck update (posted on the first of May, 2015). )
I've also been rereading Homestuck on and off, as it approaches its end. Last week I dragged myself reluctantly through the Midnight Crew intermission, which I've never enjoyed, but then I hit Act Four, and it's incredible how everything picks up there. At the beginning of Homestuck, conversations are fairly rare; around Act Four is where it suddenly goes into 'TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RIDICULOUS CONVERSATIONS EVERYWHERE' mode, and I think the ridiculous conversations are where Homestuck is at its strongest.
Things are much clearer now! I'm still not clear on everything, because it is impossible to fully understand the plot of Homestuck, but I'm a lot less confused now about things like, for example, Dave becoming his own spirit guide and the non-linear conversations with the trolls. It's deeply weird to read this without going 'WHAT IS GOING ON?' every five seconds.
I love this stupid webcomic, but it's really not the sort of thing I can wholeheartedly recommend, alas, particularly as the start is so slow and so confusing. If 'a coherent plot' and 'sensible pacing' are at the top of your wishlist for works of fiction, stay well clear of Homestuck. If you can overlook a lot for good character interaction, you may well enjoy Homestuck, although the story does take a while to progress from 'meandering adventure game parody' to 'constant delightful conversations'. If you've always lamented the fact that fiction in general doesn't contain enough scenes in which a teenage boy dramatically makes out with his friend's severed head in front of an erupting volcano, Homestuck is definitely the thing for you.
Just in case, inexplicably, someone who doesn't actually follow Homestuck is curious about why I'm so delighted, I've put the explanation I sent to
th_esaurus under the cut:( Spoilers for the latest Homestuck update (posted on the first of May, 2015). )I've also been rereading Homestuck on and off, as it approaches its end. Last week I dragged myself reluctantly through the Midnight Crew intermission, which I've never enjoyed, but then I hit Act Four, and it's incredible how everything picks up there. At the beginning of Homestuck, conversations are fairly rare; around Act Four is where it suddenly goes into 'TENS OF THOUSANDS OF RIDICULOUS CONVERSATIONS EVERYWHERE' mode, and I think the ridiculous conversations are where Homestuck is at its strongest.
Things are much clearer now! I'm still not clear on everything, because it is impossible to fully understand the plot of Homestuck, but I'm a lot less confused now about things like, for example, Dave becoming his own spirit guide and the non-linear conversations with the trolls. It's deeply weird to read this without going 'WHAT IS GOING ON?' every five seconds.
I love this stupid webcomic, but it's really not the sort of thing I can wholeheartedly recommend, alas, particularly as the start is so slow and so confusing. If 'a coherent plot' and 'sensible pacing' are at the top of your wishlist for works of fiction, stay well clear of Homestuck. If you can overlook a lot for good character interaction, you may well enjoy Homestuck, although the story does take a while to progress from 'meandering adventure game parody' to 'constant delightful conversations'. If you've always lamented the fact that fiction in general doesn't contain enough scenes in which a teenage boy dramatically makes out with his friend's severed head in front of an erupting volcano, Homestuck is definitely the thing for you.
