Creativity: 15/15
This story is so heartwarming. Because the way that the author does it is so. It's lovely but sad at the same time. And the reason that I say this is because they do it from my grandfather's perspective. The grandfather misses his wife, and at the same time, he doesn't want to be around anymore. The feelings and the emotions that you get from this are Impeccable. Beauty and the way that this story is. It's so heartwarming and sad at the same time.
Originality: 15/15
It's not the difference such a lovely story in a while. Sometimes, I've read such a heartwarming and family-felt story in so long that it made me Miss my grandmother.. the way that this story really tugged at my heartstrings is by saying something because it takes a lot for me to be speechless. It takes a lot for a story to really tug at the heartstrings. the originality and the way that they did the story, the grandfather's perspective is just. so lovely.
Storytelling: 15/15
I honestly do not think you can find such a lovely family-felt story like this anywhere in the world. The way that the storytelling is is something you won't be able to find because of how the author did it. really connects with the readers, which really makes the readers appreciate life, but it also makes the reader see life through an elderly person. and what they're going through, and a lot of people don't get to see that, but this story does that, and it's so lovely.
Character: 15/15
The characters are so lively and so sad at the same time, and the reason I say that is because it's based on two twins and a grandfather. While the twins are in their youth and young and living their best lives, the grandfather is slowly suffering from the loss of his wife. But nobody really understands that, and nobody really can comprehend that because nobody's really taking the time to see it through his eyes.. that is, until he sits down and starts talking to this object that isn't real and starts pointing out his heart and soul that you realize that he's sad The care serves, Oh my god, the characters are so good. this story felt so realistic to me, and it really did. it really struck at my heartstrings, like this story. Really brought joy and sadness to me. but it also put me in my feelings, which is really hard to do. You guys know that. But this story touched my heart in a way that not many stories can. And that's because I was raised by a grandmother. Reading this story reminded me of the good times with my grandmother and how much I miss her.
Story Flows: 10/15
Below, you can see the heart of the story I had taken a Snip out of. Now, if you look at this, it does not sound right. It says, and I want it to be my last Christmas. It should be something like that, and I want it to be my last Christmas. That sounds better than what they have. Besides that, everything else flowed very nicely, and the story was flawless.
Cover Design:15 /15
The cover. design, as well as the story. all did perfectly together. The story is perfect, and so is the cover.
Final Thoughts: 10/10
At the end of the day, this story meant a lot to me and put a lot of perspective in life for me: a lot of paper in a book, regardless of what you want to say. The story was unique and beautiful because it brought family dynamics together and showed the sad part of losing somebody. He had lost his wife, and they wanted him to move in with them. But at the end of the day, he didn't want to because he didn't want to leave the home that they had built together. The way that the author did this, the way that the author portrayed the grandfather in living with or seeing his family in the way that he didn't care that he was keeping up certain things to be with his granddaughters because he only did get to see them once a year. Really. it was sad. And the reason it was really sad was because you can feel all the emotions in those two chapters. I think this book, even though it's a short story type book, really shows what grandparents and elderly people go through when it comes to getting older, not seeing their children or grandchildren as much, etc. Because, at the end of the day, they are still human beings. They still want that connection with the world but don't get it as much because their kids kind of. leave them alone, do their own thing. The author really did an excellent job with this.
Chapters I read:2
Total points:95
Summary of the book:
𝕎𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣, 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕔𝕠𝕝𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕥 𝕤𝕖𝕒𝕤𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕪𝕖𝕒𝕣.𝕎𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣, 𝕒 𝕓𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕕𝕝𝕖𝕤𝕤 𝕓𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕤 𝕗𝕠𝕣 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕪𝕠𝕦𝕟𝕘𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤. 𝕎𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣, 𝕒𝕟 𝕖𝕞𝕠𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕠𝕗 𝕕𝕖𝕤𝕡𝕒𝕚𝕣 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕤𝕠𝕣𝕣𝕠𝕨. 𝕎𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣, 𝕒 𝕞𝕠𝕟𝕥𝕙 𝕠𝕗 𝕣𝕖𝕗𝕝𝕖𝕔𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕫𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟.Is winter the same for everyone?Bernard Smith, a 68-year-old man, was presumed to be at the pinnacle of ecstasy following his family's reunion for Christmas. But his conversation with a soulless snowman makes him confide his untold emotions and concealed despair.***Project Athena December Challenge Short story Winner***
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