The Pilgrimage Ch2 By Messman ^new^ Review

This is not a wise mentor. Messman subverts the trope beautifully. The Walker is hollow-eyed, missing three fingers, and whispers, "Turn back. The shrine is real. That’s the problem."

Structurally, Messman does something cruel (in the best way). The sentences grow shorter as the pilgrim grows more tired. Paragraphs shrink to single lines. You find yourself, as the reader, skimming—not because it’s boring, but because Messman has engineered the text to mimic the exhaustion of the protagonist. the pilgrimage ch2 by messman

Messman writes: "Misery loves company, but Misery also loves warning the company before they arrive." This is not a wise mentor