by oggbashan
I'm sorry, but where was the LW theme to this story ? If it was there, then I totally missed it. I just couldn't find any character here to remotely relate to. They just all seemed so plastic. The story just seemed to move in fits and starts, when it did move, maybe others will find whatever "IT" was the story was going for, but I didn't.
2*'s
Cpprcrk
Good writing too. Nice to see something different in LW once in a while.
A new, creative story. 3*s for it.
One little point bothers me. At first I was thinking 5 pounds of what? What is it that they have to give 20 pounds?? Finally I understood english money, lol.
AMerryman
Had me worried a bit there that this was a snuff story. I've enjoyed your stories for a while. Please continue.
It takes quite an imagination to do a completely original story but you did a great job. Well written and very original. Thanks!
And now for something a little different! 3*
Ogg I was half surprised that the burning remained fake on Sunday. I half expected them to get burned for real to keep the secret. Good story overall, no one was cuckolded as an extra bonus.
Yes it was quite different.
However, I call it a missed opportunity to shed some real light on human nature.
The shouts of "Burn the B**ch/Bas**d" were one clue, but another was the shouts of 'No!' to murdering the reporters (as was the silence of others at that point).
However, the real story here would have been what drew the individual people to such a "chapel"/society and if/how they were helped, especially psychologically, by being there. Were relationships with family & friends improved over time, or did this make no discernable difference? That the whole thing was a fraud in the end was kind of regretable, as a real study in how this sort of venting of emotions for those in bad relationships may have had some real up sides - and down-sides. Those stories could have had great merit, and some interesting emotional teeth to them.
Given the number of people that I have seen turning into mobs trying to get justice by their own hands I would say that this was a fantasy story.
The motives and actions just seemed so contrived and fake. It was obvious with the preliminaries about the chimney and the hay and the smoke that something was supposed to be burning, so it was an easy guess that maybe they were actually burning bitches? But then the whole tone of the people involved was simply too innocent. And the reasons given for the secrecy and such were ridiculous. So the whole plot was just too far fetched.
But thanks for trying.
I mean really strange. I guess I expected either more drama or a more interesting conclusion. Not very interesting to read. Maybe next time?
So it turned out their first impression was right. There really wasn't a story there.
I enjoyed this. It was different and you held my interest. My only complaint is the story seemed to move a bit sluggishly. Otherwise terrific job!
Thanks and please keep writing.
I have deleted two anon comments for being personal attacks on me, not about the story. Anon can say the story is rubbish, boring, ridiculous or whatever, but attacking me as an individual is going too far.
... I was anticipating something evil to happen right up to the last minute. The irony is while I was expecting an April Fool's trick on our hapless heroes, it turned out to be on me! Funny! I liked it.
nthusiastic
I had begun worrying about their fates as the story went along. It was all too easy for me to see them betrayed at the last second. It was refreshing to see the final result.
Thanks for posting this story, I kept waiting for them to be really burned at the end. Once they were in the tunnel with the actress I was worrying that she would take a secret way out and leave the other two to find the door locked and the bale to start moving again. It wouldn't matter if the chains were plastic or not. They would burn.
But you saved them.
Here and I was hoping they’d discovered that the reporters were on to them, and so the chapel members barbecued them!
In a Literotica Discussion Board re: BTB versus RAAC, oggbashan states that this story received a low rating because the BTB crowd did not like it. I don't think so. I think it's because it is a poor story. I like reconciliation stories (as opposed to BTB), but I gave up on this story after 2 pages. I normally stick with a questionable story to the end just to see how it turns out. This one did not interest me enough to do so. However, did not rate story (it would have been low) out of respect for the author.
Paul in Oklahoma
I didn't get it. But I don't like Monty Python either. I don't care much for English humor.
Thought there had to be some sort of twist, surely...burnt
Strapped to the alter and trained by the entire congregation,
Something.
Sorry, it was all too much of nothing.
An ok story true people need a place to vent when day to day life gets to stressful, an interesting concept, keep writing
⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ I liked this story, and the idea it expresses. Maybe there wouldn't be so many divorces if there was somewhere for stress- relief. Even keep the FAKE burning, it would be cathartic.
I really liked the beginning, but everything after the meating somewhow felt off. As if the author drastically changed the concept.