Do you like stories where protagonist return from death?

[MrMeowMeow]

I've always been drawn to stories where characters return from death—these narratives challenge our understanding of existence by blurring the boundaries between life and death. That's why I chose to write such a story: to explore how encounters with death transform characters and shape their personalities.

Through the characters' experiences with death, we can delve deeper into their inner worlds and driving forces. I keep wondering: does death's impact fade with time, or does each encounter leave lasting imprints on both the characters and readers? This question makes me wonder.

Without any feedback so far, I'm uncertain about the quality of my writing. I'm especially concerned about whether my treatment of death—such a delicate subject—will connect with readers. If there are any missteps, I'd prefer to address them now, at the beginning, and build the story on firmer ground.

Mind Chatter

In a distant future, a man is resurrected after seven thousand years, his body rebuilt with machinery and his past reduced to fragmented memories. He is told he’s the first successful resurrection in history—but soon, he realizes the truth. This isn’t the first time. He has died...

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[DireBadger]

How come it's seldom a story where the protagonist returns TO death?

 

[AddieJP3]

I've always been drawn to stories where characters return from death—these narratives challenge our understanding of existence by blurring the boundaries between life and death. That's why I chose to write such a story: to explore how encounters with death transform characters and shape their personalities.

Through the characters' experiences with death, we can delve deeper into their inner worlds and driving forces. I keep wondering: does death's impact fade with time, or does each encounter leave lasting imprints on both the characters and readers? This question makes me wonder.

Without any feedback so far, I'm uncertain about the quality of my writing. I'm especially concerned about whether my treatment of death—such a delicate subject—will connect with readers. If there are any missteps, I'd prefer to address them now, at the beginning, and build the story on firmer ground.

Mind Chatter

In a distant future, a man is resurrected after seven thousand years, his body rebuilt with machinery and his past reduced to fragmented memories. He is told he’s the first successful resurrection in history—but soon, he realizes the truth. This isn’t the first time. He has died...

www.scribblehub.com

You're not the only one. I've always been drawn to the idea of characters coming back to life. It's a bit disturbing the way I devour these type novels, or books where characters flat out die. But I agree. It does challenge readers. It makes characters really think, makes us wonder if we could've seen it coming beforehand. Some may not agree with me, but I enjoy when authors create some confusion (not too much to make me uninterested) so that I can figure it out later and go "Ohhhhhh..." I'm actually writing a book where on MC comes back to life right now ?, but my narrative is less about the fact that she comes back to life and more about why she did.

 

[DireBadger]

The initial impression from the first 6 chapters?
You rush your worldbuilding a bit. It makes it hard to actually mentally envision what's going on. A few descriptive terms, maybe a couple of dozen words per chapter, could go a long way toward helping people envision the scene.

Like the machine. What did it look like? did it have a color? was it scary? was it churning away at his bones, plugged in with a spiderweb of veins filled with various and sundry colored and semitranslucent liquids? considering that his death and return to life was THE MOST formative event of the entire novel, it's sad that the vessel of that return is even more mysterious than the generic blonde in the next chapter.

I will make more comments as I read more, but I have a chapter to finish tonight, sorry.

 

[MrMeowMeow]

The initial impression from the first 6 chapters?
You rush your worldbuilding a bit. It makes it hard to actually mentally envision what's going on. A few descriptive terms, maybe a couple of dozen words per chapter, could go a long way toward helping people envision the scene.

Like the machine. What did it look like? did it have a color? was it scary? was it churning away at his bones, plugged in with a spiderweb of veins filled with various and sundry colored and semitranslucent liquids? considering that his death and return to life was THE MOST formative event of the entire novel, it's sad that the vessel of that return is even more mysterious than the generic blonde in the next chapter.

I will make more comments as I read more, but I have a chapter to finish tonight, sorry.

Thank you for your comment. You're right that I rushed the worldbuilding at first. I overloaded my readers with too much information at the beginning of the novel. I'll be more mindful of this in the upcoming chapters.

As for the machine that brings our protagonist back to life, we haven't encountered it yet. But when we do, it will be a striking moment. I have big plans for "The Machine".

Each arc will tackle a different main theme. After our first arc, "Cintara's Crown," there's much more to come. These arcs won't just be about investigating a case, murder, or lost item. We'll get to know our protagonist's inner personalities and, especially, himself more closely.