Please note: the URL for Serial Deviant has changed to http://www.serialdeviant.org/
Serial Deviant is a clean place. It’s mostly white, but not so white that you can smell the hospital disinfectant. The rotating photographic banner gives a clue that the writer has a funny view on life. The white layout and the clean design point toward crisp writing. And first impressions are often correct – I was right on both accounts.
Serial Deviant is about the author’s life and opinions. There are many links to new stories or quirkies, and the author does so in an interesting way. The writing is good – it flows well, uses good grammar, spelling and punctuation, and keeps the readers attention. I think the thing that comes through in Serial Deviant is the author’s honesty. She’s either a very good liar or she just comes off as someone who doesn’t screen her feelings.
The design is simple and clean. I have nothing else to say except that the minimalist design fits the writing style incredibly well. It’s the highest compliment to say that I can’t imagine this journal with a different design. The only thing I could possibly complain about is that an entire month of entries post to one page. That could be problematic for some people. And entries post newest at the top of the page, so it makes reading the entries in order somewhat difficult.
Serial Deviant has a good About page, as well as 100 Things – I felt like I got to know the author a little bit better, which made reading her journal even better. The journal has some interesting site projects – the author has kept entries relating to quitting smoking in a special section and her wonderful essays are collected, as well. She also has a photo section and a mini-blog about her reading list.
I heartily recommend Serial Deviant to anyone who likes reading journals for the sake of seeing things from another person’s perspective. Sure, you’ll find some news and fun links, but the strength of Serial Deviant is in the author’s viewpoint.
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