When reading about what makes a good hypertext, the option is really up to you, the reader, whether or not you like the hypertext. George P. Landow says, “How can we judge if a particular hypertext achieves elegance or never rises above mediocrity? Those questions lead to another: What in particular is good about hypertext?” Landow covers a couple of main points that a hypertext should cover, they are that an “individual Lexias should have an adequate number of links, following a link should provide a satisfying experience, coherence, does hypertext have a characteristic or necessary form of metamorphic organization, gaps, individual Lexias should satisfy readers and yet prompt them to want to follow additional links, and the hyperdocument should fully engage the hypertextual capacities of the particular software environment employed.” (Landow, 198-211) These topics that Landow covers are useful for evaluation but for the purpose of this hypertext critique all of those topics will not be covered but some will blend into the critiques without using the fancy words that Landow uses.

The critique discussed is “Firefly” by Deena Larsen. Discussed in the critique will be the possibilities of the website, the design, a short textual analysis, and a personal evaluation of its user friendliness.

Landow, George P. "Hypertext 3.0: Critical Theory and New Media in an Era of Globalization." Baltimore , MD : The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.