it 's too harsh to work as a piece of storytelling , but 
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP it)) (VP (VBZ 's) (ADJP (RB too) (JJ harsh) (SBAR (S (VP (TO to) (VP (VB work) (PP (IN as) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN piece)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NN storytelling)))))))))))) (, ,) (CC but)))
(ROOT (S (S (NP (PRP )) (VP (VBZ ) (ADJP (RB ) (JJ ) (SBAR (S (VP (TO ) (VP (VB ) (PP (IN ) (NP (NP (DT ) (NN )) (PP (IN ) (NP (NN )))))))))))) (, ) (CC )))