I May Know The Word by Meredith Bronwen Mallory (PG)
Title: I May Know The Word by Meredith Bronwen Mallory
Fandom: M*A*S*H*
Pairing: N/A
Categories: Sad stories, supernatural
Length: Medium (2730 words)
Warning: Canonical and extra-canonical character death
Rating: PG
Author on LJ: Not known
Websites: Her page on FanFiction.Net and [r]eturn [t]o [s]ender
Summary: Radar explains how and why he knows things before they happen.
Review: I'm going to start off, a little unusually, with what I don't like about this story. I don't like the typoes, which to me are evidence of carelessness, and I don't like the author's 'rhyming' plea for feedback. With those two bugbears out of the way, however, it must be admitted that what remains is delicate, unusual and beautifully handled.
This is a short piece from Radar's POV and gives us a little insight into his uncanny ability to know and understand things without ever actually being told. He has inherited a mysterious power from his mother; it's got a number of strange names and he doesn't quite know how it works, but he does know that it's dangerous to talk about it - yet it gives him valuable insights into the people he's working with. In these few short words we are shown revealing, Radar's-eye-views of most of the 4077's personnel and we learn which of them also have smatterings of the Talent, who their secret voices call to, and who it is that Radar himself feels closest to.
This is a story that defies categorisation; it doesn't have many equivalents. It's a small slice of character study as much as anything, a window into the heart of this most pivotal but often overlooked character, and a poignantly persuasive view of his comrades. It will stay in your mind for a long time after you've read it, and I recommend that you do so at the earliest possible opportunity.
Link: I May Know The Word
Fandom: M*A*S*H*
Pairing: N/A
Categories: Sad stories, supernatural
Length: Medium (2730 words)
Warning: Canonical and extra-canonical character death
Rating: PG
Author on LJ: Not known
Websites: Her page on FanFiction.Net and [r]eturn [t]o [s]ender
Summary: Radar explains how and why he knows things before they happen.
Review: I'm going to start off, a little unusually, with what I don't like about this story. I don't like the typoes, which to me are evidence of carelessness, and I don't like the author's 'rhyming' plea for feedback. With those two bugbears out of the way, however, it must be admitted that what remains is delicate, unusual and beautifully handled.
This is a short piece from Radar's POV and gives us a little insight into his uncanny ability to know and understand things without ever actually being told. He has inherited a mysterious power from his mother; it's got a number of strange names and he doesn't quite know how it works, but he does know that it's dangerous to talk about it - yet it gives him valuable insights into the people he's working with. In these few short words we are shown revealing, Radar's-eye-views of most of the 4077's personnel and we learn which of them also have smatterings of the Talent, who their secret voices call to, and who it is that Radar himself feels closest to.
This is a story that defies categorisation; it doesn't have many equivalents. It's a small slice of character study as much as anything, a window into the heart of this most pivotal but often overlooked character, and a poignantly persuasive view of his comrades. It will stay in your mind for a long time after you've read it, and I recommend that you do so at the earliest possible opportunity.
Link: I May Know The Word