(Almost) All about the women
Four from the Femgenficathon 2010...
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
A Life Worth Living, by Slow Mercury
'Andrew Young in third grade once used a pack of this very gum to blow a bubble big enough to land on when he jumped out a second storey window and escaped from Crunchem Hall.' Inventive character study which cleverly undermines the moral of the original
Gormenghast
This Chill Intimacy, by Mercurie
'She feels weak. The flood has sapped the fire out of her and the walls have caught the coals that remain in a narrow stone cradle.' Delicate portrait of Fuchsia, linked to the four elements
Handmaid's Tale
Vessel of Hope, by Miss M
'I always use my gentlest voice when I teach.' Complex portrait of Aunt Lydia, which adds depth to the character without softening her
Harry Potter
Empty Vessels, by Lazy Neutrino
'An iced biscuit, perhaps? Not yet, she told herself. It was so easy for a witch alone to let herself go and slip into indiscipline.' Precise portrait of Umbridge, and her particular brand of prosaic evil. 'Chilling' is an overused descriptor, but this vignette made me shudder
...plus bonus two Shakespeare, only one of which is about women...
Hamlet
Fine Revolution, by Gileonnen
'He'd blinked once when he'd woken and then screamed, screamed all three point eight minutes that he survived rehabilitation.' A strange dark sf version of Hamlet's eternal tragedy. Haunting
Macbeth
Wyrd, by Applegnat
'We are no women. We do not belong to the night, and we do not long for the day. We have no realm, no lord-and-lady-ship.' Thoughtful short with a feel of poetry
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
A Life Worth Living, by Slow Mercury
'Andrew Young in third grade once used a pack of this very gum to blow a bubble big enough to land on when he jumped out a second storey window and escaped from Crunchem Hall.' Inventive character study which cleverly undermines the moral of the original
Gormenghast
This Chill Intimacy, by Mercurie
'She feels weak. The flood has sapped the fire out of her and the walls have caught the coals that remain in a narrow stone cradle.' Delicate portrait of Fuchsia, linked to the four elements
Handmaid's Tale
Vessel of Hope, by Miss M
'I always use my gentlest voice when I teach.' Complex portrait of Aunt Lydia, which adds depth to the character without softening her
Harry Potter
Empty Vessels, by Lazy Neutrino
'An iced biscuit, perhaps? Not yet, she told herself. It was so easy for a witch alone to let herself go and slip into indiscipline.' Precise portrait of Umbridge, and her particular brand of prosaic evil. 'Chilling' is an overused descriptor, but this vignette made me shudder
...plus bonus two Shakespeare, only one of which is about women...
Hamlet
Fine Revolution, by Gileonnen
'He'd blinked once when he'd woken and then screamed, screamed all three point eight minutes that he survived rehabilitation.' A strange dark sf version of Hamlet's eternal tragedy. Haunting
Macbeth
Wyrd, by Applegnat
'We are no women. We do not belong to the night, and we do not long for the day. We have no realm, no lord-and-lady-ship.' Thoughtful short with a feel of poetry
Crossposted from Dreamwidth (with
replies). Reply wherever you prefer