a_t_rain; Star; Great Expectations; PG (Part 1/2)

[a_t_rain]

Author: a_t_rain
Fandom: Charles Dickens, Great Expectations (plus a bit of A Tale of Two Cities)
Rating: PG
Warnings: None
Prompt: Let us not fear the hidden. Or each other. - Muriel Rukeyser (1913-1980), poet, political activist, reporter, playwright, translator, and president of the American branch of International PEN, a world-wide

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[kellychambliss]

Wow! I love this. Your style is impeccable; all of the characters are so absolutely spot-on, and the details make me feel as if I'm actually in the period. Estella's voice is fabulous. I adore her dry insights; I feel all the bitterness of the experiences that lead to her ironic humor. I love Wemmick and Jaggers and the portable property, and the perfect precision of "honest lawyer," and the singular (in several senses) Lady's Saloon Bar, and the little Hamlet debate, and Estella's ruse to get the cabman to drive her, and Mrs Wemmick and the determined orange gown and, and, and. . .I'm just dazzled by how good this is. Dickens himself could not have written a better Jaggers, or Estella, either.

Just a few of the lines/insights that will stay with me:

I was by then old enough, and experienced enough in the world, to understand the meaning of satis.
Oh, yes, perfect.

Matthew, in particular, was remarkable for his probity and lack of self-interest, and received the usual reward of the disinterested man; that is, the privilege of

[a_t_rain]

Thanks! :: blushes :: Estella was really a lot of fun to write.

[lareinenoire]

About to move on to the next section but I wanted to let you know how utterly fantastic this is so far. The style is just stunning -- perfectly Dickensian but also perfectly Estella. The asides, the observations, the keen, sharp wit; it's all absolutely brilliant. The conversations with Jaggers and Molly were especially pointed and so well done.

(And I loved the Darnay cameo. A Tale of Two Cities is my favourite Dickens novel so it always makes me happy to run across it.)

[a_t_rain]

Thanks! I am so looking forward to reading your ASOIAF fic.

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