Yuletide recs, round 1
I'm sloooowly making my way through the Yuletide archive. Oh wow, there's some great stuff this year!
When I get back from running errands with Mom, I'm going to start digging into those Flash Forward fics. In the meantime...
The Terror from Bohemia, A Study in Emerald. Not as good as some others, but it's very true to the spirit of the original in the way that it plays with the Holmes canon. Plus, Irene Adler!
Anastasia's Future Plans, Anastasia Krupnik. A little romance, but the real fun in this piece is how well it captures the tone of the series - Anastasia's lists, the intellectual coolness of her parents, Sam's silliness.
Castles in the Sky, Slings and Arrows. Darren throws a diva-fit, and Anna, Maria, and Nahum have to deal. Very fluffy and silly, but also very true to the spirit of the show in the kind of over-the-top humor that Darren always carries with him.
Follies, Slings and Arrows. It feels like an episode of the show, complete with a speech in which Geoffrey digs into the meaning of the text in the way that I love so much...except it's not about Shakespeare. And it works beautifully.
Rule Number Three, Dark Tower. It breaks the fourth wall - I think it would break the fifth wall, if there were one. But oh, this author has Stephen King's rhythm down, and it all just works.
Wick, Secret Garden. Heartbreaking and beautiful. Dickon should never have had to dig trenches in the war.
Rilla Blythe's Wedding, Anne of Green Gables. Another story of coming home from the war that made me cry, both happy and sad, and it's full of wonderful little domestic details that make it feel like the books.
Jam, Coupling. A Jeff Rant , a bit of fantasy, a bit of innuendo, and some of that deep sincere sweetness that the show would pull out when you least expected it. I would have liked to see more of the women, but this was still a lot of fun.
Nepotism Department
Bitter Water, Brother Cadfael, for tarimanveri. An excellent mystery set near the end of the Anarchy, full of intrigue and plotting. Very true to the books in its historical and medical details as well as the tone, and it's focused on Olivier, one of my favorite minor characters.
Living Vicariously, Little Women. A beautiful and sad gift for velvetmouse, in which Beth comes to terms with her illness, and visits with Laurie.
What Isn't Taught, Chronicles of Prydain, for orichalcum. Eilonwy learns about the other parts of being a princess. It makes me grin all the way through it, in lots of different ways.
A Weekend in the Country - Three Musketeers! The actual author is supposed to remain anonymous, but I can say that I gave plot input, and that the finished product would be awesome even if it weren't by a friend of mine :) Swashbuckly fun and excellent tone, with a good dose of 17th-century French historical atmosphere.
When I get back from running errands with Mom, I'm going to start digging into those Flash Forward fics. In the meantime...
The Terror from Bohemia, A Study in Emerald. Not as good as some others, but it's very true to the spirit of the original in the way that it plays with the Holmes canon. Plus, Irene Adler!
Anastasia's Future Plans, Anastasia Krupnik. A little romance, but the real fun in this piece is how well it captures the tone of the series - Anastasia's lists, the intellectual coolness of her parents, Sam's silliness.
Castles in the Sky, Slings and Arrows. Darren throws a diva-fit, and Anna, Maria, and Nahum have to deal. Very fluffy and silly, but also very true to the spirit of the show in the kind of over-the-top humor that Darren always carries with him.
Follies, Slings and Arrows. It feels like an episode of the show, complete with a speech in which Geoffrey digs into the meaning of the text in the way that I love so much...except it's not about Shakespeare. And it works beautifully.
Rule Number Three, Dark Tower. It breaks the fourth wall - I think it would break the fifth wall, if there were one. But oh, this author has Stephen King's rhythm down, and it all just works.
Wick, Secret Garden. Heartbreaking and beautiful. Dickon should never have had to dig trenches in the war.
Rilla Blythe's Wedding, Anne of Green Gables. Another story of coming home from the war that made me cry, both happy and sad, and it's full of wonderful little domestic details that make it feel like the books.
Jam, Coupling. A Jeff Rant , a bit of fantasy, a bit of innuendo, and some of that deep sincere sweetness that the show would pull out when you least expected it. I would have liked to see more of the women, but this was still a lot of fun.
Nepotism Department
Bitter Water, Brother Cadfael, for tarimanveri. An excellent mystery set near the end of the Anarchy, full of intrigue and plotting. Very true to the books in its historical and medical details as well as the tone, and it's focused on Olivier, one of my favorite minor characters.
Living Vicariously, Little Women. A beautiful and sad gift for velvetmouse, in which Beth comes to terms with her illness, and visits with Laurie.
What Isn't Taught, Chronicles of Prydain, for orichalcum. Eilonwy learns about the other parts of being a princess. It makes me grin all the way through it, in lots of different ways.
A Weekend in the Country - Three Musketeers! The actual author is supposed to remain anonymous, but I can say that I gave plot input, and that the finished product would be awesome even if it weren't by a friend of mine :) Swashbuckly fun and excellent tone, with a good dose of 17th-century French historical atmosphere.