So. Lexie. I'm going to be honest, because I think you can handle it, and because you know how much I love you and your writing.
I do actually like this. Despite the Piz/Parker, I do like Parker, and this fic made me want to like Piz and P/P. They're both IC and even likeable...it's just my general dislike of Piz that keeps me from loving this, I think.
Also, it's very...not you. And by that I mean, it doesn't sound like your writing. It's good, but different from usual--and not as good as Sparks the Wildfire is but that could be my extreme bias talking. Speaking of sparks, I think this one lacks...spark, that's the problem. It's still good, just not the usual you.
I especially like the first section--it's funny, and seems very real to the characters--and the way the story's broken up. And the thing I love most about your writing -- the way you use words so sparsely and are so concise yet say everything you need and nothing unnecessary -- is still there. That sparseness is just wonderful. No extra words, short sections, but you said so much. I like the easy transfer from one short-but-telling scene to the next, too.
...So in other words, like it. Just not, you know, as much as I like everything else you've ever written, which is a lot. :)
I do actually like this. Despite the Piz/Parker, I do like Parker, and this fic made me want to like Piz and P/P. They're both IC and even likeable...it's just my general dislike of Piz that keeps me from loving this, I think.
Also, it's very...not you. And by that I mean, it doesn't sound like your writing. It's good, but different from usual--and not as good as Sparks the Wildfire is but that could be my extreme bias talking. Speaking of sparks, I think this one lacks...spark, that's the problem. It's still good, just not the usual you.
I especially like the first section--it's funny, and seems very real to the characters--and the way the story's broken up. And the thing I love most about your writing -- the way you use words so sparsely and are so concise yet say everything you need and nothing unnecessary -- is still there. That sparseness is just wonderful. No extra words, short sections, but you said so much. I like the easy transfer from one short-but-telling scene to the next, too.
...So in other words, like it. Just not, you know, as much as I like everything else you've ever written, which is a lot. :)
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