Yuletide recs (1 of ?)
Two quick recs for stories that I loved but haven't noticed a ton of mentions for yet (disclaimer: I am not feeling all that that observant, so they may be somewhat redundant after all).
Why Charlie Brooker's 38-Point Plan to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse is Doomed To Fail
[British Comedian RPF, Charlie Brooker/David Mitchell]
Not actually about zombies! This is charming and snappish and hilarious, and TBH you don't really need to know who Charlie Brooker and David Mitchell are to enjoy it, but it is so much more brilliant if you do, because the voices are fantastic.
Charlie notices, to his growing apprehension, that he's not the only one who is apparently a little bit smitten with David Mitchell. Feeling increasingly threatened after watching the latest episode of QI he makes a list of people he might one day have to fight for David's affection. He calls it a hit list at first, just for fun, but after some consideration he changes it. When MI5 goes through his computer, as they will inevitably do one day, it may be hard to explain the joke. He leaves women off the list, because frankly, they are in a completely different league to Charlie, and anyway, David seems to be doing a fine job of keeping them away himself.
Little Soldier
[Despicable Me, Margo-centric, gen]
Margo is amazing in this, and it's all so in the spirit of the movie -- both whimsical and serious, and all about family. And about how sometimes you just have to teach yourself how to hotwire a car and drive to Gran's house to save them.
The POV is great because while Margo may not fully grasp everything that's going on, it's there for us to pick up on -- and there's a dinner party and an exploding (inanimate) squirrel and a lesson in leverage underneath.
She went cold inside her head, like she had the freeze ray inside her. She stared at Gran and Gran stared back at her for a long while, with a strange expression. Finally she nodded.
“I should've known you got it the most,” she said quietly.
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Why Charlie Brooker's 38-Point Plan to Survive the Zombie Apocalypse is Doomed To Fail
[British Comedian RPF, Charlie Brooker/David Mitchell]
Not actually about zombies! This is charming and snappish and hilarious, and TBH you don't really need to know who Charlie Brooker and David Mitchell are to enjoy it, but it is so much more brilliant if you do, because the voices are fantastic.
Charlie notices, to his growing apprehension, that he's not the only one who is apparently a little bit smitten with David Mitchell. Feeling increasingly threatened after watching the latest episode of QI he makes a list of people he might one day have to fight for David's affection. He calls it a hit list at first, just for fun, but after some consideration he changes it. When MI5 goes through his computer, as they will inevitably do one day, it may be hard to explain the joke. He leaves women off the list, because frankly, they are in a completely different league to Charlie, and anyway, David seems to be doing a fine job of keeping them away himself.
Little Soldier
[Despicable Me, Margo-centric, gen]
Margo is amazing in this, and it's all so in the spirit of the movie -- both whimsical and serious, and all about family. And about how sometimes you just have to teach yourself how to hotwire a car and drive to Gran's house to save them.
The POV is great because while Margo may not fully grasp everything that's going on, it's there for us to pick up on -- and there's a dinner party and an exploding (inanimate) squirrel and a lesson in leverage underneath.
She went cold inside her head, like she had the freeze ray inside her. She stared at Gran and Gran stared back at her for a long while, with a strange expression. Finally she nodded.
“I should've known you got it the most,” she said quietly.
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