QAF WIP - "Literature"

[missteacakes]

I don't actually know where to go with this. So it's going up as "unfinished." Basically, a Brian character study, through what he reads. In some ways, it was practice in writing about something as if I like it. Because I hate Brian's taste in books...

Comments

[later2nite]

I like this piece a lot and hope you continue with it.

I see Brian as just like this.

[missteacakes]

Brian's philosophy of life seems to be rather Rand-ish. I was thinking about doing something bigger with this idea. Or taking a piece of it and working off that...

[aaa_mazing]

Great! Just great!

Lol at Lolita:) Because really, it's such a perfect parallel between Justin and her. Poor Brian.:)

I love Kafka. Even if I only can digest a page or two at a time.

And you just expressed my thoughts here, hon. Just is much deeper a person than his friends will ever see. He just has many masks. And he really likes his asshole one. But does like to read. That's what I'm sure of.

It is a very good piece, hon.

[missteacakes]

I was thinking about doing a heavier-duty one-shot with Lolita, because of that parallel. Maybe cutting between S1 and pre-Series, with Brian considering between Lolita, his gym teacher, and Justin. But then, it's just another story for me to do.

Oh, Kafka. It's not that I don't understand him, and I even appreciate what he's trying to say. I've never had much patience for books that are metaphors for life/society, though. And I found The Metamorphosis, which was forced down my throat in high school, depressing and a little too strange for my taste.

And yeah, Brian's love of literature isn't expressed nearly enough in fanfic.