I have a big ol' recs post brewing
Apr. 2nd, 2007 10:38 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
minxyNo really, I do. I've just finishing reading one of those stories, though, one of those stories that is So Damn Good that you can't really chase it with anything, and preceeding it doesn't do justice to other stories and things... So I'll top off the list of stories to rec besides this one and get back to you later this week with that.
Today, though, I wish to impress upon you the awesomeness that is![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
vee_fic's Six of One.
I will do it by saying this: This story is possibly the best piece of fanfiction I've ever read. (And you know, you KNOW that I am a huge fan of the stories y'all write.) It's Supernatural, and I can say as a recent convert that you'd need to be up on the current story arc regarding Sam and the Yellow-Eyed Demon, because otherwise so much of the wonderful subtlety of this story might get lost in trying to get the backstory as well as the current story straight in your head.
Might be worth it, though.
So this is a long piece, eight parts all posted, and worth the time it takes to read. The first two parts are wonderfully dense with mystery and confusion, and as the plot unfolds and the threads untangle this wonderful two POV story, with deft use of time and flashback, organises itself into a really brilliant story of angst and action and magic and blurred lines and being stronger together than apart. The canon characters are amazingly written, even with layers of mystery overlaid, so it is clear what is motivating them throughout just from the characters and voices. Jo was a fantastic presence (heck, so was Meg) and strength, and the original characters were many, varied and several of them were totally people I would really like to meet someday. And there was an oracle, actually, whom I totally never want to meet but had me nearly pressing my nose to the screen I was so riveted.
This is a gen novella, and though I'm really too close to it and wrapped up in sorting out how various threads were woven in and when, I really would like to get everyone on my flist to read this. I wish it wasn't outside the fandom we (probably) all have in common. If you like, I can put together a list of episodes I watched to get caught up, which is always a nice way to go, to see the highlights. Or you could give it a shot and let me know whether it's too much information if you're not familiar with canon. I could sum up the salient points over email too. Dunno people, but this is really a very, very good story.
I'm going to link it again just as a bookend: Six of One byvee_fic. Sam and Dean, gen, R rated for het, scariness, language and such. 60,000 some words, none of them wasted. Supernatural, spoilers through 2x14, Born Under a Bad Sign, I think. Highly recommended.
Today, though, I wish to impress upon you the awesomeness that is
vee_fic's Six of One.I will do it by saying this: This story is possibly the best piece of fanfiction I've ever read. (And you know, you KNOW that I am a huge fan of the stories y'all write.) It's Supernatural, and I can say as a recent convert that you'd need to be up on the current story arc regarding Sam and the Yellow-Eyed Demon, because otherwise so much of the wonderful subtlety of this story might get lost in trying to get the backstory as well as the current story straight in your head.
Might be worth it, though.
So this is a long piece, eight parts all posted, and worth the time it takes to read. The first two parts are wonderfully dense with mystery and confusion, and as the plot unfolds and the threads untangle this wonderful two POV story, with deft use of time and flashback, organises itself into a really brilliant story of angst and action and magic and blurred lines and being stronger together than apart. The canon characters are amazingly written, even with layers of mystery overlaid, so it is clear what is motivating them throughout just from the characters and voices. Jo was a fantastic presence (heck, so was Meg) and strength, and the original characters were many, varied and several of them were totally people I would really like to meet someday. And there was an oracle, actually, whom I totally never want to meet but had me nearly pressing my nose to the screen I was so riveted.
This is a gen novella, and though I'm really too close to it and wrapped up in sorting out how various threads were woven in and when, I really would like to get everyone on my flist to read this. I wish it wasn't outside the fandom we (probably) all have in common. If you like, I can put together a list of episodes I watched to get caught up, which is always a nice way to go, to see the highlights. Or you could give it a shot and let me know whether it's too much information if you're not familiar with canon. I could sum up the salient points over email too. Dunno people, but this is really a very, very good story.
I'm going to link it again just as a bookend: Six of One by
vee_fic. Sam and Dean, gen, R rated for het, scariness, language and such. 60,000 some words, none of them wasted. Supernatural, spoilers through 2x14, Born Under a Bad Sign, I think. Highly recommended.![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
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Date: 2007-04-03 10:30 pm (UTC)Not at all, I believe it is a gracious response to a compliment.
Yay! And a zillion thank yous.
YAY! A zillion you're welcomes. And thank *you*, it was a great ride.