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bigbang day 3 recs
Well, only half of today's stories have even been posted yet, but I had insomnia last night so I read the two that were, so this may be part one of two. Or I might not review the other two until tomorrow, who knows.
Actually, looking at the posting schedule, technically one of these was actually on yesterday's schedule, but whatever. It's not like I'm an Olympic judge or something.
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winterlive (Jared/Jensen) *Flaily hands* This was really fantastic. Jensen is an up-and-coming Texas Democrat who's just been unexpectedly selected as Lt. Governor; Jared Padalecki is an ambitious reporter who has gone undercover to get the scoop on him. But Jensen is the real deal: an idealistic statesman who fights for what he believes in. Though he does have a secret that could jeopardize his political career; will Jared kiss and tell?
This pushed all my Jimmy Stewart goes to Washington/West Wing/virtuous man in politics buttons in a BIG way, and I loved the pacing of it, especially the first 2/3 of the story; it has an urgency like a good breaking news story that pulls the reader forward. Great supporting cast, too, especially Jim Beaver as Jensen's senior advisor and Adrienne Palicki as his terrifyingly competent assistant.
Say You're Mine bybelyste (Jared/Jensen, Jared/OMC, Jensen/various). A very long (50,000+) romantic tale, with lots of complications and a very fun supporting cast. Jared is looking for a lasting relationship, now that his best friends and roommates Adrienne and Allison are getting married; Jensen literally falls into his lap, and Jared becomes convinced that he's the one. Jensen is attracted to Jared, but is definitely not looking for a serious relationship. I enjoyed this a lot, though there was one scene toward the beginning that hit my embarrassment squick hard (certain kinds of romantic comedies do this, if the characters put themselves in situations where they look foolish)--fortunately, that was the only scene that did. Most of the usual CWRPS crew is in this story, with Michael Rosenbaum playing the token straight manwhore, and Adrienne Palicki and Allison Mack being wonderful as Jared's BFFs. A very enjoyable read.
As I was saying toredteekal in the comments of an earlier post, I feel almost bad calling these reviews, since I'm basically just summarizing the plots of all the bigbang stories and then babbling about how much I liked them, with the occasional caveat about formatting or story elements that bugged me. But since I've been doing that, I almost feel like I should keep doing that, although I don't know what I will do when I start encountering stories I don't actually like. Advise me, oh wise flist!
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(1) Not at ALL in reference to an actual story posted during last year's bigbang, or anything
Edited to add: oops, I see the strike command doesn't actually work in polls. Well, you can probably figure out from context that it should read "Nora, you are far tooobsessed with people's opinion of you nice" in the poll options above.
Actually, looking at the posting schedule, technically one of these was actually on yesterday's schedule, but whatever. It's not like I'm an Olympic judge or something.
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winterlive (Jared/Jensen) *Flaily hands* This was really fantastic. Jensen is an up-and-coming Texas Democrat who's just been unexpectedly selected as Lt. Governor; Jared Padalecki is an ambitious reporter who has gone undercover to get the scoop on him. But Jensen is the real deal: an idealistic statesman who fights for what he believes in. Though he does have a secret that could jeopardize his political career; will Jared kiss and tell? This pushed all my Jimmy Stewart goes to Washington/West Wing/virtuous man in politics buttons in a BIG way, and I loved the pacing of it, especially the first 2/3 of the story; it has an urgency like a good breaking news story that pulls the reader forward. Great supporting cast, too, especially Jim Beaver as Jensen's senior advisor and Adrienne Palicki as his terrifyingly competent assistant.
Say You're Mine by
belyste (Jared/Jensen, Jared/OMC, Jensen/various). A very long (50,000+) romantic tale, with lots of complications and a very fun supporting cast. Jared is looking for a lasting relationship, now that his best friends and roommates Adrienne and Allison are getting married; Jensen literally falls into his lap, and Jared becomes convinced that he's the one. Jensen is attracted to Jared, but is definitely not looking for a serious relationship. I enjoyed this a lot, though there was one scene toward the beginning that hit my embarrassment squick hard (certain kinds of romantic comedies do this, if the characters put themselves in situations where they look foolish)--fortunately, that was the only scene that did. Most of the usual CWRPS crew is in this story, with Michael Rosenbaum playing the token straight manwhore, and Adrienne Palicki and Allison Mack being wonderful as Jared's BFFs. A very enjoyable read.As I was saying to
redteekal in the comments of an earlier post, I feel almost bad calling these reviews, since I'm basically just summarizing the plots of all the bigbang stories and then babbling about how much I liked them, with the occasional caveat about formatting or story elements that bugged me. But since I've been doing that, I almost feel like I should keep doing that, although I don't know what I will do when I start encountering stories I don't actually like. Advise me, oh wise flist![Poll #1413876]
(1) Not at ALL in reference to an actual story posted during last year's bigbang, or anything
Edited to add: oops, I see the strike command doesn't actually work in polls. Well, you can probably figure out from context that it should read "Nora, you are far too
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Realistically, since there are going to be over 200 stories posted and I'm going to get burned out at some point, I think your advice is very sound.
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The best thing about your episode reviews and your fiction recs is that they're yours--you just say what you like (whether it's a detail or the entire thing), when you like, and you're honest, so I enjoy that about them. I think you should feel free to continue doing just this.
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Realistically, I think I'll probably only review the stories I like (there are going to be so many this summer I can't imagine keeping up with all of them), but if there is something that is awful in a spectacular way, I may post a snarky review under flock. (I kind of love reading other people's snarky reviews, but I cringe in horror at the thought of the poor author encountering them after she worked so hard to put out 20,000+ words, so I doubt I could make myself really post them publically).
And thanks for the feedback--it's good to know these reviews are helpful for people! (I love your icon, btw).
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I'm not going to get any work done on my day off...*sigh*
*makes coffee and gets comfy*
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(That said, if you come across something hilariously bad, I'd love it if you posted a snarky review, both to warn me away from it and for sheer entertainment value. But then, I have a black and shriveled heart.)
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Honestly I'm probably too lazy to write up negative reviews anyway, even if I had time.
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I tend to live by the it's-your-journal-say-what-you-want rule.
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