SN rec. Sorta.

[out_there]

Huh. Knowledge, Like the Serpent by Kristophine is a fic that uses an extremely lyrical style but makes it work. I'm always... wary of the poetic styled fics.

I like my snark and I like my banter. I like my descriptions quick and sharp like a slap to the face. I like fics that are *easy* to read. (That probably shows in my writing.)

This one isn't simple and plain, but it is intriguing. The descriptions are highly evocative, and I can almost believe that Casey is that much of an inner-poet. The fic is very dreamlike, slow and vivid, and there are some phrases there that I just adore.

Comments

[that_mireille]

I'm debating sending feedback on this piece, and I don't think I will, actually - because what I'd have to say is "you write very well, but I wish you wrote differently," and that isn't cool feedback.

Because - yes, it does work, and it's amazingly well-written, but it's just not what I want from SN fic. SN has such a very well-defined verbal style, and I want that.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

Huh. Well, if I was you, I'd read a couple of her other pieces (http://www.trickster.org/cgi-snarchive/search.cgi?ShortResults=0&Title=&Title_Range=0&Author=krist&Author_Range=0&Summary=&Date=0&SortBy=0&SortOrder=0&NumToList=0&FastSearch=0) and send a bit of feedback on one with a more verbal style. That way, you're encouraging a good writer to write more verbal-based fic.

How about Two AM (http://www.trickster.org/sportsnight/archive/1/twoam.html), or Don't Put the Pickle on the Plate (http://www.trickster.org/sportsnight/archive/2/dontput.html) or Looks (http://www.trickster.org/sportsnight/archive/1/looks.html)? All three of those still have interesting descriptions, but use the boys banter far more.

[phoebesmum.livejournal.com]

I like this sort of thing. *Shrug* That'd be just me, then?

I like the other sort too, but it's only one take on the Sorkinese universe. It's the way it was shown on television, for the sake of fitting within a 20-minute timeslot and for visual impact. With fiction, you have time to explore the depths of the characters and their thoughts and motivations. An' that. But really, I like pretty much anything, as long as it's within the bounds of possibility character-wise, and more or less decently written. Some I like more than others, to be sure.

That's probably why I don't do recs. There are things that I could bounce up and down and say EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS, but how would that make the people feel I didn't say that about (now, that was a sentence!), and also everyone would email me back and say "Why?" and "No, we shouldn't".

Possibly I worry too much. I worry about running out of SN fanfic, just for a kickoff ...

Heh. That was wordy. No prizes for guessing where my sympathies lie.

[out-there.livejournal.com]

But really, I like pretty much anything, as long as it's within the bounds of possibility character-wise, and more or less decently written. Some I like more than others, to be sure.

Well, I'm always highly intrigued when people do stuff a new way. I mean, take the first SV five things fic for example. It started as one 'omg how original' fic and spread to all fandoms and all characters.

As for recs, if I really enjoy something, and feel like squeeing about it, I'll rec it. You might not like it, but... *shrugs* It's somehting I enjoyed, so I figured I'd point it out to my friends. If poeple like even half of what I rec, great. I don't expect people to necessarily share my taste, but most people check out my lJ becuase they have something in common with me, so it might be reading tastes...