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kleenexwoman) wrote2006-12-22 10:32 pm
kleenexwoman) wrote2006-12-22 10:32 pm
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I don't give a fuck about the FBI, I don't give a fuck about the CIA
I decided to glue myself back to the computer because there is absolutely nothing else going on in my life at the moment. Mom's out (which means I can use the computer), Brian's out (which means I don't have the car), none of my RL friends seem to be around, I can't use IMing programs on this computer, I don't feel like writing anything at the moment, and all of the chores are done. So it's just me, some chocolate, a mug of warm red wine, and two happy computers.
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anivad posted the final draft of Real World, her fanfic crossover novel that's been four years in the writing. It can be read in PDF form here, and should take a decent speedreader (like me) at least a couple of hours.
Why you should read it:
It's pretty good. It's a crossover between the Matrix movies, Back to the Future, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Frighteners, and there's some Star Wars in there too, just for good measure. And, of course, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Oddly, this mishmosh of universes works quite well. Ideas and situations that would seem over-the-top in a less meticulously crafted fic are skillfully explained, woven into the plot and the worldbuilding behind the story in an almost postmodern exploration of the reality of fiction.
The author takes her seemingly absurdist premise seriously, weaving Douglas Adams-esque humor and amusing tangents in with moments of real emotion and pathos. The characters' reactions to their multiversal companions and unsettling situation are handled with careful attention to their canon characterizations.
Y'all go read. I'm gonna goindulge my future alcoholism pour myself some more wine and see if I can't finish some drabbles or something.
anivad posted the final draft of Real World, her fanfic crossover novel that's been four years in the writing. It can be read in PDF form here, and should take a decent speedreader (like me) at least a couple of hours. Why you should read it:
It's pretty good. It's a crossover between the Matrix movies, Back to the Future, Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure, The Frighteners, and there's some Star Wars in there too, just for good measure. And, of course, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
Oddly, this mishmosh of universes works quite well. Ideas and situations that would seem over-the-top in a less meticulously crafted fic are skillfully explained, woven into the plot and the worldbuilding behind the story in an almost postmodern exploration of the reality of fiction.
The author takes her seemingly absurdist premise seriously, weaving Douglas Adams-esque humor and amusing tangents in with moments of real emotion and pathos. The characters' reactions to their multiversal companions and unsettling situation are handled with careful attention to their canon characterizations.
Y'all go read. I'm gonna go
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(Although it's three years, not four.)
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Also, thank you for pointing me to Borges. His philosophy is striking a chord and things are connecting in unexpected ways. Link to story is stored for a time when I want fiction instead of ... fact.
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