tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post8238939716896244105..comments2024-01-02T20:31:43.915-06:00Comments on In Medias Res: What I Saw in Deathly Hallows, Part 1Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-68449906425879172872010-11-25T09:04:38.925-06:002010-11-25T09:04:38.925-06:00Cynthia,
Try this one here.
http://www.fiction...Cynthia, <br /><br />Try this one here. <br /><br />http://www.fictionalley.org/authors/pasi/ITF.htmlHectorhttp://aleksandreia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-23249986423919796602010-11-24T19:35:51.774-06:002010-11-24T19:35:51.774-06:00Glad you're liking it, Cynthia. I sent you a l...Glad you're liking it, Cynthia. I sent you a link to some more, if you don't have anything else to do this holiday weekend! I've heard that some people prefer to print them out and bind them, especially for some of the longer fics (which sometimes have fan art attached to them), but I've never done that.Russell Arben Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366800726360134194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-87322207735348613292010-11-24T18:50:33.849-06:002010-11-24T18:50:33.849-06:00Just reporting back that I'm really enjoying L...Just reporting back that I'm really enjoying Lisa and Roger! My only complaint is that with the cool weather we've been having, I've wanted to curl up by the fire with a print copy, and I've been forced to curl up by the fire with my Blackberry, which just isn't the same. Great recommendation though!Cynthia L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-73508290808870376222010-11-23T12:34:13.511-06:002010-11-23T12:34:13.511-06:00Okay, Cynthia (and anyone else), here are two very...Okay, Cynthia (and anyone else), here are two very different sorts of HP fan-fic stories, both of which are, I think, tremendous examples of what can be done with these characters and this world:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sugarquill.net/read.php?storyid=2816&chapno=1" rel="nofollow">Roger and Lisa: A Romance</a>, by St. Margarets. The best single long-form (almost novella-length) HP story I've ever read. It's slightly AU--that means "alternative universe," in that it doesn't follow the canon of books perfectly--but only because it was written before DH was published; if you think about it, it can be very easily made to fit with what we know about how the story "really" ends. Anyway, it's the story of two very minor HP characters--Roger Davies and Lisa Turpin--and how they meet and fall in love as adults. It's character-driven, but the author really brings all sorts of hints about the larger HP world fully to life.<br /><br /><a href="http://checkmated.com/story.php?story=9912" rel="nofollow">Sepia</a>, by RedSioda. A tremendous short story, nominally telling the story of Hermione, years and years later, carefully constructing a history of her life with Harry Potter during the years 1991-1998, but actually telling a story about how memory and time affect what we get out of that same history. Beautifully written, with delightful characterizations throughout. Catch all the hidden jokes throughout (the family names, etc.).<br /><br />Okay, one more: <a href="http://checkmated.com/story.php?story=10869" rel="nofollow">Vault 419</a>, by SnorkackCatcher. A totally bonkers fic that is absolutely canon-compliant, involving vampires, unicorn-Viagra, and more. It's hilarious, and nuts, and it includes just about all of the main characters, involved in a bizarre escapade, a year after the end of the war.<br /><br />All three of these authors--St. Margarets, RedSioda, and SnorkackCatcher--are great authors; Google their stuff, and you won't be disappointed.Russell Arben Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366800726360134194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-15829847716068362332010-11-23T12:01:08.206-06:002010-11-23T12:01:08.206-06:00"because of the whimsy, the fantasy, the humo..."because of the whimsy, the fantasy, the humor and mystery and thrills."<br /><br />Yes, yes exactly. For me, starting with the first book, there was the extra bonus of nostalgia of my time at Cambridge (the big dining hall, riding the train, etc, etc)<br /><br />Yes, my first, and last, attempt and locating fan fiction was at the Fan Fiction site and it was crazy. Please, send me a handful of recommendations to get my feet wet!Cynthia L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-38694339180319800982010-11-23T11:34:20.538-06:002010-11-23T11:34:20.538-06:00William, my thanks; your opinion is one I really r...William, my thanks; your opinion is one I really respect.<br /><br />Cynthia, I'm glad the review was helpful to you! I'm curious about what you say, though; does your husband find the books "flat," or the films, or both? For me, as a fan, I wasn't drawn into the HP stories because they were epic; I was drawn in because of the characters, because of the whimsy, the fantasy, the humor and mystery and thrills. They weren't--and <i>aren't</i> epic; not at all. Except that with Half-Blood Prince, the second-to-last book, I became convinced that Harry, Ron, and Hermione had been vaulted into something epic. As I mentioned in the post, the argument over what I expected from, or what I <i>should have</i> expected from, Deathly Hallows really has affected how I view the whole series. Which I suppose makes it unsurprising that I only got into fan fiction post-DH; it was only after it was all done, and I was processing what wasn't there (and whether it should have been or not), that I started searching for others doing the same sort of processing.<br /><br />You're right that there are gazillions of choices; supposedly (though I have no idea how one would measure this), the HP fan-fic world is the largest fandom there is. (I'm sure Buffy is up there, though.) I can only recommend the stuff that started me out: <a href="http://www.sugarquill.net/" rel="nofollow">The Sugar Quill</a> is an excellent archive of quality of HP stories; really one of the best around, and fairly easy to search through. <a href="http://checkmated.com/" rel="nofollow">Checkmated</a> is also good, though that one is more specifically Ron and Hermione focused. And then there are lots of even larger sites: Fan Fiction (which has literally <i>everything</i>, but is just about impossible to search through), Fiction Alley, The Quidditch Pitch, The Astronomy Tower, etc. I could recommend authors I particularly like, if you're interested.Russell Arben Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03366800726360134194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-17439911577622735622010-11-23T11:17:24.805-06:002010-11-23T11:17:24.805-06:00Another scene that was added (sort of) in the movi...Another scene that was added (sort of) in the movie is when Hermione erases her parents' memories of her. In the book we don't see it, she only tells that she had done it. Watson delivers in that scene.<br /><br />I love what you've said here about the mind naturally wanting to fill in the possibilities of what could have been for the series. I think that really crystallizes for me why I enjoy it so much--and why my husband doesn't. He thinks it is flat, without the epic qualities he loves in, e.g., Lord of the Rings. I point to this and that, and he says, "but it's not there!" We keep having this conversation, not really understanding each other's point of view, and think your analysis here accounts for it. <br /><br />I've recently become fascinated with the idea of fan fiction, about Harry Potter and Buffy in particular. Those are both things I really enjoy but am left longing for more--watching scenes and thinking, I would have loved to see it go here or there. But I've been shy to get out into the fanfic scene, and when I try to poke in my toe I am overwhelmed with gazillions of choices and give up. Do you have any recommendations??Cynthia L.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-45514197627841757442010-11-20T09:50:18.499-06:002010-11-20T09:50:18.499-06:00This is an excellent piece of criticism, Russell.This is an excellent piece of criticism, Russell.Wm Morrishttp://www.motleyvision.orgnoreply@blogger.com