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Jan 25, 2012 19:07

Any day that I start out with almost-perfectly poached, and perfectly timed, eggs on toast with English breakfast tea is going to be a cut above the norm.

Last night I finished a really good fanfiction. It's one of the best fanfics I've read in a while. In some ways, it's the most fun I've read in a long time, period. I can't remember what was the ( Read more... )

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sailorzelda January 26 2012, 19:44:34 UTC
I believe that even the word "literature" is subjective, even within the lifetime of one person ( ... )

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vifetoile January 28 2012, 23:49:26 UTC
I've just learned that this fanfic comes equipped with a dedicated fanbase of its own. That kind of helps me in my idea of "This is a very good story on its own merits" -- not to say that popular always equals good. But it's nice to feel, on the other hand, that I'm involved in a community of fans again.

And by the way, *hugs*

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sea_thoughts January 26 2012, 21:15:49 UTC
Some stories are enjoyable because they're trash. You enjoy them on a superficial level but that's it. It's no reflection on your taste as a reader or your critical abilities.

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vifetoile January 27 2012, 01:10:03 UTC
See, here's the very funny thing. I think that it may actually be legitimately a really good piece of writing. But maybe I'm too close to the material at the moment to tell.

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