Rants and Recs
Dec. 23rd, 2011 10:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ishtar79-You know, I can't even work up any surprise at lj screwing up anymore, much less indignation. I do feel for everyone who's active in kink memes, anon coms, and any other place made essentially unusable after the “inspired” changes to how comments work.
-In more “and the Internets were made of FAIL” news, I wasn't thrilled with delicious' new design to begin with, and I just discovered I've lost the ability to edit my links. Oh, I can add them to a bundle, privatise them, delete them, but when it comes to editing the title or correcting any other mistake, forget it. Great jobs, guys! *ironic thumbs up*
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hd_holidays recs:
Humbug (A Christmas Tale) by Anon I'm not even much of a fan of holiday-themed fic, and A Christmas Carol has got to be one of the most heavily-adapted stories, but I was so utterly charmed by this fic, I just had to rec it. While the plot doesn't hold a lot of surprises, the interactions between the characters makes it all worth it, and the humour prevents it from becoming cloying. And Snape as Marley is kind of inspired.
In Plain Sight by Anon One of my favourite tropes post-DH is proudly EWE, 8th year fic, and this one certainly delivers. This one was original in a lot of ways, from the premise of the Board Of Governors deciding to dissolve Slytherin house is one I've never encountered before, to a less-than-typical reaction of Ron and Hermione to the H/D. A fun read all-around.
The Business of Shagging Harry by Anon Draco as an elite wizard pornographer intent of making Harry the star of one of his productions sounds like the summary of a crack fic, but oddly enough, I was buying every single minute of this story, though admittedly the humour and hot sex significantly helped with that.
The Cottage with the Purple Door, A Non-Linear Love Story by Anon As the title implies, this is told in a non-linear style, but so skillfully it never once confused me or pulled me out of the tale. Lovely snippets of the story of Harry and Draco, interspersed with cool details like Draco's profession post-Hogwards, Harry and Draco's most unexpected choices of drinking buddies, and truly adorable takes on Albus Severus and Scorpius.
At Your Service by Anon Another 8th year fic, and my personal favourite. At 96,000 words, its length can be intimidating, but it's totally worth every minute spent reading it. As cliché as that phrase has become, it really does read like the books. With a brilliant mystery, a Harry voice that's about as canon as you can get (and often hilarious in that unaware way that Harry can be), and a truly brilliant and rounded cast of characters. I really cannot recommend this one enough.
-In more “and the Internets were made of FAIL” news, I wasn't thrilled with delicious' new design to begin with, and I just discovered I've lost the ability to edit my links. Oh, I can add them to a bundle, privatise them, delete them, but when it comes to editing the title or correcting any other mistake, forget it. Great jobs, guys! *ironic thumbs up*
On a less ranty note, some
hd_holidays recs:Humbug (A Christmas Tale) by Anon I'm not even much of a fan of holiday-themed fic, and A Christmas Carol has got to be one of the most heavily-adapted stories, but I was so utterly charmed by this fic, I just had to rec it. While the plot doesn't hold a lot of surprises, the interactions between the characters makes it all worth it, and the humour prevents it from becoming cloying. And Snape as Marley is kind of inspired.
In Plain Sight by Anon One of my favourite tropes post-DH is proudly EWE, 8th year fic, and this one certainly delivers. This one was original in a lot of ways, from the premise of the Board Of Governors deciding to dissolve Slytherin house is one I've never encountered before, to a less-than-typical reaction of Ron and Hermione to the H/D. A fun read all-around.
The Business of Shagging Harry by Anon Draco as an elite wizard pornographer intent of making Harry the star of one of his productions sounds like the summary of a crack fic, but oddly enough, I was buying every single minute of this story, though admittedly the humour and hot sex significantly helped with that.
The Cottage with the Purple Door, A Non-Linear Love Story by Anon As the title implies, this is told in a non-linear style, but so skillfully it never once confused me or pulled me out of the tale. Lovely snippets of the story of Harry and Draco, interspersed with cool details like Draco's profession post-Hogwards, Harry and Draco's most unexpected choices of drinking buddies, and truly adorable takes on Albus Severus and Scorpius.
At Your Service by Anon Another 8th year fic, and my personal favourite. At 96,000 words, its length can be intimidating, but it's totally worth every minute spent reading it. As cliché as that phrase has become, it really does read like the books. With a brilliant mystery, a Harry voice that's about as canon as you can get (and often hilarious in that unaware way that Harry can be), and a truly brilliant and rounded cast of characters. I really cannot recommend this one enough.