[January end]

[bonnefois]

Don't Fear The Reaper (Preslash!Marquis/Richard) Neverwhere, the beginnings of the Good Enough ficverse. 2616 words, comment_fic / Gauntlet challenge

Below (Preslash!gen Marquis/Richard, Door.) Neverwhere (Good Enough Ficverse), 2151 words, help_haiti

How Richard Mayhew Got His Coat (Preslash!Marquis/Richard) Neverwhere (Good Enough Ficverse) 1278 words, 31_days

Black Coffee Blush (Preslash!Marquis/Richard) Neverwhere (Good Enough Ficverse) 684 words, 31_days

Threaded Fingers (Doumeki/Watanuki, Clow/Yuuko) xxxHolic, 580 words , springkink

The Fourth, The Fifth (Doumeki/Watanuki, Doumeki's parents, Clow/Yuuko) xxxHolic, 1931, springkink

Ink (Tezuka/Fuji) Tenipuri, 505 words, springkink

Flue (Isaac/Ivan) Golden Sun, 350 words, springkink

Talk Nerdy To Me (Howard/Raj) Big Bang Theory, 580 words, springkink

The So-Called Great Outdoors (Ike/Soren) FE10, 1424 words, springkink

The Way To A Man's Heart (Ike/Soren) FE9, 1133 words, springkink

Out Tonight (J2) RPS, 1384, Porn battle IX

Stardust (Xavin/Karolina) Runaways, 1484 words, hh_kink

Lamplighter (Gingetsu/Ran) 1040 words, hh_kink

Cooking Mania (mostly humor, but a little of Raine/Sheena.) Tales of Symphonia, 1129 words, springkink

unfinished, but written:
1340 words Good Enough
772 Good Enough
194 words Good Enough
94 words Good Enough
320 words Good Enough
1171 words Good Enough
1218 for a Neverwhere/Pet Shop Of Horrors with Marquis/Richard
651 words of angsty future canon compliant Daisuke/Ken for theresa_cho
2888 words of modern au FE story with CEOs and bought dates and orange sneakers (It's called Frost Fair, fyi)
3000 words of When Peter Met Johnny (total 8730)

total: 15 finished, 29739 words total.

I am trying hard not to compare this January with last year's January, which was awesome. Trying oh so hard nao. Errr, uh. I was dealing with a dehibilitating issue and I think I

I did plenty which just didn't get posted in the end. Oh yeah, and the SK deadline made abooooom.

Yeah, viva la Feb.

January
Read: 11 full novels, 2 short stories

Love & Freindship [sic] by Jane Austen
Can You Keep A Secret? by Sophie Kinsella
The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters (audio)
A Coyote's In The House by Elmore Leonard (audio)
A Rose For Emily by William Faulkner (audio, short story)
That Evening Sun by William Faulkner (audio, short story)
The History of England by Jane Austen
How I Write by Janet Evanovich & Ina Yalof (audio)
Coraline by Neil Gaiman (audio)
Villette / by Charlotte Brontë. (Audio)
Mirrormask by Neil Gaiman (audio)
Secrets to Happiness by Sarah Dunn (audio)
Stardust by Neil Gaiman (audio)


to be fair, Vilette was gigantic and took up most of my reading time. I loved it, though so no hard feelings.

Comments

[littlelinor.livejournal.com]

Hey, you wrote loads of my prompts, so I won't complain <3

[re-weird.livejournal.com]

What did you think about Stardust and Coraline?

[measuringlife.livejournal.com]

Huh, I was meaning to comment on those. I guess I forgot after I discussed it with Evan.

I love fairytales and I 'm fond of Neil Gaiman so far as what I've read, but I hated most of Stardust. This is mostly due to hating Yvaine's character for so long that I couldn't focus on the other characters, the good worldbuilding, etc. She bitched and moaned and was so hateful so long that I was actually cheering on her death She eventually got better and stopped bitching, but Gaiman chose that moment to start glossing over details and forgot the Show, Don't Tell rule so almost all the scenes where I could have warmed up to her were merely "and then they left the goblin hall, and if it wasn't for Yvaine's quick tongue they might not have made it out."

I liked the end, though. Mostly, it's hard for me to enjoy a novel if I really despise a character and said character is a focal point of the novel. Love In The Time of Cholera by Marquez was really beautiful, but Fermina pissed me off so much that I missed out on the beauty because I was too busy hoping she'd die a painful death and stop being such a gigantic bitch.

Coraline..hmm. one person noted that Coraline and Mirrormask are basically the same story, but actually they're variations on a theme. Yes, they both deal with girls who find 'other' versions of the world and themselves, and deal with a controlling mother figure who wants to turn them into her own little zombie, but there's plenty of different reasoning and plot points in there.

Honestly, Coraline scared me. Clinging to the pillow scared. It didn't last long enough to traumatize me for life, though. I loved the cat, and some of the strange other characters in there. But mostly the cat, who is snarky and awesome. It was a nice read, not my favorite, but enjoyable. I want to see the movie sometime after this to see the changes and which version I like better :D

[re-weird.livejournal.com]

I saw the movie for Stardust which influenced my reading. I found the book much more spare and not as safe and warm as the movie. I was also surprised how short it was!

I've haven't read Mirrormask yet, sadly. Coraline is freaky as shit. I also saw the movie for this one first (I have lost all bookworm cred in this conversation) but I'd say it does a great job conveying the same atmosphere. But they added a character who helps Coraline out. I preferred the book where she saved herself, but oh well.