Kate's 10 Fanfic

One Day, a Criminal Minds fanfic

This is so incredibly just like an analogue out of the actual series! Well, one that SHOULD be on the show sometime, because of course it's fairly obvious how poor Garcia feels about hunky Morgan. This piece is written with perfect understanding of the characters and in a way their "inside voice" would really be rambling. It kept my utmost attention the whole way and I truly felt empathetic towards the characters. Beautiful description as well, I could visualise every little detail. Loved it!


I Saw Reality (Sherlock Holmes)

It is very clear the author is an avid Sherlock Holmes reader as this fanfic reads so similar to Doyle's writing that it could have been extracted from the beginning of any number of the novels in the series. So in keeping with the original style, it is written from Dr. Watson's perspective and is when their friendship is in the earlier stages( although Watson calls it "acquaintance"). I love how it starts with a quote, very characteristic of Holmes and his philosophical thinking (which is what this fanfiction really plays on) and the way it quickly establishes the habits/hobbies particular of Holmes, for example: his "sprawled out" posture, his habit of never thinking about a case before it's started, inhaling(heroine) from his pipe, the meditative "black depression", and his gifted skill of playing classical music on his violin.

This certainly left me wanting to know more about Holmes' philosophies although not much that hasn't been written before, but perfect for anyone new to the novels.



Sylverster- what happened next...
A very good, nicely written extension of the wonderful novel Sylvester (although I must admit I quite like how Georgette Heyer always finishes her novels with a long-awaited kiss). It reads much as if it really were part of the original novel, dragging the inside thoughts of the characters and the description of the kissing scene a little too long for my liking. The author did well in keeping the regency-style dialogues throughout, exept this still didn't save it from becoming a trifle "blah" as it doesn't quite have the quickness of wit and spirit that makes Georgette Heyer's novels so hard to put down.


Oppression (1984)

This little drabble highlights some of the key ideas from George Orwell's 1984 like: Big Brother is always watching you through a "telescreen", if you're a "thoughtcriminal " you get tortured and your very existence wiped out of history, "proles" (the lowest class) still lead relatively "normal" lives and therefore hold the key to freedom IF they ever choose to fight the "Party". It's alright, but has noway near the dramatic effect of the original, it's written in first person although we don't know who's thoughts they are (Winston's?) and there are a couple of spelling mistakes. I think 1984 is one of the best novels ever written and fervently recommend it to anyone who likes to read thought-provoking works. This little fanfic doesn't quite do it any justice.

A History of Violence

A femslash/ crossover with Sara from the TV series CSI and Temperance from the Bones series. It 's written in third person, intersected with dialogue. As a fan of both tv series I found the two characters very believable as both of them are rather straight-up, to-the-point kind of women which is reflected by their dialogue in this fanfic and also makes it very plausible that they'd be attracted to each other. I found it enjoyable enough to read although the grammar wasn't the best in places, and I'm a little confused how the title comes into it... but I guess it isn't a finished piece so it's possible it'll make sense further on in the storyline, It either has something to do with the past of one of the characters or possibly a case they end up working on. By all accounts, a nice femslash so far.

Fat and Fatigue (Blackadder)

A very delightful little piece of Blackadder humour, so well written I could almost mistake it for an original episode. This author has truly captured the very essence of what makes Blackadder so darn hilarious: a perfect mix of the ridiculous and cynicism. The story line works so well, starting out with Blackadder in his butler role to the Prince Regent and being his usual cynical self. Things seem to be going his way until it is abruptly put an end to by Prince George who finds himself in a bit of a dilemma. Blackadder ends up being stuck with having to take George's place in the marathon even though he tries to pass the honour onto trusty old Baldrick, who isn't such a ninny as to be fooled again. So it finishes with the great irony of Blackadder running the marathon and a mouse stealing his cheese. Jolly good stuff.

His Holiness Captain Sparrow

Simply delightful. Any fan of Pirates of the Caribbean will appreciate the sheer brilliance in how this little oneshot is written, the dialogue captures Jack Sparrow so precisely and the storyline/plot works so well, one could easily believe it was written by one of Disney's own screenwriters. There's really nothing I can pick on in this piece. A thoroughly enjoyably read. And a wonderful back-story as to how he got those beads!

                                                                          House

A very promising first chapter; written in third person, beginning just as any House episode should and portrays Dr. House absolutely spot-on, even though he only has a few lines of dialogue, there's no mistaking him or Cuddy for that matter. Very engaging dialogue, easy to visualize what is going on and the storyline seems to be heading in a good direction. Certainly left me wanting more.

The Night of the Living Thorpes (Northanger Abbey)

It begins rather similar to the chapter in the original where Catherine is waiting to go for a stroll with the Tilneys but is forced by her friends the Thorpes and her own brother to go visit Blaize castle, then all of a sudden it becomes clear that it is a very different take on the little excursion to the castle. It takes a kind of horror approach. The author has very cleverly created the Thorpes dialogues to be true to their characters even though they are now "living dead" and falling apart. A very well put together horror version of this little episode, written in third person, in keeping with the novel and good use of regency language; although I don't think a lady would use the expression "I'll lay a monkey". So all in all a brilliantly horrifying and charming story with a hint of vampire saved for the very end.

Gone (Glee)

I think the author of this little angst fanfiction certainly captures the essence of Brittany's character; not too bright but always herself.It is written from her perspective but I unfortunately found the plot a little hard to follow and the whole reason for her unhappiness seemed very ambiguous. There were also many issues with spelling/grammar.