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[timepiececlock]

ok, this BTVS fanfic I recommended earlier?

I finished reading it. I've decided the appropriate response is nothing less than flabbergasted awe.

Every Buffy fanfic reader should read this, as soon as possible. It's mind-bendingly original. Any person who likes BTVS, regardless of ship-pairing preference. This is one of those fantastic fics that has a 'ship but somehow transcends that genre to be a necessary read for anyone who watches the show.

Go, read!

ETA- What doyle_sb4 said after she read it: "Did e.e.cummings and Neil Gaiman have a baby together and nobody tell me?"

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[doyle_sb4.livejournal.com]

Read it. Guh. Um. Was capable of saying... stuff at one point.

Did e.e.cummings and Neil Gaiman have a baby together and nobody tell me?

I am so in love with this author's style.

::blinks::

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Did e.e.cummings and Neil Gaiman have a baby together and nobody tell me?

That's the perfect description. I'm going to edit my post to include that.

[hecatehatesthat.livejournal.com]

Wordy McWord. That fic kicks the ass of ass-kicking things. I want to have its babies.

[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Definitely. I want to know how the hell she thought it up, and then how the hell she pulled it off.

[caille.livejournal.com]

I've just started it (on your rec) and am already blown away. I think this is going to rank right up there with Season Noir and Perfect World and Bittersweets...and...and...other terrific stuff.

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Perfect World?

What's this? Sounds unfamiliar. NEW FIC PERHAPS?!!?! Tell tell!

And yeah, it's pretty amazing. Wait until you finish. Just.. wowness.

[caille.livejournal.com]

I'd be happy to rec Perfect World by cousinjean Her main site is Dancing Lessons

Perfect World is a multi-chapter epic that is now complete. Yay. From cj's introduction:

Summary: A slip of the tongue creates a whole new world of problems for Spike. Picks up about 4 months after "Grave."
Spoilers: Everything through S6 is fair game, with a vague awareness of rumors about S7.Rating: R

Those pesky vengeance demons....

Let me know what you think.

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[rashaka.livejournal.com]

Ah, I've read this! Ha. And for a second you had me doubting my self-convinced reputation as the person who's read everything Spuffy in creation.

I remember liking it a lot, but I don't think I'd put it on a level with macha's fic. I'm very picky, and some stuff of cousinjean's I like a lot(ex: Getaway), but other stuff I find her Spike seems too... fanficcy. Which is a totally strange description, I know, but bear with me. It's like-- her Buffy is great. Her writing style is very good. And her ability to think of, build, and complete a full story far exceeds my own.

But sometimes the characterizations of Spike seems to soft, or too easy, or too nice. I dunno. It's hard to articulate.

Anyway, very good fic, Perfect World.