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SilverMoonDragonB · June 3, 2013 12:31 pm

Hm...ok, thanks for the responses everyone! I think I'll give it a try and see what I think

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ancientsgate · June 3, 2013 1:56 pm

SusiGo wrote:
"Ten Days" is very good but also very disturbing. I recommended it some time ago but with a very big warning for torture and violence.

Oh, good lord, I remember that one.

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The torture was extremely hard to read. IMO a little of that goes a long, long way, and this author slopped it on with a trowel. The torture scenes were multiple and detailed. About the time I thought we must surely have read the last one, there was another one, and on and on it went.

What kept me reading was two things-- Sherlock was looking for John, and I was intrigued to see how he would find him. As I remember, that part was a pretty satisfying read. And second, I could not WAIT until he finally did find him, so he (Sherlock) would get the priviledge of ripping off the heads of every single one of those f***ers who had done that to his John. And that, on the other hand, was a big huge fizzle. For some reason, the author all of a sudden got all wimpy, and when Sherlock finally got in the presence of the torturers, he didn't much do anything to them. ???

Weird read. One I would never go back to. But then, there are two subjects I have a really hard time with, torture and rape, and this one had both. Which leaves me sitting here wondering, why did I read that thing in the first place?? Who knows.

Schmiezi · June 3, 2013 3:16 pm

http://archiveofourown.org/works/456761/chapters/785883

Is this the one you are talking about?
Sounds like I need to read it next...

SusiGo · June 3, 2013 3:33 pm

Yes, that's the one.

SilverMoonDragonB · June 4, 2013 10:59 pm

I just finished reading the Sherlock fanfic "The Best Of Days"...wow, that was very and extremely interesting, I recommend it to anyone who hasn't read it. Oh, and I've also just read "A Week is Just Seven Days Isn't it?" that was so frickin' hilarious! I enjoyed it immensely

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SusiGo · June 5, 2013 9:05 am

Could you give us a link for "The Best of Days"? I couldn't find it.

Wholocked · June 5, 2013 10:10 am

Ah I found it in the masterlist, but couldn't find it in a search. Odd

http://archiveofourown.org/works/635439/chapters/1150378

SusiGo · June 5, 2013 10:14 am

Oh, I read that one. But we got the title wrong - it's "The Best of Times", not "days.

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Mattlocked · June 5, 2013 10:40 am

Will make a note - for when finished with verityburns

SusiGo · June 5, 2013 10:53 am

It's interesting but with a plot twist that's quite AU.

I just started the "Trying to find the in-between" series somebody recommended. Read the first chapter, quite extreme, but really well written and interesting characters. I'll report back when I've finished that one.

SilverMoonDragonB · June 5, 2013 11:24 am

Ah damn it, I got the title wrong >.<, sorry about that! Kinda shameful since I had just read it *facepalm*, anyway, glad someone found it!
I've just started reading "Misdialed", also a very interesting one...I'm enjoying it very much, another one I reccomend to those who haven't read it

SusiGo · June 5, 2013 12:21 pm

No problem. I just couldn't believe I'd never heard of it, obsessed as I am.

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SilverMoonDragonB · June 5, 2013 1:44 pm

Ok, I've just finished reading Misdialed...*sigh* I think all these years of watching Star Trek prepared me for the concept of time warp, alternate realities, causality loops etc (all those are just examples, not necessarily related to the fanfiction) ...otherwise I would've been slightly confused . Anyway, I loved it! Loved it very much

ancientsgate · June 5, 2013 1:48 pm

SilverMoonDragonB wrote:
Ok, I've just finished reading Misdialed...*sigh* I think all these years of watching Star Trek prepared me for the concept of time warp, alternate realities, causality loops etc (all those are just examples, not necessarily related to the fanfiction) ...otherwise I would've been slightly confused . Anyway, I loved it! Loved it very much

It would be helpful if everyone would include a pointer to the story when posting a rec like this, just in case people would actually like to read it. I would have no idea how to find this story, if I were interested, and no one has time to scroll back through the last few weeks of the original recs, on the off chance they'd find where it's at either. Just a suggestion, thanks.

June 5, 2013 2:16 pm

A Johnlock fanfic about how Sherlock askes John to marry him. 4837 words.
Applied linguistics by what_alchemy

http://archiveofourown.org/works/234203

Sherlock's version of fluff. He searches for the right words and he tries to create new words for their unique relationship.

SilverMoonDragonB · June 5, 2013 2:48 pm

ancientsgate wrote:
SilverMoonDragonB wrote:
Ok, I've just finished reading Misdialed...*sigh* I think all these years of watching Star Trek prepared me for the concept of time warp, alternate realities, causality loops etc (all those are just examples, not necessarily related to the fanfiction) ...otherwise I would've been slightly confused . Anyway, I loved it! Loved it very much
It would be helpful if everyone would include a pointer to the story when posting a rec like this, just in case people would actually like to read it. I would have no idea how to find this story, if I were interested, and no one has time to scroll back through the last few weeks of the original recs, on the off chance they'd find where it's at either. Just a suggestion, thanks.

Right, of course! I apologize for not including the link, I forgot. It is on the Masterlist topic, but anyway, here it is; http://archiveofourown.org/works/433404/chapters/734937

SilverMoonDragonB · June 5, 2013 2:50 pm

Be wrote:
A Johnlock fanfic about how Sherlock askes John to marry him. 4837 words.
Applied linguistics by what_alchemy

http://archiveofourown.org/works/234203

Sherlock's version of fluff. He searches for the right words and he tries to create new words for their unique relationship.

D'awww! I think I'll give that a read, thanks for the rec!

Wholocked · June 5, 2013 9:48 pm

ancientsgate wrote:
SilverMoonDragonB wrote:
Ok, I've just finished reading Misdialed...*sigh* I think all these years of watching Star Trek prepared me for the concept of time warp, alternate realities, causality loops etc (all those are just examples, not necessarily related to the fanfiction) ...otherwise I would've been slightly confused . Anyway, I loved it! Loved it very much
It would be helpful if everyone would include a pointer to the story when posting a rec like this, just in case people would actually like to read it. I would have no idea how to find this story, if I were interested, and no one has time to scroll back through the last few weeks of the original recs, on the off chance they'd find where it's at either. Just a suggestion, thanks.

All but the most recent recs are in the first two posts of the Masterlist

Ivy · June 7, 2013 9:18 am

Lovely short story by verityburns

http://verity-burns.tumblr.com/post/50818030947/wheres-your-bride-mary-oh-shes-not-my

ancientsgate · June 7, 2013 9:24 am

Wholocked wrote:
All but the most recent recs are in the first two posts of the Masterlist

People who come here for recs shouldn't have to search through a second thread for a pointer to a story that sparks their interest. Speaking only for myself, I appreciate anyone taking a few seconds to include a pointer in their rec. That's why I started this thread, to make it easy for people to find good stuff to read.

There are newbies on the forum all the time, people who may not even realize what the master list is, or even that it exists.