Subject: Hmm...
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Posted on: 2010-08-08 12:36:00 UTC
I haven't had time to look at them properly, but I've skim read the first paragraph of each, and they do actually look quite good. (Is that possible?) Paper Doll Kindergarten in particular looks...interesting.
It's sad when fanwriters do a better job than the actual writer, and certain Twilight fanfics are a good example of this. These selections here I've picked mainly for their alternate takes on the series, as well being some good reads.
http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4759768/1/TheMeadowSceneRedone - Changes a certain scene from the first book, removing some of the more... dislikes... aspects of the series, while actually giving Bella a personality!
<a href="http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4516602/1/ThePaperDollKindergarten">http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4516602/1/ThePaperDollKindergarten - a darker, more twisted take on the aftermath of the Twilight Saga, giving a bit of a more disturbing outcome.
<a href="http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4333491/1/movesinmysteriousways">http://www.fanfiction.net/s/4333491/1/movesinmysterious_ways - this one's a bit of a role reversal... and also counts as a realistic deconstruction in a way.
http://orange-crushed.livejournal.com/132983.html - Everyone knows Bella is a manipulative bitch, but this story takes this concept and runs with it.
On a final note, is anyone gonna see the new movie "Vampires Suck"? I know those movies are generally bad, but this one actually looks good. Of course, that's because I pretty much despise Twilight and other recent vampire stuff... any thoughts?
It just that most of them don't involve Bella and Edward, or their love story/triangle. Try these:
Tie Me Down to this World by Struck Upon a Star: An AU story about Alice and Jasper. Very well written, and what they call "all human" - no vampires, just the characters. It's unfinished, but really worth it. Despite the melodramatic-sounding summary.
Cowboys & Indians by Minisinoo: A completely non-romantic road-trip fic. Discusses heavy subjects like racism, but no angst at all - instead, there's a very funny bar brawl.
Pilgrim by Eowyn77 (a very good author): A one-shot about the long-lived Carlisle meeting a famous historical figure.
Brotherhood by blondie AKA robin and LindaRoo: Side-splittingly hillarious fic about the three brothers on a hunting trip and having a laugh by talking almost exclusively in quotes from Shakespeare, The Princess Bride and Monty Python and the Holy Grail. A short bit of angst, but ignorable.
And there are more, but I have no time to dig them out just now.
I made some of those sound better than they are. But they're still pretty good.
I haven't had time to look at them properly, but I've skim read the first paragraph of each, and they do actually look quite good. (Is that possible?) Paper Doll Kindergarten in particular looks...interesting.
I've actually recced The Paper Doll Kindergarten here before. I didn't previously know the rest of them, but they seem interesting.
(Oh, and I recommend Friday's Child , which is a bit of...not a must-read, but definitely a must-read-after-the-aforementioned-if-you-intend-to-sleep-tonight.
Neshomeh and I agree that "Vampires Suck" looks entertaining. We will likely not see it until it hits dvd, but we do want to see it.