Waking the Dead, by Angeloser
May. 16th, 2002 01:14 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
noracharlesRecommended Buffy fic: Waking the Dead: "Set twenty-one years post Normal Again, assuming both realities are valid. Dawn is visiting her catatonic sister when strange things start happening."
Very interesting look at the alternate reality from Normal Again. AU-Dawn is very realistic, it is easy to emphasize with her because she is so well-written, she is threedimensional, both Dawn and not-Dawn. Buffy is more action-oriented than contemplative, a good future extrapolation of the Buffy on the show. Her scenes are quite gripping, especially in the first chapters.
The peeks at the regular show-reality are not as fleshed out as the Normal Again-AU, and fall a little flat in comparison, but they're still interesting.
The fic is definitely worth reading because of the emotional intensity and portrayal of AU-Dawn, though I found the plot resolution a little too hurried. The author has implied she may edit it through again, so who knows, it may be even better by the time you read it ^_^
Very interesting look at the alternate reality from Normal Again. AU-Dawn is very realistic, it is easy to emphasize with her because she is so well-written, she is threedimensional, both Dawn and not-Dawn. Buffy is more action-oriented than contemplative, a good future extrapolation of the Buffy on the show. Her scenes are quite gripping, especially in the first chapters.
The peeks at the regular show-reality are not as fleshed out as the Normal Again-AU, and fall a little flat in comparison, but they're still interesting.
The fic is definitely worth reading because of the emotional intensity and portrayal of AU-Dawn, though I found the plot resolution a little too hurried. The author has implied she may edit it through again, so who knows, it may be even better by the time you read it ^_^
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Wow.
Date: 2002-05-15 04:41 pm (UTC)<-- grinning like an idiot.
Thanks again!
Re: Wow.
Date: 2002-05-15 04:48 pm (UTC)I needed a good fic to immerse myself in, and your summary was intriguing. And I was pleasantly surprised! One, it's a good fic, both realistic and unusual. Two, it's a good Dawn-fic, which is very unusual ;-)
(Anyone out there who knows of other good Dawn-fics to prove me wrong, please don't hesitate to do so!)
--Oh, and love your userpic, so cute ^_^
Re: Wow.
Date: 2002-05-15 05:09 pm (UTC)I love all my icons, too. I've become addicted to them, you see.