long wind-up to a fic rec

[ifeelbetter]

So I think it's more-or-less general knowledge that I am a bit of an insomniac. And one of the things that often works to get me to sleep is listening to very familiar books on audio. It's like a groove my brain can slip into and get carried away on. I don't know. It just works, OK?

My point is that, by this point, I know the Terry Pratchett canon SO WELL it is scary. I sometimes forget who/what I am and start slipping quotations--obscure quotations, even--into conversation with people who would DEF turn their noses up at me if they knew I wasn't speaking, I dunno, Vonnegut or something. So I love T.Pratch. I love him like whoa. And I have been trying FOR YEARS to think of a way I could assign him in the classroom. Or write a paper on him. SOMETHING. If I can write a paper about Were The World Mine, you'd think I could manage this. But no. I am stymied.

But, guys, Night Watch may be my favorite thing in the entire world. I don't even like hard-boiled eggs and, thanks to this book, I have a tendency to think of them as true happiness. And don't get me started on how much my love for lilac-as-a-scent has blossomed (ha ha, look at me pun) since I first discovered this book.

As promised, that was the big, long-winded wind-up to the fic rec: Has anyone read Psuedopolis by Resonant? Because it has significantly changed the way I read that last scene of NW. And the way Vetinari and Vimes interact. And I was already fascinated by the differences between young!Vetinari and the regular version. And--by changing the meaning of the "Afterward, we could--" in the book's final scene--this fic has sort of merged the book with fanon, if you know what I mean. It's like the fic has made fic of canon.

So. MY POINT. You should read this fic. DO IT.

Comments

[ifeelbetter.livejournal.com]

That's partly why I was so impressed by the fic--(1) it's a pairing I don't think I would ever have come up with on my own, (2) it's a discworld fic and I'm pretty sure that's a physical impossibility, and (3) it's a good discworld fic. Like...I think it may be made of magic. Or written in fairydust.

Is it just me or is Pratchett one of the least sexual authors of ever? Like, when he writes couples...they're so bland. I don't mind because I don't think the books ever need a snazzy romance plot--it's just so strikingly different from other authors. Especially other fantasy authors.

[wintersjuly.livejournal.com]

ajdljljada good discworld fic is really hard to find. i mean, writing it is hard enough, i'm not surprised there's not much around -- there's some good fic based on monstrous regiment, but alas, otherwise like a rare species of bird -- good at hiding, nearly impossible to find but kind of wonderful when discovered

and the way i feel about pratchett writing romance is similar to the way i feel about jk rowling writing it. it's nothing terribly exciting, definitely not one of their strengths, but it's passably serviceable, i guess.

on the other hand, i much prefer pratchett's go at it. there's no green monsters in bellies and he's honest about how kissing adora is like kissing an ashtray XD (and if you ever feel inclined towards trying the tv versions of these -- never ever try going postal. it's awful D:)

[ifeelbetter.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, I have already seen said adaptation of Going Postal. That was on my top fic Pratchett list too....and suuuuuch a disappointment.

At least there isn't an odious Night Watch out there. That would break my heart, no lie.