Two must-read CoE recs.

[elisi]

Firstly, THIS FIC! (Title is spoilery.) It goes places I'd not thought possible, and does it without sentimentality, or any kind of fix-it. Incredible writing.

Second, THIS ESSAY. Children of Earth - Ethics, narrative structure, and [spoiler]. This is pretty much *exactly* the essay I would have written if I'd been able to get my thoughts into order.

And that's all for now. Summer holidays are TOO LONG!

Comments

[elisi]

I like Alice. The whole idea of a female who isn't charmed by Jack intrigues me. It's also clear from her first appearance that she has Jack's number
You read selenak's Alice fic, right? And I love the way they made Jack a father, how he clearly loved Alice, and yet couldn't help screw things up. (Pre-CoE I mean. She has *no* illusions.)

Also, I seem to like the angst. possibly there's something wrong with me...
Oh no. As you might already have seen, the essay starts with a quote defining tragedy, and CoE certainly was a perfect example. (Also, all the plotbunnies that I'm currently unable to attend to are horribly angsty. I'm itching to write...)

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

I haven't seen Selenack's fic. Linkage??

I don't think loving a child and being a terrible parent are mutually exclusive things. I love jack to bits, but he would be a terrible father! Children need consistently, and they need security and those are two things Jack isn't capable of. Well, not at this point in his development anyway.

[elisi]

Linkage??
Consanguinitas. Enjoy!

Children need consistently, and they need security and those are two things Jack isn't capable of. Well, not at this point in his development anyway.
Exactly. Although I guess he'll get it right in the end... (The Face of Boe has children, as we know.)

[zanthinegirl.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the link; that story rocked. I already liked Alice (oddly enough the way she clearly doesn't trust jack hooked me) but this really fleshes her out.

We know jack/Face of Boe has children, but we don't know that he's a good father. I'd like to think he's grown and matured and become a better person than the grifter from season one of DW, but I'm not totally sure that the core of his personality has really changed. He's still ruthless, isn't he? He staves strangers in New New York, but I'll bet he'd still make the same choice and sacrifice his children. Very Isaak like, now that I think about it. I wonder if the biblical parallel is intentional? Or if I'm just reading too much into the story!

[elisi]

oddly enough the way she clearly doesn't trust jack hooked me
You and me both. :)

but this really fleshes her out.
It really does. Selena is a *fabulous* writer!

but I'll bet he'd still make the same choice and sacrifice his children.
Hmmmmm. Must ponder this. And yes, I've thought of Abraham and Isaac too! :)