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Story 7: "Tikkun Olam" by RivkaT and MustangSally
Since we had a rather long interlude with no story at all (my fault!),
wendelah1 and I have chosen a special bonus story. So here it is, "Tikkun Olam" by RivkaT and MustangSally, one of the controversial classics of the fandom. Hopefully it will provoke some discussion.
This story is rated NC-17 and is not for sensitive or impressionable souls. I'm not kidding. But it's really good.
"Deaths and disclosures, universal and particular, denouements both unexpected and inexorable, transvestite melodrama on all levels including the suggestive. We transport you into a world of intrigue and illusion ... clowns, if you like, murderers -- we can do you ghosts and battles, on the skirmish level, heroes, villains, tormented lovers -- set pieces in the poetic vein; we can do you rapiers or rape or both, by all means, faithless wives and ravished virgins -- flagrante delicto at a price, but that comes under realism for which there are special terms."
Interesting discussions:
Usenet thread on prologue
Spoilerific Usenet review thread
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This story is rated NC-17 and is not for sensitive or impressionable souls. I'm not kidding. But it's really good.
"Deaths and disclosures, universal and particular, denouements both unexpected and inexorable, transvestite melodrama on all levels including the suggestive. We transport you into a world of intrigue and illusion ... clowns, if you like, murderers -- we can do you ghosts and battles, on the skirmish level, heroes, villains, tormented lovers -- set pieces in the poetic vein; we can do you rapiers or rape or both, by all means, faithless wives and ravished virgins -- flagrante delicto at a price, but that comes under realism for which there are special terms."
Interesting discussions:
Usenet thread on prologue
Spoilerific Usenet review thread
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That said, being picky has its perks. I rarely spend time on books that I don't enjoy, so when I do finish something, it's a good experience. Also, I don't rush read as much as I used to, either. It's more leisurely now I guess, and I never read more than one book at once.
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I rarely read more than one book at a time, but I think that's only because I read so fast! Really I should try to train myself to slow down, but speed reading is so useful in my non-fictional life that it is hard to maintain two different speed settings.
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If I didn't have anything else to read I would be reading the back of the cereal boxes. Fortunately, in my house that will never be a problem.