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Reviewer: RoweenaC (Signed) · Date: 20/07/09 07:34 PM · On: John

Oh. My. God.

This one is so different to the first chapter. Mind you, in a heart-breakingly good way. I am still dabbing at my eyes. So sad. So incredibly sad. Wonderfully written, John's grief is palpable. It permeates every word, every syllable. Wonderful characterization of the man we mostly see as a harsh, rugged drill-instructor.

Trouble is, we easily forget who he was and how he changed. But not Dean. Dean knows. Has seen his father becoming the man he was later on. Has witnessed the broken, lost and lonely John become the avenging, obsessed hunter. And Dean also knew, what you have said here. That his father had no choice but to change. Not to be mean to his kids. But because he felt so terribly guilty to be the one to survive. 

Gosh. Am I making any sense at all? Can't really say what I mean to say. But anyway. Great job, this chapter has touched me deeply and I am glad to read about the real John and not the harsh mask he wore in his later years---

Thank you for this wonderful piece. 

Heading over to the next chappie, Ilka



Author's Response:

Dude! What an awesome review!!! Thank you!!

Yeah, I decided to play with three different aspects to try and exercise myself a bit and so Sad!John came along.

I always feel so bad for John because deep down inside he's just so lost and the fact that Dean knew his father before the event and had to slowly watch as the guy spiralled downward... breaks my heart. Such a tragic family.

But again - thank you for reading and for the awesome review!!

Reviewer: Shannondoah (Signed) · Date: 20/07/09 07:31 PM · On: John

"He couldn’t remember a time before Mary, but even worse than that – he couldn’t imagine a life without her."  Beautifully put! 

"… not with the way everyone looked at him, pitying him, offering him their sympathies when they should have been angry – when they should have been telling him that he was right, that it should have been him and not Mary."  I like how his emotions have overridden his faculties and he transfers the blame and accusation he feels to those around him.

When Dean came into the room and began comforting his father, it nearly broke my heart.  What a sweet little boy.  And John knowing it should be the other way around but being too broken to change was terribly sad.

An excellent piece!  You express the feelings and thoughts of your character exquisitely!



Author's Response:

Thank you sooo much for the amazingly awesome review :D 

John is such a wonderful character to write and I love getting the chance to play with his more vulnerable side and then throwing innocent Dean into the mix ^_^

I'm so glad you enjoyed it!!

Reviewer: Shannondoah (Signed) · Date: 20/07/09 07:23 PM · On: The Spider

Very funny!  Th end Kind of reminds me of Plankton from Spongebob Squarepants.  An interesting beginning!

Author's Response: Thank you!! He he, Plankton - I can totally see that. 

Reviewer: Tree66 (Signed) · Date: 20/07/09 07:19 PM · On: The Spider

Rae

 I loved this from the get-go... And while there were SOOOO many other great stories- you won me with the Spider... he mirrored John sooo well there at the end-- and I loved the visual of it sitting on John's shoulder- watching the fire as did John, Dean and little sammy in John's arms...

 well done- CONGRATS!



Author's Response:

Thank you so much Tree! I agree with you about all those other great stories which I'm slowly working my way through, lol. I am so glad you liked the spider :D I kept worrying if maybe it was a bit too... weird. But I had so much fun writing it.

Thanks again Tree!!

Reviewer: RoweenaC (Signed) · Date: 20/07/09 07:16 PM · On: The Spider

Vengeance! Yay! Awesome choice for a POV, Rae. AWESOME.

Loved this chappie. Laughed, clutched my at my chest. Sad and funny. Terrific. 

Best fun parts: HENRIETTA! and That'd show her!

Best sad one: My home, my life, my love... all gone. Perfectly mirroring John's POV. Speaking of, I am so heading on to the next chappie now!

Win well deserved! 

Cheers, Ilka



Author's Response:

Thank you so much! When the idea came, I just had to run with it and I really liked the way it turned out so thank you so much. 

Being able to put a fun spin on one of the pov's was, well fun. So I'm glad you liked that :D Even if it was sadder at the end.

Thanks again!!!

Reviewer: Jenn (Signed) · Date: 20/07/09 07:07 PM · On: Lucifer

Rae.

Just.

ANGST.  Oh, the angst!  Even the SPIDER was angsty!  LOL I was dying, and I was trying not to, but I felt so BAD for the poor little thing!

These are really well written.  I never would have thought of a Lucifer POV, that was very interesting.

And poor John.  Ugh, poor poor John.  This man and the crap he had to go through.  You write him very well.

Congrats dear, you've written some powerful (and hilarious) POVs!



Author's Response:

*flails and hugs you tightly* 

Thank you!! You know I so totally love my angst :D And strangely, I've developed a small soft spot for spiders since writing this, lol.

And Lucy, I'm strangely fascinated by the guy as if you couldn't guess, lol. So it's always fun to write him when I get the chance.

Big cuddles for John. It breaks my heart seeing what he went through. I love him as a character and think he's really misunderstood - poor guy.

Thank you again so much for reading and for the awesome review!

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