sch_addiction ([info]sch_addiction) wrote,
@ 2005-05-31 22:47:00
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Entry tags:mid-length, morrighan, nessime, post-hogwarts, snarry

Fly-fishing For Beginners
Title: Fly-Fishing for Beginners
Author: Jay Tryfanstone
Category: Snarry
Rating: R
Summary: Books, few owls and very little magic. (One-Shot)

If you've read and enjoyed 84 Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff, you will definitely enjoy Fly-Fishing for Beginners.  I honestly cannot believe that I hadn't heard of, or read it before now.  This lovely story is filled with literary allusions and references.  Jay's narrative style is superb and fits the story perfectly.  The point of view switches between Harry and Severus, but I did not find the switches to be either confusing or jarring.  The story is addressed to the reader, which is not something one finds often and I found it refreshing.  I love Harry's attempt at subtle seduction and how he gives up when he perceives that it's not working and just asks for what he wants.  This story is witty, well-written, and one of the best short Snarry one-shots that I've read.

Nessime
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I can't believe I missed this story. How can such a little gem sit somewhere out there unnoticed?!? This piece is original, its style and language are exquisite, and it reminds me why I feel like a child in a sweet shop every time I enter a library. I loved the literary allusions and the interesting change of perspective: for once, we leave the past behind and meet two adult people who share a passion. And it works very well. So well, that I want to read more stories by Jay Tryfanstone. More, and more, and more...
Morrighan


guest-starring: [info]ac1d6urn

 When I’m in the mood for something well thought-out, light-hearted, and humorous I reread Fly-Fishing for Beginners. It never fails to make me smile. There’s something very charming and effective about Jay Tryfanstone’s writing style, with her subtle, quirky humour and all the little details provided in parentheses. The story's bright, relaxed atmosphere should clash horribly with the pairing, with the characters, but somehow it doesn’t: it fits them perfectly instead. Jay’s Snape and Harry deserve a break, a getaway, and they find it at last in a quiet Muggle town, a few good books, and each other.
"We'll learn." Snape said, and believed it.
I believed it as well.


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another fic
(Anonymous)
2005-06-01 01:40 pm UTC (link)
hey,

just thought i'd let you know in case you haven't read it...there's a really good fic called a year like none other by aspeninthesunlight. you can find it at skyehawke. it's a WIP but it gets updated quite often. it's harry as snape's adopted son. it's really really good and very realistic...one of the best interpretations of snape's character i've read. i highly recommend it.

titchy

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Re: another fic
[info]sch_addiction
2005-06-01 02:08 pm UTC (link)
Hi titchy,
thanks for the rec. 'A Year Like Non Other' was an instant success when it was first published. I started reading it a month after it was first published on ff.net and at that time, after only four weeks, it had already more than 900 reviews. Meanwhile it has definitely become one of the Classics.
So you can be sure that we all read it. We only started this journal, so we did not yet have time to review all the fics that we liked, but maybe we will publish a review of AYLNO soon.

Maryx

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Re: another fic
[info]sch_addiction
2005-06-01 07:14 pm UTC (link)
I know for my part, I try to rec fics that may not be quite as well known as they should be. Thus, I don't think that I personally will rec it, but if one of the others does, I'll definitely add my thoughts as it's an excellent, excellent fic.

Cheers!
Nessi

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[info]ac1d6urn
2005-08-22 09:12 pm UTC (link)
When I’m in the mood for something well thought-out, light-hearted, and humorous I reread Fly-Fishing for Beginners. It never fails to make me smile. There’s something very charming and effective about Jay Tryfanstone’s writing style, with her subtle, quirky humour and all the little details provided in parentheses. The story's bright, relaxed atmosphere should clash horribly with the pairing, with the characters, but somehow it doesn’t: it fits them perfectly instead. Jay’s Snape and Harry deserve a break, a getaway, and they find it at last in a quiet Muggle town, a few good books, and each other.

"We'll learn." Snape said, and believed it.

I believed it as well.

PS. The link to this story changed to http://snarry.individum.com/archive/viewstory.php?sid=1329

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