Belinda's 10 Fan Fiction Links

TITANIC
Group

Rose, Jack, Cal and Ruth partake in Family Therapy and Erik is their counsellor who at first views all four of his clients as somewhat 'off the wall'.

Dialogue is a plenty with interjections of sarcasm, wit and the occasional outburst of frustration and horror from Erik. Lots of witty banter is tossed about. This helped to make it much easier to read, and it gelled really well given the known personalities.

Although the end was rather predictable, i found it quite enjoyable, and could not help but chuckle at Eriks predicament.

ROMEO & JULIET
Story time with Romeo & Juliet

Initially i thought this was an interesting concept for a story as the characters are all talking animals. Namely Raccoons.

Upon reading the second paragraph, i almost felt as though i were reading a childs version of the book, with images of little furry animals sporting coloured tights with lace and frills peeking from beneath collars and cuffs. 

PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

Pride & Prejudice in space

I was intrigued to see how P&P would be set against the aesthetics of outer space. I felt a little cheated that Lizzie and Mr Darcy were the only two characters from the book. You get a sense of Tomb Raider nostalgia with images of Lizzie dressed in futuristic garb. I had difficulty associating the two time periods together, and i am sure a large portion of Jane Austen readers would agree that Mr Darcy is the epitome of classy sophistication whose name alone seems regal. 

PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
The tragic death of FOPs Hero

This short piece not so subtly paints the FOP not as a courageous hero, but that of a mere simpering male with over the top emotional breakouts. The twist is the title of the fanfic. You would assume the story is of the original FOP (Phantom of the Opera), until you realise a little into the story that she refers to him as Raulkins. The scene is set in what appears to be the home of Christine and the FOP, with the later of the two reading his favourite book (title still unknown to Christine). Christine starts to question the reasons behind Raouls state of mounting distress while reading the book. Easy enough to follow, and the reference to Harry Potter characters is a delightful end as the cause of his distress is revealed.

THE BOY IN THE STRIPED PYJAMAS

Can't Understand

The story takes place after the death of the boys in the gas chambers, and is told from the pov of Brunos parents Elsa and Ralph. Despite the obvious tragedy, the father still upholds his strong belief that the Aryan are of supreme beings over all other races, and still blames the Jews for the death of his son.

The authors intent was to draw attention to the role of the mother, which is explained in the brief summary. Without first reading the summary beforehand one may tend to get lost in the narrative.

FINDING NEVERLAND
Until the Light Shines through the Rain

A beautifully written poem Sylvia wrote for her boys near the end of the movie. The author had intended to write the story in tune with the song "If i need you" by Emmy Lou Harris. I cannot comment as i haven't heard the song but, it certainly was a pleasing way to write this piece.

THE LABYRINTH

Finding Love Music Shuffle

This collection of fanfics caught my attention as all 10  stories are no longer than 7 lines.

They all have the same theme, and all the stories touch base on various genres i.e horror, thriller, humour, even romance.

Very well thought of fanfic based on songs from the authors ipod shuffle.

STAND BY ME
Fallen

This story takes place just after the death of Chris. He ponders about his previous life, his friends, his family, the pain and loneliness he felt as a child. 

When you read further, you see that Chris is looking back to who he was before as a person, and where he is going now as a man. There is almost a hint that he is being reborn into another soul, and that passing away was ultimately his saviour.

THE OUTSIDERS 

Sunsets keeping me gold

This is one of my all time favourite movies/book. The title for this wonderfully written short piece stems from  a song from the soundtrack called Stay Gold. It is written from Ponys pov, and set after the death of Johnny.

Pony does alot of self reflecting, and where he is with his life right now. 

THE BREAKFAST CLUB
 I hate school
If you are at all familiar with JohnHughs and his movies from the 80s, you should be able to identify the personality of this charater only known as 'Miss Crane', is almost like that of John Bender. The story is told from her pov and surprisingly the narrative is well written you could almost be fooled into thinking it were the thoughts of John.
A really enjoyable read if you are a fan of John Hughs and John Bender.