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[roxy]

, and it felt just the way I knew it would--like I was losing a very dear friend. It was a long read, mostly because I drew it out as long as I could. It's not often that you want to immerse yourself in a book like that, but this story was special. It was everything I love about a very good story--a journey to some place else, meeting wonderful people and watching their lives unfold. I'm sure some folks probably thought it didn't end the way it should have but that's looking at it through our eye and our ideas of what makes an ending happy, but I think for John and Tris, that was probably the happiest ending possible.

When I have my magic brick back, I'd love to talk to folks who've read the story, if anyone would still be interested. :)

Comments

[tabaqui]

Oh, bb. I felt exactly the same way. I sat here at my desk and sobbed.

I'll talk about it any time.
*hugs*

[roxymissrose.livejournal.com]

It was the kind of thing I felt kind of privileged to have read, you know? DarkEm really pays attention to the details, like you do, of time and place and atmosphere, and while I don't need to have that to enjoy a story, I *love* to have it. It satisfies the part of me that loves beautiful pictures. You know I can be transported by beautiful words, hear the music that we're told is playing or smell the smoke in the air or feel the breeze the characters do...there were moments in that story that I just had to stop and think about what I'd read. I highlighted the *shit* out of that thing, lol!!

[tabaqui]

Man, yes. I loved all the little details of that life, from clothing to name cards to food. The ending broke my heart in a lot of ways, because yes - i wanted them to have more time, more togetherness, more of just *them*, but I know they had what they could, and in the end they loved as much as they could, and were content.

Every time i would read a chapter, i'd have to make myself not talk or write like that, heh. It just seeped into me and transformed me for a bit. So amazing and beautiful, so rich and just *lush* with little treats and visuals.
*happy sigh*