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Re: The great conversion
« Reply #15 on: July 10, 2011, 12:25:52 PM »

I loved doing this, it made me want to go back and reread some of these! LOL I went old school on most of my picks.
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Re: The great conversion
« Reply #16 on: July 10, 2011, 12:27:34 PM »

Me too... generally speaking, I'm a lot more passionate about the old-school favorites.  I think I'm just a lot pickier than I used to be.  I might not get into some of these stories nearly as much as I did when I read them originally, but I still love them for nostalgia, if nothing else.
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Re: The great conversion
« Reply #17 on: July 12, 2011, 02:51:49 PM »

1. Romance – Broken/By My Side by Julie
http://absolutechaos.net/viewseries.php?seriesid=16
Broken/By My Side – Okay technically this is two, but they’re one giant story when you really look at it. That’s my excuse for cheating on this LOL. This was actually the story that back in the day, got me to stop ignoring romances. Like y’all think I “hate” romance now? LOL. Back then I wouldn’t even attempt to click (which I do do now, for the record lol). It suckered me in with the angst layer, which has real pain, real consequences. How many stories do you see where you actually chop off a leg? And when the romance hits, I was already way too invested to stop. By My Side is heavier on the romance than Broken, but it’s very engaging and you just want to know what happens that badly. Claire is a relatable female character. She’s independent, she’s stubborn, and you sometimes want to strangle her for the choices she makes. But that’s also why you love her.

2. Drama – “Something Beautiful” by Pengi
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10154
This story, I just couldn’t stop reading it last summer. It’s such a beautiful and tragic tale. You have a female character who makes you wanna scream, but you’re rooting for her all the same. It’s simplistic, a cross country trip for Nick and Brian as a last hurrah. But it’s the simplicity, the friendship and bond between the three of them that really carries the story. This is the first story last summer that made me tear up in a LONG time.

3. Suspense  - “Boys In The Basement” by Eboni
http://web.archive.org/web/20040202031726/http://bewaretheenchanted.homestead.com/BoysInTheBasementindex.html
Okay, this one is harder, because there’s a lot of suspense stories I love. Because two of my other great loves have been mentioned…(It Stays With You, and Ground Zero). I’ll mention another. It’s an old one, by one of my fave “old” fanfic writers. It’s the classic kidnapping story that you simply can’t put down. There’s even a self insert but the story was so good that I forgave it LOL.

4. Sci Fi - “Journey Into Dreams” by Bobbi
http://web.archive.org/web/20011230135057/http://www.walkingintheclouds.com/dream1.htm
I know everyone expected me to say “The Answer Is Yes” by Eboni. I almost did. But at the same time I’m trying to find different authors for each category, and name ones that haven’t been named yet. (Yes I realize the first two were named by others…SHUSH!) . This story is based off ideas from a comic book, but man there is just…there’s no words for this story. It’s one of those you have a ton of questions about, love every moment of, and wish there was more.

5. Alternate Universe  - “Libera” by Coldfire
http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/Everworld/Liberaindex.html
This one was inspired by LOTR and was actually the fanfic that got me to check out the movies lol. Yes I’ve never read the LOTR books, I suck. Anyways, it’s very creative and I always enjoyed it. It was the first one I thought of when I got to this one, but I haven’t read it in forever. So it took me a long ass time to run a search for it. But the fact I remembered it after so long should say something LOL.  (Which if you like her writing, I suggest MIA and the sequel My Sundown, which are epic suspense stories http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/Everworld/MIAindex.html )

6. Comedy – “Five Backstreet Boys In Search of a Plot” by Mare, Mersey, and Marina
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=4359
This story is not only hilarious, but it’s clever. It mocks the entire set of clichés in fanfiction, but without turning you off from the story. It’s engaging, it’s cute, and I love to reread it now and then.

7. Visual – Um, I have nothing lol.
8. Slash – I don’t touch slash with a 100ft. pole, so ditto here.
 
9. Dramedy – “Just One Kiss” by Hannah and Jen
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=10411
I realized as I was thinking of this, there’s not many dramedies! It’s a shame, cause it’s a great genre. It’s funny, and yet Nick’s in a coma, so it’s pretty serious lol. Like Julie said about this story, it’s the very definition of what a dramedy should be. It was hilarious that Nick’s on life support but his spirit is around to drive Kevin completely insane.

10. A story that might not necessarily fit one of the categories above – “Finding Brotherhood” by Mersey
http://www.angelfire.com/weird2/mersey/fb.html
I realize I said I’m trying to pick stories others haven’t and I just did again, two in a row that were. But this story here is a MUST MENTION. This story is just beyond description. It’s a beautiful story about the relationship of the Boys. It’s supernatural, it’s almost fantasy, it’s realistic. It’s a bit of everything. She needs to post it on AC so more people would know about the epicness of this story.

11. Action - “All I Wanted Was Some Cough Medicine!” by Mare
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=122
I’m cheating a little, this is probably more suspense than action. But oh well. I love old school fics and this goes back in the day to the early days of the Boys. Nick is sick (not much has changed lmao), and AJ has to take them to get some medicine. And of course they end up in a bank robbery. It’s funny, it’s filled with action and I love it.

12. Short story - "Documentaries" by Izzy
http://www.dreamers-sanctuary.com/dwlyn/documentaries.html
This story is cute, it has depth, and tells a lot within a short amount of time. It’s one of those stories that you can’t help but awwwww at lol.

13. Fantasy – “The Legend” by Whitney
http://web.archive.org/web/20020208231625/http:/www.angelfire.com/ky3/perfect_fans/legendintro.html
Okay, technically this is more sci-fi than fantasy, but it’s got prophecies and everything so I always considered it a hybrid of both. It’s got NSYNC in it, but you can forgive that. They’re actually likable in it! I know right? But it captures you, makes you care, like her stories always tended to do. Even though it’s Fantasy/Sci-Fi/AU there’s still these bonds within them all, and make you want to keep reading.

14. Series – You know, I should probably put Broken/BMS here, but I don’t consider that a series. I see it as a story and a sequel. Series tend to lose my attention. It’s very rare that they’re necessary to go on that long (Harry Potter is one of the rare exceptions in original fiction…Star Wars is another in movies…) . So I really can’t think of one.

15. Best Overall Fanfic - “Why I’d Do It All Again” by Mare
http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=4981
Oh my god, okay this one is NOT easy. I think I pasted and deleted SO many links trying to figure this one out. I’m gonna have to go with “Why I’d Do It All Again” by Mare. It’s a story I’ve found myself re-reading plenty of times. It’s one of those classic stories about the Boys and their issues, and how they are reminded yet again of why they put up with each other. It’s set around the time where they’ve just come back together from the hiatus to make “Never Gone”, and I feel it captures the feelings of that time perfectly.
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Re: The great conversion
« Reply #18 on: July 12, 2011, 02:54:40 PM »

Awwww thanks for the mention on Undead Steph! There's a few in yours, Julie's, and Mare's that I haven't read that I will have to check out.
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Re: The great conversion
« Reply #19 on: July 12, 2011, 03:00:39 PM »

I need to check out more authors! 
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Re: The great conversion
« Reply #20 on: July 12, 2011, 04:05:34 PM »

I had totally forgotten about Boys in the Basement! LOL I LOVED that story!! And I have never heard of your AU pick before Rose, not even the author and that kind of excited me. I'm looking forwad to maybe checking that one out!

Thanks for the mentions for the 5 BSBs in search of a plot and The Cough story lmao Worst title ever! but i'm especially flattered you picked Why as your all time favorite. Thanks!! :) Nick and his sandwhich also thank you!
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Re: The great conversion
« Reply #21 on: July 12, 2011, 04:09:55 PM »

I had totally forgotten about Boys in the Basement! LOL I LOVED that story!! And I have never heard of your AU pick before Rose, not even the author and that kind of excited me. I'm looking forwad to maybe checking that one out!

Thanks for the mentions for the 5 BSBs in search of a plot and The Cough story lmao Worst title ever! but i'm especially flattered you picked Why as your all time favorite. Thanks!! :) Nick and his sandwhich also thank you!

I do too. And since some other great suspense stories got mentioned, had to mention it. Fair warning about the AU, it features NSYNC. But it's not in an annoying way.

Awww you're welcome. I love Cough lol, and it fits the story. And dude, I love Why so much. I was debating about Best Overall a ton. And I realized I can still recall scenes from Why so well, and reread it a lot. So I knew that had to be my pick lol. Nick and his sandwich is love. Just like Nick dropping his McDonalds and running like hell when he sees the Boys cause he's cheating on his diet is love lmao.
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Re: The great conversion
« Reply #22 on: July 12, 2011, 05:23:56 PM »

Aww, thanks, Rose!  I haven't heard of your AU pick either, but I dunno if I'd like it, since I'm not into LOTR.

One other dramedy worth mentioning, which I almost picked for mine, is Mare's "The Importance of Fly Fishing."  http://absolutechaos.net/viewstory.php?sid=3655  It's just Nick and Kevin, on a fishing trip, which sounds kind of boring, but it's so not.  Great example of an interpersonal, character-driven story.  It's the epitome of one of Mare's great Nick/Kevin bromances, and it's the kind of story that made me both crack up and tear up, sometimes within the same chapter.  It's the definition of a dramedy LOL.
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Re: The great conversion
« Reply #23 on: July 12, 2011, 05:41:47 PM »

It's not exactly like LOTR, if that helps, like I know vampires weren't in LOTR LOL. It's more Brian centered than anything, even though it revolved around the whole group.

I thought about mentioning Fly Fishing, but I was already bringing up a lot of Mare stories. Moral of the story - if it's by Mare, read it LOL.
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Re: The great conversion
« Reply #24 on: July 12, 2011, 06:14:24 PM »

Aww thanks guys! But enough about me...nah just kidding, who else loves me? Eh? Eh? *looks around for raised hands* LOL

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Re: The great conversion
« Reply #25 on: July 14, 2011, 05:05:48 PM »

I just got done re-reading Snapshots and it really wasn't as suspensful as I remembered it to be. It was as great as I remembered but maybe not suspense. I'm keeping it as my pick though because the descriptions of how the guys feel as they look for Nick make it suspensful at times. Just thought i'd share and bump this up so people didn't forget about it. Id' love to see more people fill this out, even if you can't fill out every category.


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Re: The great conversion
« Reply #26 on: July 14, 2011, 08:15:14 PM »

I'm going to do this and try my damndest to fill out EVERY category! lol
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« Reply #27 on: July 14, 2011, 08:17:31 PM »

YAY!
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Re: The great conversion
« Reply #28 on: July 14, 2011, 08:37:43 PM »

I'll do this eventually but you guys will probably have already read anything I suggest  :P
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« Reply #29 on: July 14, 2011, 08:39:27 PM »

I'll do this eventually but you guys will probably have already read anything I suggest  :P

I bet Mare won't have lol
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