swatkat

I read a couple of fabulous essays on Narnia today. The first one was The Problem of Susan by truepenny, which is a reading of Narnia through Neil Gaiman's story, The Problem of Susan. I haven't read the story, but I kind of want to read it now, because it sounds wonderful and thought-provoking, as is the essay. Lipstick on My Scholar, on the other hand, is a great *defence* of CSL (you heard that right). I don't buy into every argument of his, particularly where he cites Susan being courted by various suitors as an instance of Lewis' acceptance of adult, female sexuality, but it's well-written nonetheless.

The discussion in truepenny's journal also made me go and re-read a couple of wonderful stories, The Ivory Horn by kaydeefalls, a His Dark Materials/Narnia x-over from this years Yuletide (which just blew me away the first time I read it), and The Queen's Return by honorh. Both Susan-centric, both approaching the 'problem of Susan' in two different ways.

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Speaking of Narnia, I forgot to mention that I saw Prince Caspian and loved it. I loved the changes they made, ( spoilers )

I also watched the BSG miniseries today, all of it, and how cute *were* these people back then? Also, it's interesting how hindsight makes me see these characters in a different way. I want to squish Tigh and throw things at Baltar, and the sheer AWESOMENESS of Laura Roslin makes me squee. This is not the reaction I had the first time, where I was mostly watching Kara and Adama and trying to absorb things; it took me quite a while to warm up to Laura, in fact.

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Rec: deaths and resurrections of the cylon laura roslin by firenze083, Roslin (Adama/Roslin): This is a wonderful AU about the life and times of Laura Roslin, Cylon, with lovely little cameos by Athena and Bill. firenze083 takes us through Laura's journey to Cylonhood, and it's heart-breaking and wonderfully detailed.

Dear Fandom,

When I read the Narnia books all those years ago and fell in love with the world and the characters, I had no idea that I ship Peter/Susan. Thank you for showing me the light.

Love,
Swatkat

Practical by musesfool (Peter/Susan implied, Lucy) God, this fic is so *gorgeous* and heartbreaking. *So* gorgeous. The Lucy POV is perfect, and touches me in a way I can’t explain. Read, and cry.

Boys and Lipsticks (Susan)
Delight (Edmund)
Through the Doors (Peter)
What She Found There (Lucy)

by sloanesomething (Peter/Susan, Edmund/White Witch, Lucy/Tumnus)

The characterisations in these stories are unlike anything I've ever read in Narnia, and you know what? They work. It's surprisingly dark, and after you're done reading you realise that that's the way it should be. Fairy tales are never as fluffy as they appear to be. Heartbreaking and beautiful in a shivery sort of way.

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Five Weird Habits, because jaybee65 and msgenevieve told me to *g*: ( cut for the rest )

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