A list of the fic I come back to...

[caz963]

OK, so I lied before about going off to make a list of e-mail addresses. I got sidetracked having a clear out of my "memories", which then got me to thinking about something skywaterblue said yesterday, which was basically that there's not much good WW fic out there at the moment.

She's not wrong. There is some very good stuff, but it's pretty thin on the ground, amongst the massive pile of other stuff which ranges from "average" to "utter crap". Anyone who knows me knows that one of my pet peeves is bad spelling, grammar etc. (shut up, ozzyols!*g*) which is enough to turn me off a fic immediately. Luckily, however, the good authors can all spell and punctuate! so that's never a problem!
Anyway, so I got to thinking about the stuff I return to - the stuff I read when there's nothing new fic-wise and I need a Josh & Donna fix; and bearing in mind that I'm in "list mode" at the moment, here's a list of the stuff I like to read. It's not in any particular order, and I'm not sayin' it's a list of the best fic ever (or even that it's comprehensive, 'cos it's not!) - just the stuff I come back to because it's fab.

So, without further ado -


A Van, a Car, a Plane and a Bus by Speranza - and whilst you're there, check out The Age of Aquarius, too.
All her Josh and Donna stuff is utterly fabulous - characterisation, dialogue (yes, and grammar!) is all spot on.
Blame it on the Casanova by dianora2
Again, all her stuff is excellent - check out the New York stories if you've never read them (and then pester her to write some more!)
In Silence and All We Are by salr323. Her other stuff is great too - romantic, angsty, but she brings the funny and the snark, too. There's some more recent stuff at her LJ, (usually posted to josh_and_donna as well.)
Galatea by Pix. An oldie, but still fabulous, and the writing is amazing. There's not a lot of her stuff still around now - she stopped writing around the end of S2, I think, which is a shame. There's stuff around but you have to hunt for it. If you're a member of the Yahoo State of the Union list, there's some still there.
Bearing in mind what I said in my last post about the whole Beatrice & Benedick/Josh and Donna thing, if you like a good laugh (and don't mind mangled Shakespeare) then this is for you - Much Ado About Politix. I came across it by accident ages ago - its an oldie, so maybe some of you haven't seen it before. There's a sequel too, sending up A Midsummer Night's Dream but I can't find the link right now!
Burning Bridges, Burning Buildings by CazQ again, an oldie, but goodie!
Coffeeplease, known on LJ as akalettucehead made a list of her greatest hits the other day, and I'm not gonna argue with her (!) but if you only have time to read one or two, go for Josh's Holiday Carol; part 2 and part 3. OK, so it's a Christmas fic, but it's a fabulous pastiche of Dickens, and a nice tribute to John Spencer, who died shortly before she finished it.

And if you want some smut - here's Yana's Finesse which I love, and also, her bubblefic entry, The Bomb Drop was fab!
And thestickywicket's An Occasion Worthy of Baked Goods, or The After Party - older stories, but no less hot for that!

So... there's a few things for you to be getting on with over half-term! Have fun!

Comments

[foreverdreaming.livejournal.com]

hey, followed your link from the soh/donna group.

thanks for posting this list - i'm pretty new to the fandom (i managed to cram all s4even seasons into the last 5 months!!) so there's a lot i haven't read yet (though i'm certainly well on my way to making a pretty large dent into what's out there!).

Can i recommend an addition to your list? The only j/d fic i have thus far felt the need to go back and read for a second time is Aim's The Joshua Monologues. I don't knwo wether you'd agree or not, but i tend to be of the opinion that it's one fo the best fics i've read in any fandom. So yeah. that's my recommendation!

Anyways, thanks again for the recs - much appreciated. :D

[caz963.livejournal.com]

Thanks - yes, I have read TJM and Aim's other stuff. This wasn't meant to be an exhaustive list in any case, and I plan to do some more recs - if you check my journal, I did another lot earlier today. I'm a bit lukewarm about TJM actually - I mean they're fun, and the sex is pretty hot and I enjoyed reading them, but sometimes the characterisation is a bit... um... off, and that's a bit of a big thing for me.
But, anyway, thanks for reading and taking the time to comment - keep an eye out, because there's more to come!

[foreverdreaming.livejournal.com]

just realised how messed up my typing was in that comment earlier! i of course meant the 'josh/donna' group, not soh/donna. obviously. because that's not a real thing.

Am off to check out your other recs now. i've already read Finesse (loved it) and A Van, A Plane, A Car, A Bus (loved it more!) and plan on squeezing in one more before i turn in for the night.

[caz963.livejournal.com]

's OK, I knew what you meant! *g*