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Reviews for The Witch\'s Hair Shirt

By : EVegvary
  • From ANON - missM on December 15, 2003
    What a treat! I love dark character studies, though they are rarely captured as masterfully as this.
    Truly artwork,
    M
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  • From ANON - Sita on November 24, 2003
    This is becoming one of my favorite pieces of fiction, period.
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  • From ANON - droxy on November 18, 2003
    I started reading this whole story and I could not stop- the style kept moving me along. It's 2:30 AM so forgive me if this review is a bit disjointed.

    First I have never read a story of this style in ficdom. I can only describe it as poetic, and highly intellectual. The craft and selection of words shows you are a very experienced writer. It is so introspective. Am I reading the memiors of Severus Snape? The dialog is in character. The imagery is oustanding and I feel inadequate because I cannot come up with words that suit a review of this story. I am dumbstruck. It's brilliant.

    The angst and horror are at such a level and I can taste the emotional wretching. I cried at the scene with the witch and laughed at the scene with the banana. The scene where Voldemort protects Severus was strangely touching due to the horror of the environment, like Voldemort was the only being that valued him yet valued little else. The dream scenes are art, especially the one where SS has wings and seeks shelter in them. I swear you must be a professional writer. Of the gems on ficnet, many are professional writers. You could do this for a living. on on earth do you create this?

    The title hooked me into this story. Making personal objects from the hair of the dead was a mourning ritual that died out in the early 19th century.

    Its hard to think of this story as R rated, I think of it as public art. Breathtaking.

    I WILL be following this story, in awe, and await your next post.
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  • From ANON - rickfan37 on November 03, 2003
    Breathtakingly evocative, as usual! The whole paragraph describing Snape waking in pitch darkness was great, but especially its last image,
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  • From ANON - Rose M on October 21, 2003
    Well I can see why you havn
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  • From ANON - white raven on October 20, 2003
    oh my, oh my, oh my!!! What a hell of a cliffhanger. The first part of the chapter is such a perfect description of how someone feels when first waking up from a nightmare. I think we can all relate to it and you captured it perfectly. As it continued, the reader gets a real feel for the brooding meance that is the return of Voldemort. I could almost see dark clouds drifting over the script as I read.

    However, my very favorite part of this chapter was the end. That touch of Dumbledore adding sugar to Minerva's cup. Lovely and oh so telling. It is often the smallest of details that give us away. And then Minerva's reaction and Snape's tension as he came to the realization that he may have revealed something that should have been kept close to the vest. Wonderful!!

    Z, you are without a doubt, a superb writer and storyteller. I enjoy many fictions, finding they all have something of interest, value or scope that make them exceptional. However, only yours and A Dark Herbal by TSH9S actually make me get up and stagger away from my chair, breathless.
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  • From ANON - white raven on October 20, 2003
    Another stunning chapter. The twins are fascinating and very enigmatic. I especially enjoyed the interaction between them and Snape. That cool, elegant snark really comes out, especially in that parting shot of "all that passion drowning in a frozen sea." The imagery is so powerful youryour Snape characterization is brilliant. He is spiritual, complex, reserved and filled with such humanity.
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  • From ANON - Anon on October 20, 2003
    JESU!!!! Woman, that small amount of prose just blew me out of my chair and nearly through the shatter-proof window of this office building. This story is such a mind-blowing ride. I step away from each chapter with shaking hands and a racing heart. Pardon me while hunt doomeoomeone to sell me a little liquid valium to calm down.

    Brilliant, my dear! As always.
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  • From ANON - jen on October 19, 2003
    craziness!
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  • From ANON - rickfan37 on October 07, 2003
    Wonderfully emotive writing. Reminds me very much of Mervyn Peake; the enigmatic Katla, the disturbing oneness of the twins, the descriptions, the angel wings...lovely stuff.
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  • From ANON - The Stars Hold Nine Serpents on October 05, 2003
    Speechless.
    And other things. All roots of your tree of absolute brilliance.
    I will not lie; I am glad I nicked this before it underwent a rewrite. I feel closer to Severus, if such a thing is possible - a moth on his lamp shade. But you must do what you think is right, and who am I? I am someone who does the same thing, of course. It matters not, for so long as you write I cannot complain.
    I am in awe, have been stunned immobile. More of the same, I know. If only words could express pure emotion, you would then feel my love.
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  • From ANON - gotsnape on October 01, 2003
    I am so in love with your story. Your writing and imagery remind me of Tolkien. I can almost see and smell the scenes as you depict them. I just wish your chapters weren't so gosh darned short!! I wince when I see that first page fly from my printer and the line 1 of 4 sits near the top. Longer chapters! I have read many, many Snape tales and this is right up there with the Anne and Clare work from witchfic. Great job.

    gotsnape
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  • From ANON - jen on October 01, 2003
    Please write more -- the mystery of it, the implications!!!
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  • From ANON - The Stars Hold Nine Serpents on September 16, 2003
    I needed this, indeed I did. I will not expand on my previous review, for it is no doubt a familiar melody to you by now. Letjustjust say that this chapter, like its predecessors, is brilliant in thought, word, and execution. You have stirred the embers. The language is sublime. I could sleep just now, and it would be riddled with dreams of contentment. Thank you.
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  • From ANON - Rapunzel on September 13, 2003
    I am captivated - thank you for such a wonderful story! Now I can't wait to find out about Katya. Can't wait to read your next update. Best wishes.
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