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crack_van2005-11-09 09:56 pm
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The Homeland Affair by AJ Burfield (PG-13)
Fandom: THE MAN FROM UNCLE
Pairing: None (gen)
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: AJ's Fan Fiction Library
Why this must be read:
If you like action/adventure stories, if you remember with nostalgia the good old times of the cold war, if you want the thrill of angst, suspense, compassion and human felowship, then this story is for you. If you demand a lot of Napoleon and partnership, well, maybe you'll appreciate it less. Because there is Illya, alone, back to the homeland and not willing to be there. Not welcome either. I must say IK is a defector in the plot. Not my take of the character at all. If I'd read this story now, I would frown sternly and utter some severe political comment. But I happened to read it when I first discovered the MFU fanfiction, gen of course, I hadn't yet dared to enter the slash world, and was happy to explore any corner of the gen play field, providing there was no trite love story. I read this one voraciously, didn't pay attention to IK's politics, enjoyed the adventure and positively loved the innocent!
For there is an Innocent with a capital I. And it is a woman! A woman who will be Illya's compagnion all along the story, following him, helping him, taking care of him. And no, it is not what you think. She is not blond, she is not young, she is not pretty, at least she probably is not so any longer when the action begins. She is a middle aged, very respectable, very reasonable retired nurse, who has a high notion of ethics and professional duty. Not foolhardy, but not scared either. And she saves the day! This is one of the very, very rare interesting female original characters in all the MFU fandom, not a bimbo, not a whore, not a "good, nice, average American girl" but a real woman, experienced, strong minded and up to overcome any hardship with cool blood and high spirit, not out of pride or adrenaline addiction but simply to abide her own personal rules of behaviour and sense of honor. And that is the very definition of courage.
There are also nasty KGB officers, malignant Thrushies (if my memory doesn't fail me because I had no time to read the story again before writing my post) and helpful gypsies...What to wish more?
The Homeland Affair
Pairing: None (gen)
Author on LJ: Unknown
Author Website: AJ's Fan Fiction Library
Why this must be read:
If you like action/adventure stories, if you remember with nostalgia the good old times of the cold war, if you want the thrill of angst, suspense, compassion and human felowship, then this story is for you. If you demand a lot of Napoleon and partnership, well, maybe you'll appreciate it less. Because there is Illya, alone, back to the homeland and not willing to be there. Not welcome either. I must say IK is a defector in the plot. Not my take of the character at all. If I'd read this story now, I would frown sternly and utter some severe political comment. But I happened to read it when I first discovered the MFU fanfiction, gen of course, I hadn't yet dared to enter the slash world, and was happy to explore any corner of the gen play field, providing there was no trite love story. I read this one voraciously, didn't pay attention to IK's politics, enjoyed the adventure and positively loved the innocent!
For there is an Innocent with a capital I. And it is a woman! A woman who will be Illya's compagnion all along the story, following him, helping him, taking care of him. And no, it is not what you think. She is not blond, she is not young, she is not pretty, at least she probably is not so any longer when the action begins. She is a middle aged, very respectable, very reasonable retired nurse, who has a high notion of ethics and professional duty. Not foolhardy, but not scared either. And she saves the day! This is one of the very, very rare interesting female original characters in all the MFU fandom, not a bimbo, not a whore, not a "good, nice, average American girl" but a real woman, experienced, strong minded and up to overcome any hardship with cool blood and high spirit, not out of pride or adrenaline addiction but simply to abide her own personal rules of behaviour and sense of honor. And that is the very definition of courage.
There are also nasty KGB officers, malignant Thrushies (if my memory doesn't fail me because I had no time to read the story again before writing my post) and helpful gypsies...What to wish more?
The Homeland Affair
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On my way =D