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The Syntax of Things Unspoken (R) by Ygrawn
THE WEST WING
Pairings: Ensemble, CJ/Toby. Josh/Donna, Sam/ ?
Author on LJ: Not that I know of
Author Website: Archived at The National Library
Why this must be read:
The thing I love about TWW fiction is the tremendous variety - fics about pairings, whether het or slash, meaty political stories, beautiful character stories – and how many of those stories are so very well written. It’s the first fandom I’ve been in where the catch isn’t about one particular character or pairing for me, and for many others as well, I suspect. Ygrawn has written a wonderful story that encompasses much of this – there’s banter, there’s angst, there are moments of hilarity and there is beautiful insight into some of the characters. This story exemplifies why I’m so fascinated by all of the characters in The West Wing - it’s a powerful look at the ties that have made them family.
And also for lines like these:
CJ moves through truth and untruth as other people move through sunlight and shadow, and it is no more consequential to her than those intangible objects. She knows what is true and what is not, but she also knows the harder lesson. She knows the time for truth and the time for lies. She knows to be afraid of neither and wary of both. She knows that the power of a lie and the power of the truth resides in the pauses, not the words.
Summary: Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb. Past imperfect. Future tense. Present reflection. Four stories with no split infinitives.
The Syntax of Things Unspoken
Pairings: Ensemble, CJ/Toby. Josh/Donna, Sam/ ?
Author on LJ: Not that I know of
Author Website: Archived at The National Library
Why this must be read:
The thing I love about TWW fiction is the tremendous variety - fics about pairings, whether het or slash, meaty political stories, beautiful character stories – and how many of those stories are so very well written. It’s the first fandom I’ve been in where the catch isn’t about one particular character or pairing for me, and for many others as well, I suspect. Ygrawn has written a wonderful story that encompasses much of this – there’s banter, there’s angst, there are moments of hilarity and there is beautiful insight into some of the characters. This story exemplifies why I’m so fascinated by all of the characters in The West Wing - it’s a powerful look at the ties that have made them family.
And also for lines like these:
CJ moves through truth and untruth as other people move through sunlight and shadow, and it is no more consequential to her than those intangible objects. She knows what is true and what is not, but she also knows the harder lesson. She knows the time for truth and the time for lies. She knows to be afraid of neither and wary of both. She knows that the power of a lie and the power of the truth resides in the pauses, not the words.
Summary: Adjective, Verb, Noun, Adverb. Past imperfect. Future tense. Present reflection. Four stories with no split infinitives.
The Syntax of Things Unspoken