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Such Mortal Drugs by Marguerite (G)
Fandom: WEST WING
Pairing: none
Author on LJ: also none
Author Website: http://4dw.net/marguerite/
Why this must be read:
I'm in a gen fic kind of mood today, so after the Leo rec, I thought I'd go for the opposite: a long, meaty, political piece.
And this is such a good political piece, too. It's a West Wing take on right to die legislation, an issue I happen to be particularly interested in, and just, wow. I can't think how you'd do it better than this. Given the subject, it's not a happy read (please note the understatement there, if such things are likely to be a problem for you), but seeing fiction deal with such important things so well really does make me happy.
It's also a delight to see that despite the strong political focus, characterisation isn't left behind. It's very like the show in that way, but the show at its best; there are people in this story too, people who laugh and cry and live. And that's pretty amazing too.
Such Mortal Drugs
Pairing: none
Author on LJ: also none
Author Website: http://4dw.net/marguerite/
Why this must be read:
I'm in a gen fic kind of mood today, so after the Leo rec, I thought I'd go for the opposite: a long, meaty, political piece.
And this is such a good political piece, too. It's a West Wing take on right to die legislation, an issue I happen to be particularly interested in, and just, wow. I can't think how you'd do it better than this. Given the subject, it's not a happy read (please note the understatement there, if such things are likely to be a problem for you), but seeing fiction deal with such important things so well really does make me happy.
It's also a delight to see that despite the strong political focus, characterisation isn't left behind. It's very like the show in that way, but the show at its best; there are people in this story too, people who laugh and cry and live. And that's pretty amazing too.
Such Mortal Drugs