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| "Curse of the 'Flu" Reviews/Comments [ 11 ] | Reviewed By: jenniquack [MediaMiner Member] On: October 17, 2010 10:58 CDT
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 10 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 10 of 10
Originality/Creativity: 10 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 10 of 10
Overall Rating: 10 of 10 Comment/Review:
This is the only Ouran slash fic I've placed in my list of top favourites, that doesn't have the angst. It's become annoyingly common in slash fictions to pile up all the angst...coz apparently angst equals in-depth character exploration or whatever...which supposedly equals epic fiction, which then supposedly equals good quality fiction. How wrong are these assumptions. As much as I adore angst (when they're done well)...I love this fanfic heaps more. And why is that? It's because of the pure potful of crackness this fic brings!! Why was Ouran popular? It became popular because of the cracktastic plots and characters. The emotional stuff came later. And your writing style...I love how things were hinted and not pointed out. Subtlety at its best. Because over-explaining often ruins the enjoyment of reading and absorbing of stories. Over-describing also ruins the flow of a lot of fictions. That's why I'm glad you wrote this fic the way you did. Some people complained that it was confusing at parts...I didn't encounter any problems of the sort. Probably they're the slow type of readers who cannot read between the lines....And reading between the lines is a major part of enjoying this story to its fullest!! Despite the chapters being a bit short for my usual standard (and the layout of the texts were sort of cramped, but it's nothing serious that a few *enter* keys won't solve), your adept writing skills were still obvious in each chapter. It is quite a difficult skill to master, the art of précis writing, where lengthy chunks of unnecessary texts is cut down to contain only the pure essences. The humour was delivered effectively through the carefully chosen words, the carefully selected metaphors and the fabulously constructed similes. Oh and I really enjoyed those quasi-anime moments such as the Tamaki sulks in a corner or Trees sway in the wind or Ranka ate his bowl of rice on an island...those lines are all very precious!~ Makes me feel like I'm reading the anime instead of watching, but that doesn't matter coz they both affect me the same way! And I would also like to mention how despite this story being of the slash genre (where OOC tends to go out of control)...you still managed to keep your characters very in-character. And you never forget the secondary characters either. That crazy scene at the petshop? I could so imagine Tamaki doing something like that in the canon series. Oh, I could go on forever and ever about the characters in this fic but then it may spoil all the fun for some people. Another thing I really like about this fic is the uniqueness of the relationships and shounen-ai. There's the typical KyoTama, the HikaKao and of course the KyoKao. Especially the KyoKao. How you ended it, was...genius. An open-ending, effectively coming full circle again to the fact that Kyouya still couldn't tell the difference!!!! HAHAHAHAHA!! Of course, that ending also stoked my love of hitachiincest (in a roundabout way, but it was there or at least I interpreted it that way) so really there wasn't exactly an OTP, was there? This fic is almost like a parody of those yaoi ouran fics out there!! And now, your settings. I like and approve the variety of settings you've chosen coz they actually fit in with this fic. The karaoke bar, the coffee shop, the vending machine, the petshop, the train...nothing seems awkward or out of place! Okay, I think I've spazzed about this long enough already. To conclude, this fic essentially contains a main character in Kaoru, who I prefer empathising with in slashfics; some twincest, a favourite pairing of mine; KyoKao, a guilty pleasure of mine; a crazy Tamaki, the way I like him best; an indifferent Haruhi, also the way I like her best; crack/humour/comedy/crack/crack/crack...the best and most fitting way of portraying Ouran. Congratulations, this is now archived in my list of all-time favourite fanfics. That's an honour, I tell you.
| Reviewed By: loretta537 [MediaMiner Member] On: February 29, 2008 06:03 CST
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this was good, extremely confusing but very good.
| Reviewed By: Kyoru(Ryuko) On: November 26, 2007 20:28 CST
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 8 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 8 of 10
Originality/Creativity: 9 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 10 of 10
Overall Rating: 9 of 10 Comment/Review:
*Claps* Ahaha this story was full of -silly-moments! Altho I'm a bit upset that Kyouya mistook Hikaru for Kaoru... and ice-stabbing Kaoru...and that he didn't apologise, but he was very cute being love-struck XD (the things we forgive Kyouya-sempai!) The man and wife part was hillarious! I want to know what happens with Haruhi/Hikaru/Tamaki XO No matter how I look at it, there is always someone left out. T_T If possible, could you please make a sequel with more KxK raburabu and HikaHaruandTama XO The family magic spell is definitely wearing off!
| Reviewed By: restivesilence [MediaMiner Member] On: November 02, 2007 06:17 CDT
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I think this story has a great plot, but it is rather confusing. It's mostly from the layout of the paragraphs.. perhaps if you spaced them out more. Also, I had a problem with figuring out who was doing what with the twins. I'm only on chapter 5, but I plan on reading more. However, I think if you went back and clarified some things this story would be ten times better!
| Reviewed By: Ebonyguitarchic [MediaMiner Member] On: August 03, 2007 23:36 CDT
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That was actually very good. A little confusing at points but once I understood what was going on it was very enjoyable.
| Title: Double Update XD
Reviewed By: gem2niki [MediaMiner Member] On: September 26, 2006 11:41 CDT
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Yay! You updated twice yesterday. That made my day. I hope the kiss scene is going to be described a bit more...it felt kinda sudden haha and I want to know more details X3 I laughed at the secret tea part...exactly what it is...I have no clue. And its good that you do watch each episode and write a the chapter as more information is revealed so that the character is still intact. Thanks again~~ *fellow reader*
| Reviewed By: gem2niki [MediaMiner Member] On: September 18, 2006 22:36 CDT
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Yay an update! Tamaki blinked. `I'm flattered,' he coughed, `but I just think of you as a friend…' Hahah baka tono. I'm curious who this boy Ranka is referring too :3 Keep writing!
| Reviewed By: Mill On: September 09, 2006 14:04 CDT
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Beautiful, man!! Keep it up! ^^
| Reviewed By: Lychi On: September 09, 2006 00:15 CDT
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 9 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 8 of 10
Originality/Creativity: 9 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 10 of 10
Overall Rating: 9 of 10 Comment/Review:
I LOVE YOU FOR WRITING THIS. I'm so happy to see some kxk~ I'd love to find out what the whole business is up with Renge and all~ Please keep up the awesome work!!
| Title: why won't the fish die?
Reviewed By: gem2niki [MediaMiner Member] On: September 08, 2006 16:44 CDT
Rating(s):Enjoyment Factor: 9 of 10
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Haha. Tamaki so cute XD;;; I love the introduction of the chapter 14. Kyouya's is very disoriented... `Why? Why won't the fish die? I saw it and it worked in a film!' I love that line XD and several others I can't pick. Like I said, I'm completely hooked. X3;; Looks foward to more. ;3 *plugs your fic everywhere*
| Title: Loving it!
Reviewed By: gem2niki [MediaMiner Member] On: September 03, 2006 01:26 CDT
Rating(s):Style of Writing: 9 of 10
Spelling & Grammar: 8 of 10
Originality/Creativity: 9 of 10
Enjoyment Factor: 10 of 10
Overall Rating: 10 of 10 Comment/Review:
I ended up reading all the chapters you had up in one sitting (and staring). Omg HikaHaru and Kyouya/Kaoru!! What more can I ask for. I really like how you portrayed each character. They seem very in character and the interaction between Hikaru and Kaoru is very nice. Not like incestual or anything, but definitely a brother bond. Also your observation on how Kyouya tries to bring Tamaki to Haruhi and Kaoru doing the same for Hikaru is something I totally agree. Thank you for writing this and I look foward to more chapters! You got me hooked.
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