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Those who are interested, might like to note that my Reading List has been updated.

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... Link is broken? It points to www.localhost?

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Aw crap. Fixed now. Said I was tired.... 8-(

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Okay, so this has nothing to do with your reading list, but:

I just finished reading "Anesthesia" and "necessity" and WOW!

I loved Elly and the moment when the creature gave the Doctor back his memories. Very powerful.

And "Necessity"? Just amazing. The "Bad Wolf" device didn't bother me at all, but this alternate idea, where Rose has to do things, as you say "the hard way" (and my goodness, you weren't just whistling Dixie when you said "hard" were you?) was brilliant, esp. with regard to Daisy and the slow process of liberating her. How much do I love the fact that heavy metal and rock and roll were the things that really epitomized freedom to her? And the thing with the chocolate? And the fact that she and Rose first connect over one of my favorite Queen songs? I have no words!

Also the extreme lengths that Rose goes to in order to get back and save the day. Seven years of meticulous research and labor is a much greater sacrifice (imho) than one big show-stopping act of day-saving, just because you have to get up every single day of that seven years and keep grinding, whereas the big show-stopper only takes one moment of decision and action. Motivation and purpose are a lot harder to sustain in the face of seven year's worth of grinding. Very impressive.

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Thank you! I think both "Anaesthesia" and "Necessity" are amongst the best things I've written. (This is a sort of disclaimer in case you find others of my works dissappointing...)

and the moment when the creature gave the Doctor back his memories

Yeah, that's one of my favourite bits.

The "Bad Wolf" device didn't bother me at all

Oh, it didn't bother me either, I loved "Parting of the Ways", I loved the themes in it, and I liked the paradox of "Bad Wolf" scattered through time. But just because I liked it, doesn't mean that I wasn't also fascinated with the idea of what Rose might have to do if there wasn't a deus ex machina around to save the day.

and my goodness, you weren't just whistling Dixie when you said "hard" were you?

(grin) Nope.

and the slow process of liberating her

The original title (or sub-title) of the story was "Liberation", because that was one of the themes.

And the thing with the chocolate?

That was aizain's brilliant idea.

And the fact that she and Rose first connect over one of my favorite Queen songs?

I am not a total Queen fan, but I do have both their "Best of" albums. And that's a song that you just have to play loud and stop (or dance or speed) to.

just because you have to get up every single day of that seven years and keep grinding

Which is why "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter was one of the "theme songs" of the story. Because it epitomized, to me, the "keep grinding" part of what was happening.

Thanks.