tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post502649107141459415..comments2024-03-29T07:38:16.632+00:00Comments on Louder Yay: Ponyfic Roundup 42: To Those Who WaitLoganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-46703322793797315072015-02-06T23:55:18.629+00:002015-02-06T23:55:18.629+00:00I'm not a big horror fan either, but that'...I'm not a big horror fan either, but that's largely because I don't like gore. (Yes, I know, <i>Fallout: Equestria</i>, but that's a special case!) I'm much more likely to appreciate a fic if it achieves reader discomfort through unsettling ideas and atmospheric writing, and <i>The Name Game</i> managed that with great aplomb. :)Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-65723204919435146322015-02-05T20:36:59.108+00:002015-02-05T20:36:59.108+00:00Yay, you did The Name Game, one of my old favourit...Yay, you did The Name Game, one of my old favourites! TNG is definitely one of the more disturbing fics I've read, and the concept totally blew me away at the time. The whole prescient pony naming thing is an elephant in the room that just isn't relevant most of the time, but this fic ran with it and turned it into something horrifying. And I don't even usually like horror. :)hawthornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13169924099578602924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-51756073647584552922015-02-04T15:41:40.610+00:002015-02-04T15:41:40.610+00:00In this case, the use of "Bloom" is (pas...In this case, the use of "Bloom" is (passingly) mentioned in-story, so it's not a case of the writer just doing it without <i>any</i> explanation. It still didn't feel right, though.Loganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03769758118827489093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8301854188587462574.post-6448340052685807342015-02-04T11:49:51.746+00:002015-02-04T11:49:51.746+00:00Stories that call her "Bloom" for short ...Stories that call her "Bloom" for short really get me bent out of shape.<br /><br />I don't even know why, I should not be having that reaction. c.cPresent Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16195959811544391904noreply@blogger.com