Epic Recs - Just A Face On A Train by katheryne (G)

Just A Face On A Train by katheryne (G)

Jul. 14th, 2009 at 4:57 PM

slytherin-gypsy.livejournal.com

I've been waiting for Small Fandom week for months just so I could post this particular rec.

Title: Just A Face On A Train.

Fandom: Spiderman Movie-verse.
Pairing: Gen (mentions Peter/MJ).
Categories: Hurt/Comfort.
Length: Long (~11,100 words).
Warnings: None.

Author on LJ: n/a
Author Website: n/a

Author’s Summary:
"After rescuing a train from Doc Ock's attack, Peter Parker found himself unmasked and indebted to those he had just saved. Four months later, a train passenger again crosses paths with the young hero. Based on events from Spiderman 2."

Review:
Maggie O’Reilly is busy juggling her job as a waitress, her night hours at nursing school, a baby who is teething and a myriad of bills. Yet all of this acquires a new perspective when she recognizes the young college student that enters the dinner where she works as the hero who once saved her life.

What can I say that will do this fic justice? It has everything going for it: an interesting premise, a wonderful narrator (who is one of the best and better developed OC’s I’ve seen), a solid writing style (neither too minimalist, nor too ornate) and a fantastic Peter characterization. This is without a doubt the best Spiderman fic I’ve ever read and one of my favorite fics ever.

Just A Face On A Train.

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green-grrl.livejournal.com wrote:

Jul. 14th, 2009 09:17 pm (UTC)

Oh, thanks for that! That was a lovely read.

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slytherin-gypsy.livejournal.com wrote:

Jul. 15th, 2009 02:48 pm (UTC)

I'm glad you enjoyed it!

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ivy-warlord08.livejournal.com wrote:

Jul. 15th, 2009 05:25 am (UTC)

Thank you.

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slytherin-gypsy.livejournal.com wrote:

Jul. 15th, 2009 02:50 pm (UTC)

You're welcome.

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elspethdixon.livejournal.com wrote:

Jul. 15th, 2009 06:53 am (UTC)

I love this fic! It's one of my favorite Spiderman movie-verse fics, up there with Tartanshell's "The Wisdom to Know the Difference," because it's just such a great look at what it would be like to be an ordinary person living in Marvel-verse New York.

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slytherin-gypsy.livejournal.com wrote:

Jul. 15th, 2009 03:01 pm (UTC)

TWTKTD is one of my favorites as well - Peter is just such a fantastic character when the author gets him right.
I do so love these glimpses of ordinary life (like, say, playing basketball or having lunch at the park...) - life (and fics) shouldn't be about saving the world every second of every day.

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