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ionik27
Monday 25th August 2008 12:53
2nd year
Num. of Reviews: 81
| Quartet for Separated Voices |
| four knots in time, each with more than one path beyond, each depending on the one before and deciding the one after... And the four voices you chose were perfect!! Incredible, as always! |
| gymnastgal19
Sunday 18th November 2007 17:48
Hogwarts alumni
Num. of Reviews: 2461 | Quartet for Separated Voices |
wow! this was really neat!!! I loved how you had 4 parts and they all represented the different musical parts!!!
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| Astrid
Monday 10th September 2007 12:19
7th year
Num. of Reviews: 336 | Quartet for Separated Voices |
| My goodness, this is beautiful. You did an excellent job. |
Rhetor
Friday 19th October 2007 13:15 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
| Thanks; I'm glad you liked it. ~Ken |
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Friday 7th September 2007 21:18
| Quartet for Separated Voices |
I LOVED that story; it was the coolest!!!! I love how you used four different times and everything! I thought that Harry wanting to kill himself was depressing, but I'm glad Ginny won.
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Rhetor
Friday 7th September 2007 21:54 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
| I'm very glad you liked the story. Thanks for that kind review. |
| rebekah_sc
Friday 7th September 2007 20:48
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 5 | Quartet for Separated Voices |
| That was really intense... great job. |
Rhetor
Friday 7th September 2007 21:53 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
| Thank you. I'm honored. |
| ColtDancer
Friday 7th September 2007 19:10
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 2 | Quartet for Separated Voices |
*sniffles*
Oh, what a powerful and POIGNANT piece! I had no idea what to expect when I read the title and brief description, and even when I started this I wasn't sure where it would lead. I could not have chanced a guess that would have in any way done it justice. What a brilliant little piece; I am in awe.
You've captured the essence of each timeline and their respective characters beautifully; the pictures were rather vivid as I read, and in the end, I felt so...distressed. I'm not sure how to describe it...it's just that tension that comes with knowing fate and choice are so entertwined, and sometimes dictate one another. Knowing what happens as a result of those choices (as the reader) makes it difficult to watch the characters in the time they are contemplating. Such a cyclical process. It makes me want to tantrum. OY.
Intriguing, masterful. Thank you so much for sharing!
~CD  |
Rhetor
Friday 7th September 2007 21:53 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
Thank you so much for those kind words. I'm delighted that the story spoke to you.
I understand the "distress" and "tension" you speak of. Someone or other once said that while reading or watching a tragedy, the reader/audience has the desire to shout at the characters to make them avoid their doom. I feel that way whenever I read The Persian Boy.
~Ken |
| Jen
Thursday 6th September 2007 16:50
| Quartet for Separated Voices |
thanks. i feel loved.  |
Rhetor
Friday 7th September 2007 21:50 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
 Me too. |
| Wordgrrl
Thursday 6th September 2007 16:30
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 4 | Quartet for Separated Voices |
This story is just... Wow. The way you combined the different segments was sheer genius. Thank you for sharing this.
::: bowing, ala Wayne's World::: I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy...
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H. |
Rhetor
Friday 7th September 2007 21:50 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
You are very kind. (...No, it's I who am not worthy...  ) ~Ken |
| cass
Thursday 6th September 2007 04:37
| Quartet for Separated Voices |
| awesome stuff |
Rhetor
Friday 7th September 2007 21:49 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
| Thanks! |
| JenMusic
Thursday 6th September 2007 02:05
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 26 | Quartet for Separated Voices |
“Being a little child is nothing shameful, Harry. When you have someone who loves you – ” Her voice almost breaks, but she continues doggedly. “When you have someone who loves you, being a little child is a time of great joy.”
Wow. This was beautiful and powerful. The whole story is fascinating and well-told, but the Harry/Ginny vignette is stunning. Thank you for sharing this!
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| Delfino
Tuesday 4th September 2007 15:16
5th year
Num. of Reviews: 238 | Quartet for Separated Voices |
Oh wow ! This was amazing, but at the same time, very very sad.
But very well written. Thank you for writing this! |
Rhetor
Tuesday 4th September 2007 19:47 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
| Thank you for saying so. I'm glad you liked it. ~Ken |
| DreamcoatMom
Tuesday 4th September 2007 14:15
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 4 | Quartet for Separated Voices |
| Lyrical and lovely, moody and evocative. Thank you for this interesting and engaging montage--it was a really wonderful escape in the middle of my day. The story for Ginny and Harry was particularly moving, and felt very, very intimate. Nicely done! |
Rhetor
Tuesday 4th September 2007 19:45 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
| Thank you for those kind words; I'm glad I gave you a nice break! ~Ken |
| bbnaz
Tuesday 4th September 2007 06:19
3rd year
Num. of Reviews: 108 | Quartet for Separated Voices |
Interesting analysis of music. Whilst it is an a capella in four movements, the dissonance between the movements make for interesting reading.
Would be interesting to hear it aloud. |
Rhetor
Tuesday 4th September 2007 19:44 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
| Thank you! I've always been fascinated by simultaneous songs with different lyrics that can be performed in opera. ~Ken |
| freshwater
Monday 3rd September 2007 22:26
3rd year
Num. of Reviews: 148 | Quartet for Separated Voices |
This is quite brilliantly organized and structured.....I love the interplay and reflection within and among the 'voices'. The issues they discuss are quite intriguing, also.
I think the 'bass' part must actually be a duet, with Ginny as harmonizing alto. |
Rhetor
Tuesday 4th September 2007 19:43 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
| Thank you very much. I do think that the Harry-Ginny scene needs to be a duet. ~Ken |
| Jen
Monday 3rd September 2007 18:33
| Quartet for Separated Voices |
wow. i haven't read an HP fic in a long time. Especially one of yours. you're as amazing as ever. this was wonderful and in perfect harmony. beat, melody, everything. it's a perfect quartet.
Au Revoir
Jen
(Pud) |
Rhetor
Monday 3rd September 2007 18:41 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
| Aw, thanks, Jen. I'm glad you liked it. Don't be a stranger. ~Ken |
| BABIGIRL0324
Monday 3rd September 2007 12:27
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 22 | Quartet for Separated Voices |
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Rhetor
Monday 3rd September 2007 18:40 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
Thanks. I think. Is "three dragons and a Ginny" a good thing?  ~Ken |
| Narumi
Monday 3rd September 2007 09:35
Hogwarts alumni
Num. of Reviews: 367 | Quartet for Separated Voices |
| Cute. I like the parts with the Founders best. I feel like the James & Lily sections have 'been done' in other fics a lot, but the Harry portion was unique and rather unexpected. Well done. |
Rhetor
Monday 3rd September 2007 18:39 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
| Thank you! I'm glad you liked the bit with Rowena and Godric; it's the first time I've ever attempted anything with the Founders. ~Ken |
| RIPHedwig
Monday 3rd September 2007 05:25
5th year
Num. of Reviews: 210 | Quartet for Separated Voices |
| this was really, really good. it brought tears to my eyes with ahrry and ginny, but didnt make me cry, which is good coz im sick of crying everytime i read a fanfic! really well written and an excellent idea! |
Rhetor
Monday 3rd September 2007 18:38 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
| Thank you! Tears in your eyes but no crying? Sounds just about right to me. ~Ken |
| CheddarTrek
Monday 13th August 2007 16:20
1st year
Num. of Reviews: 4 | Quartet for Separated Voices |
| Great story, I enjoyed it, though I'm not certain what I was supposed to get from it. That doesn't mean I didn't like it, just that I feel almost as if I've been left hanging. Above all though I liked your style here, what you call an "a capella" piece. |
Rhetor
Monday 13th August 2007 20:40 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
Hi! I'm not sure what you were supposed to get out of it either. It's a mood piece, really -- a progression of feelings. Myself, I get caught up in the tension/irony between the parallel actions and feelings of the four singers and their great separation in time and space, especially considering that each event causes the next one. It's a sensation of my smallness in the enormity of human events and causalities. There may have been a hundred people feeling what I feel now, a hundred years ago, and I'll never know. That sort of thing. But I don't know if that's what most readers got out of it.
Thanks,
Ken |
| EmeraldPrincess
Monday 13th August 2007 13:50
3rd year
Num. of Reviews: 131 | Quartet for Separated Voices |
This is one of the best things I've ever read.
Rhetor, when you write, what is that you're thinking about? You weave this tale that has me feeling every movement and wishing for the never end.
If you plan to write a book, which I plead that you do, for I will love it, it would have merit.
Ah, well, I sound idiotic in the stupid way that is me.
Great job on this!
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Rhetor
Monday 13th August 2007 14:23 | Quartet for Separated Voices (Author Response) |
You're very kind. Thank you so much; I'm honored.
For this story, there were many things I was thinking about at once. The first thing I wanted to do was something that would have the feel of music -- several voices singing at once. Then I wanted those voices to be very far apart from each other. Then I wanted them to be connected by causality -- the first one causes the second one causes the third one. Then, I dunno, I thought it'd be neat to start with the founders, and Rowena came into my head. And I thought about James, and about the decision to make Peter the Secret Keeper, and I thought of what the end of Harry's life might be like. And then, honestly, it was just a matter of writing what seemed to happen next in each scene. I know that's not much of an answer, but with this story that's what happened.
I'd love to write a book, or some original stories, someday. But I think it'll be a while before I have that much confidence. But your statement of confidence means more to me than you probably know.
Thanks again,
Ken |
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