Mark Doherty wrote:
At 10:23 PM 13/09/97 -0400, Douglas A. Reeves wrote:
Mark Doherty wrote:
I'm Here to Help
by Mark Doherty(mdoherty@mailbox.uq.edu.au)
I must admit, when I started reading this story, I didn't
expect much.
Er...
Well, I've not read any of your work before, and I tend to begin with
low expectations (and hope for pleasant surprises like this one).
Suffice to say that I was pleasantly surprised.
Good, good.
The perspective of this story was quite interesting... the
main character feels to me very much alive, and real, even though
exceedingly little is revealed about him. The emotions felt are
real, and can even be identified with to an extent... one empathizes
with him.
The respect shown for Sailor Moon (who he obviously has not
connected to Serenity) is another nice touch. The character is
clearly not omniscient.
No, he's not. Despite his power, his experiences, his age, he is still
human, with all the flaws that brings. Does his incomplete knowledge
of the Senshi give him a perception unflawed by beliefs of their just
cause, or does his limited knowledge blind him to their good?
Or possibly both? While I see the Senshi as good, they are (like
anyone) less than perfect... heroic figures tend to be glossed over,
their imperfections unnoticed.
And, of course, that brings the question: were the Senshi good? In
the end, it's all a matter of perspective, and from his, they're not.
Considering his hate, Usagi should count her lucky stars that he
doesn't know she's Serenity, he'd have no moral troubles doing what
needed to be done to eliminate the fledgling Neo-Queen.
So true.
I recommend this story to those of you who haven't read it. I
didn't expect to read past the first few paragraphs, but once I got
into I just couldn't stop... I had to finish. Almost made myself
late to work that way, too.
Any day I can almost make someone late for work is a good day in my
books. Thank you.
No problem. When I read something like this I always try to comment on
it. It encourages more of the same *grin*
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Mark Doherty - mdoherty@mailbox.uq.edu.au
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