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Date Posted: 13:13:42 10/29/02 Tue
Author: Chani
Author Host/IP: curie.noos.net / 212.198.0.93
Subject: Re: General Review & Discussion: Tabula Rasa By Lori Bush (BX)
In reply to: KatLurkin 's message, "General Review & Discussion: Tabula Rasa By Lori Bush (BX)" on 19:29:23 10/28/02 Mon

I did enjoy reading that story! I didn't force myself to read it at all. Besides, as i don't belive in a B/X pair, i think that only a new Buffy could fall in love with Xander. So with an amnesic Buffy, the love story can work IMO. This plot suited me. I also did like many dialogues, well written.

However, i have problems with the characterization. When I started to read this story, i found this Xander very cool and funny, but he wasn't the Xander i knew. I didn't recognize Xander's voice. He wasn't so far from "my" Xander, but he wasn't him.
Buffy wasn't the Buffy i knew either, but i guess i could deal with that since she wasn't supposed to be herself because of her amnesia. Xander knows that in the story when he talks about Buffy Before opposed to Buffy Now. There's something very interesting there. The author might have worked that deeperly.
Yet i am not convinced by the ending. It would have been more credible if Buffy had regained her memories later, and still had kept her feelings that way though...Finally the amnesia seems to be only a convenient tool to put Buffy and Xander together. That bothers me.
Sometimes the shippers are too much in a hurry :-)

Well as i have to give a grade...

80

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[> And the B/Sers are first out of gates on reviews too.. -- ancientpeas, 14:56:44 10/29/02 Tue (CPE014370023562.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com/24.102.13.132)

Doesn't that indicate that they are the most impatient ones, Chani?

I wanted to like this one more than I did. I thought she did a good job making Xander very likeable and I did want him to win the girl. I liked that she didn't run down any of the other characters to get B/X together.
I didn't particularly care for Buffy in this one. Xander was so likeable and earnest and sweet.. but I didn't find Buffy to be strong like I like her to be.

But it wasn't bad..and I liked it more than the B/S one..which surprised me so I'll give it a

75


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[> [> That's right Peas! Impatient is my name! -- Chani, 17:33:48 10/29/02 Tue (curie.noos.net/212.198.0.93)

But the next fic is a big one! I'm gonna start to read it...


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[> [> [> I've finished it already.. -- ancientpeas, 17:02:40 10/30/02 Wed (CPE014370023562.cpe.net.cable.rogers.com/24.102.13.132)

now I'm waiting for Kat to spill on the W/T one..


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[> [> [> [> Whaooouuu!!!!!!! -- Chani, 10:01:44 10/31/02 Thu (curie.noos.net/212.198.0.93)

I wish i could read that fast! But i have this little language handicap you know....


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[> [> [> [> dear, if you go to the fanfiction web page -- KatLurkin, 11:40:44 11/02/02 Sat (pcp02303222pcs.manass01.va.comcast.net/68.52.163.61)

the W/T story is listed there :)

I just won't put it on the posting board until it is time to read :)


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