Reviews for This Red Nightgown

Reviews For: This Red Nightgown

Samantha-san13 2008-07-22 ch 1,	abuseAw. That's cute.
TheAlchemist'sDaughter 2008-02-13 ch 1,	abuseWow, is this a real song? can you tell me what its called and who its by?
princessebee 2008-01-07 ch 1,	abuseagain, I love the way you explore their conflicted and conflicting relationship. So much of it feels so very spot on! LOVE!
SaJi 2007-07-26 ch 1,	abuseOnce again, very, very nice.
Tiera-Tarie 2007-07-15 ch 1,	abuseI often get hurt trying to make my Puddin’ happy. Not only he’s not accustomed to people wanting his happiness, but it seems that the severity of his annoyance with me gets hand in hand with the level of pleasure I can give him (that applies to the Bat, too); as a result the more I shine to his eyes, the more I end up in a bloody pulp. so true. i'm pretty much adding every fic i read of yours to my favs.
Thyme In Her Eyes 2005-10-12 ch 1,	abuseAh, this was well worth the wait! You know, you're quite the tease - you give your readers the tiniest taste of something powerful and delicious, and then it ends, with us desperate for more. ;) Every little detail drew me into this, even from the wonderfully beguiling title...is suggests allure and enticement but at the same time flimsiness and fragilty. The material is seductive but also sheer and delicate - such an effective metaphor for Harley's character, and her relationship with her Puddin'. I feel similarly about this 'fic - there's very little of it there, but what is there has such captivating impact. You really hit all the emotional buttons. Normally, I would find a piece like this too short to be truly satisfying, but I can't think of a single sentence in need of adding - it feels so very complete and rounded, and not lacking in anything. There's so much going on in such a small piece. It's truly impressive. The decision to continuously switch between song and prose gives a lot to the story and defines it from all your previous pieces. Harley's musings are rather serious (not that I consider that a bad thing at all), and the song lyrics really empahsises that childish, idealistic, sing-song side to her. It's like she's living in a fairytale. It also makes the piece much more poetic and adds a distant, dream-like atmosphere to it that contrasts well with the harsher realism of the relationship described in the prose (I also find it interesting that you chose to make your own lyrics, rather than use the original West Side Story lyrics to "I Feel Pretty" - the original song is Harley all over, but creating your own version makes this 'fic all your own). attacked by mad fanfic ideas for incorpoarting "I Feel Pretty" into something Harley-centric As usual, your characterization is spot-on. I love the way Harley's mind works in this, and her understanding of Joker. Your exploration of Harley's failures and successes in seducing the Joker really gives insight into the relationship. You get the relationship right throughout, and I particularly liked this idea: "but it seems that the severity of his annoyance with me gets hand in hand with the level of pleasure I can give him (that applies to the Bat, too); as a result the more I shine to his eyes, the more I end up in a bloody pulp." It rings true with me, and I loved how you thought to include Batman in this as well. Clever of you not to overlook that. My absolute favourite moment in this had to be the image of the red nightgown left out for Harley. That really hit home for me, really touched my imagination. You got that EXACTLY right, and the image of that "mute yet needy invitation" is absolutely delicious, quitely intimate and strangely touching. And totally in-character. I think this piece is far more romantic than the previous ones...by that I mean that so many of your images have such a romantic energy to them (I'm thinking that Harley's narration is part of what strengthens this). While your other pieces show a bond, need and twisted intimacy between the two...there's so much more romantic energy in this piece. ...And what a killer ending. I love it. Phrased in such a perfectly Harley way. I think your big achievement in this is that you look beneath the surface and really work to tell us what the red nightgown is all about, what it represents, and its place in the relationship. There's far more to it than Harley wanting to look sexier, and you really show that. You also hit on the goals you set for yourself - the sense of sad, pitiful longing (on both Harley and Joker's parts) was overwhelming. For a piece so concerned with something material, I love how the best explorations are of the emotions. And gosh...that's a LOT for such a small piece! XD On the critique side, the only thing that's letting you down are the occasional grammatical errors (but like I've said before, they don't detract from the fic's effectiveness). I noticed that you're mostly making one type of mistake - you often confuse the past and present tense, sometimes in the same sentence, and it does effect the overall fluidity of the piece. But that's just one repeated mistake - and in my mind that's much better than a smaller number of varying kinds of grammatical errors. ^_^ Anyway; wonderful, beautiful work. I'm eagerly awaiting your next fanfics! :)
Kelly Renee 2005-10-11 ch 1, anon.	abuseHow can a story so small, hold so much emotion? Wow.. you're good at that! Hehehe! ^_^ Hm, what should I say? Your work has left me speechless! Please, PLEASE, write more! I think i'll show off your fics at the Joker&Harley club too! If that's ok? =) Sorry for the horrible comment. I have a hard time expressing myself. I can never find the words.. O-o

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