Reviews for Life After Death

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cybertoothtiger 2007-11-24 ch 7,	abuseHi, I know this is an old story, but I just found it. I really liked it. How great that Jack gets to settle down and have a normal life! Just a couple of small things: Calgary is a city of over 1 million people in the province of Alberta, so there are no cattle ranches actually in Calgary. Your story would be perfect for a smaller centre outside of Calgary, say Black Diamond or Pincher Creek. Also, the traditional dish for Canadian Christmas dinner is turkey, even on a ranch. And most ranchers in southern Alberta are pretty proud of their contributions to maintaining native prairie grasslands, so the last thing they would do is plough and re-seed grassland. (Unless it was already disturbed land, of course.) I loved Jack in Canada though! I'm still hoping someone will find a way to have him work with the Mounties. I look forward to reading more of your stories.
MBooker 2006-02-27 ch 3,	abuseAfter the last chapter, I was expecting to see the happy aftermath in this chapter... but you did a switch-a-roo on me! Needless to say, I was surprised to see Ted talking about Jack and Molly "moping around here and avoiding each other like the plague". Poor Jack. It's got to be hard being in love but believing that it could harm the one you love. Jack's thought process when buying the necklace was interesting and I agree with it. What is he going to say to her when he give her the gift? "I got this for you, but we still can't be together". Talk about mixed signals!! And the town gossips had me laughing! Poor Jack. His business will be all over town in a matter of minutes! It's nice to know that Molly's sisters-in-law have been surrogate mothers to her. And I'm glad Jack relented and decided to spend Christmas with the Andersons.
MBooker 2006-02-20 ch 2,	abuseYou know, it's something I never really thought about... Jack having to always look over his shoulder and wondering if the other foot was going to fall and his identity discovered. Always wondering if "Secret Service track him down and... put two bullets in the back of his head". I can imagine that he thought if Ted found out who he was, surely the government could discover he was still alive. ::shutters:: "His first thought was to act as if he had no idea what Ted was talking about". I think I'm with Jack on this one! I appreciate that Ted wasn't going to expose Jack and I also appreciate that Jack told him why he was in hiding. However... this doesn't look good - keeping the truth from Molly. I wonder what her reaction will be... "“If New Jersey wins,” he said moving closer to her, “I get to kiss you.” He couldn’t believe that he had just said that." Me either!! I guess that whiskey had made Jack a bit less cautious! So... who won the game? he he
MBooker 2006-02-16 ch 1,	abuseMy initial reaction to Molly Anderson was a bit of jealousy and it's because of you. You did such a good job drawing me into Jack/Kate in your previous stories (and I don't usually read Jack stories) and I always liked Kate the best anyway. Because this story (and Molly) is from you, I feel like we've betrayed Kate! :)... On my! It appears as if Ted has been doing some research! I wonder how Jack feels at this moment.
AlmeidaFluff 2006-02-15 ch 7,	abuseDavid and Tony! OMG, what a great surprise! I can't imagine Jack raising boys; I can easily see him turning out a couple of world-class commandos, the likes of which the world had never seen before, with one of them going on to become a Joint Chief and the other a James Bond of the highest order. (I'm writing this as I read it, BTW.) “I miss your mother. Don’t take me to the hospital.” Ugh. That cut right through the heart. (And on Valentine's Day night, too — or early morning, in my case.) And this: "In many ways Jack grieved more deeply than Molly." That whole section on Ted's passing was both gut-wrenching and heart-warming. I hated seeing my favorite old Yenta die, but it created growth for Molly and Jack, an even stronger bond in their marriaage, and impetus for Jack to fuse his past and present together. I loved this flashback for its warmth and sweetness, but this section captivated me because it also seemed to make such a powerful statement about their rock-bottom love for each other in such a simplistic, uncomplicated, unique way: “How close did you come to throwing me out the night that I came clean to you about my past?” Molly laughed. “Pretty damn close. I picked up your coat and was about to hand it to you.” “What stopped you?” “I loved you..." This part was so profound, I thought. It encapsulates the entire concept of the story in three neat little sentences: "There was a reason for all the bad that had happened. It all was to lead him here to this place, to this woman... All of the pain of the past made the life of Jeff McCarthy so much better than the life of Jack Bauer, but without Jack Bauer, Jeff McCarthy would have no real appreciation for all that he had." It was great how Jack's seeing Kim ultimately freed him from his past life and brought animation and calm to his present and future. And I can't tell you how the reunion with Tony and Michelle made for such great imagery in my mind. You can just imagine how the three of them would feel after not having seen each other for all those years. It seemed to bring Jack's life full circle to finally reunite with them, too. The whole wrap-up — Jack's dying — just choked me the hell up. "...it was difficult to grieve for him. He had such an unbelievable life..." That's exactly what I think about sometimes, in terms of a character like Jack: what an extraordinary life a person like him would have to look back upon. It's like everything good and bad that can be experienced on Earth, Jack managed to cram all into one lone lifetime. Well, ya done did it, woman. You wrote an incredibly good story — so detailed and rich with great characters and packed with emotions on all kinds of levels. I absolutely adored it and am so sorry to see it end. Needless to say, I hope you're already in the process of writing another one. (I could do with another good T/M & family story from you.) %-D
Scarlet Scully 2006-02-10 ch 7,	abuseExcellent ending! Especially the last line "It is so rare to find someone who lives his life fully and in Jack's case, he did it twice." I like how you handled the reunion with Kim. I was going to suggest that she come sans kids since it would be so hard to explain Jack to her children. I also liked how Jack seemed to finally have quieted his inner demons after spending time with Kim. Again, excellent story from beginning to end. I don't think I've ever been so captivated by an Alternate Universe story, especially one with really only one character from the "real universe". I look forward to more work from you. I hope you create something new soon.
AnimeRae 2006-02-07 ch 7,	abuseI had this story recommended to me and then read it all in one day, between classes at school. It is a very good story and I think that you got the characters just right!
Tracy137 2006-02-01 ch 7,	abuseBRILLIANT story - the end made me cry it was so wonderful. Now if the next series was based on this I'd watch it - I mean the man has suffered enough for the US, I'd like to see how he'd rebuild his life after his 'death'. Very well done. :O)
24fan 2006-01-31 ch 7, anon.	abuseAnother wonderful story. I'm waiting for your next one!
Rxc 2006-01-28 ch 7,	abuseWow. I loved the ending. Thanks for writing this wonderful fanfic. ^_^ Good job, keep it up (:
mari12345 2006-01-28 ch 7,	abuseI liked this stoy even though it was AU, those are sometimes the best stories of all.
chezlovesyou 2006-01-28 ch 7,	abuseI absolutely loved this story... I LOVED the fact that he got to see Kim again, and how she was still with Chase and happy. I LOVED "Jack and Tony were several yards ahead of them." it took me a second to realize that "Tony" wasn't "Tony", but made for a really interesting comparison... I LOVED how this story tapered off into a beautiful finish, with always leaves me feeling fufilled, but at the same time, wanting even more! Great Job!
wiseguy 2006-01-28 ch 7, anon.	abusewhat a sweet and beautiful story you've created! Thank you!
bob 2006-01-28 ch 7, anon.	abuseLovely story - loved all of it - but not the dying part LOL!
Tomy 2006-01-28 ch 7,	abuseNow that was amasing. I'm very impressed. Not only is your writing style brilliant, but the plot flows so well - and you've managed to capture and sustain Jack's character in a completely different situation.

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