Reviews for Dying to Get Away

Reviews For: Dying to Get Away

BBLove 2008-01-29 ch 1,	abuseThat was so beautiful! And sad. Lol I've never read a fic before that explored his gambling/bad days. Interesting take, loved it.
krazegirl 2007-09-06 ch 1,	abuseAnother day, another great story, I'm so giddy when I get to read these, it's ridiculous. O Vegas! I'm heading there in just six weeks so I love the story already, lol. Really great description of the seedy hotels we've all stayed at. Woah, I never had an M16 in my hotels, let me say that... Very interesting how Booth's conscience works, the Saints haunting him. My favorite line must be "the haunting song of the Saints, their hollow and trembling melody" that's so beautiful. Crazy how the mind works, I love how you connect Booth's gambling, womanizing, drinking and smoking with the events that haunt his past. Great job! I think you win :)
jemb 2007-08-22 ch 1,	abuseWhat an interesting thing to write about. I really enjoyed (if that's the right word coz it is very angsty) reading this - to visualise Booth at his worst with the gambling and stuff. We don't know much about it but with any addiction you have to reach rock bottom before you can climb your way back up and I could see Booth in this motel room, hitting near rock bottom. Listening to the song seemed to enhance your writing and made the story more intense. A great entry!
angel6.d 2007-08-17 ch 1,	abuseYou definitely win! I really thought that he was going to commit suicide for a minute there, thank goodness he didn’t. It broke my heart to see him so cold, he seems so heartbroken. You did a great job on this piece, I enjoyed it lots, keep up the great work! -angel6
krisnina77 2007-08-16 ch 1,	abuseAH the bad side of Vegas. It's not pretty but it's there though most of us try to ignore it. You on the other hand embraced it and used it well in this ficlet. I think you did an excellent job. You should win. Though I am biased for whenever people throw Vegas into there fic. But I do think the emotions and his actions were all very well written. I applaud you! Great job!
niah1988 2007-08-14 ch 1,	abuseHart, Hart, Hart...You know the NJC isn't about winning. :) But if it was, your fic would definitely be in my top 5. (You know how I love your stuff) First thing I want to point out is that it's got a nice length. I put the song on when I read it and it ended just when I reached the final sentence. Maybe it wasn't your intention, but it was pretty cool. The little hints about Booth's past that I have picked up in the show are all portrayed very well. Vegas, gambling, drinking, the war...You included them all. This resulted in making Booth feel in character even though it's pre Brennan & squints (even pre FBI). The visuals your fic gave me were a pleasure to look at. The room you described, the sounds of Vegas, even that um...lady of pleasure added to the mood. The contradiction with Booth's faith and the Saints' songs you threw in, now that was a part I really liked! I think my favourite lines are: "He started to walk over to clean up, but as he bent down the light reflected off his dog tags and he caught a glimpse of his reflection in the mirror, the man looking back at him was a man he didn’t know. A man whose eyes were bloodshot and cold. A man who didn’t know how to smile, who was no longer overseas but couldn’t get away from the war." Great job, Hart. I sincerely thank you for entering the NJC. But I have to ask this...Where's your explanation of how the song inspired you? At the Yard you added so why not here? :)
bb-4ever 2007-08-14 ch 1,	abusewow. oh my god. poor booth what has he been through during the war? will he ever get through it? look forward to other fics from you.
btvsfifi 2007-08-14 ch 1,	abusewow! Intense very well written! Fawesome! Fiona
PurplePicklesUnite 2007-08-14 ch 1,	abuseWow you are just pumping out the stories today aren'tcha? And you really do like to torture poor Booth, not that I mind. It makes an awesome story! Loved the last line.
labsquint 2007-08-14 ch 1,	abuseYou're right -- poor Booth; what you put him through! This is a great little vignette of pre-FBI Booth and the demons that haunted him after his tour in Kosovo. Your descriptions of the room he finds himself in and the company he keeps nicely set the tone for where he finds himself now that he's back in the states. And it's not a good place. He's almost showing signs of PTSD as he does things like hurl the the glass at the wall with no memory of actually doing so. I liked the way you worked his Catholic upbringing into the story as the light of his redemption and what will be his future. Whatever he seemed to do, he couldn't lose what is really his conscience telling him the way he should be going: "the haunting song of the Saints, their hollow and trembling melody that woke him in a cold sweat, telling him they knew all his sins". The end doesn't close out the story or give the reader his decision to turn his life around, but the way the song ends is also unfinished and open and I like that you reflected that here. Great challenge entry!
ForRomance 2007-08-14 ch 1,	abuseWhoof. That's some powerful stuff there. Excellent job with the challenge, probably the best I've seen so far. I love the ending line: "He’d do whatever it took to put an end to the memories and make the Saints stop singing." Wow. That was really great. p.s. And no, I have no idea where the "Whoof" came from.
Sarah9488 2007-08-14 ch 1,	abuseThis was really good. I just couldn't stop reading. I was totally kept in this story. Really good description of feeling and atmosphere
from N.Z 2007-08-14 ch 1, anon.	abuseChapter 2 please.

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