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So I was eaten by this fic...
Aug. 26th, 2008 10:17 pmI have been reading bits and bobs of (X-files) Mulder fic, mostly from Mulder In Jeopardy (which is a h/c archive). For some reason there are characters who just appeal to me in the h/c role, and Mulder was definitely one of them for a looong time. In fact, I have an X-files Mary Sue and perhaps I'll write an entry about her in the future.
Anyway, there are a lot of one shot fics, and there are some chaptered fics. I'd read a few of the chaptered fics, and they were fairly short, maybe 20K-50K at most, and I mostly skimmed. So when I found a four chapter fic, I thought nothing of clicking on it. I think my eye just glossed over the count next to the links.
I started reading and thought, hmm, this is pretty good. And I kept reading. And reading. And reading. And reading.
It took me a loooong time to get through chapter one, and I read quickly, mind you. Same with chapter two.
After about three months off and on (even read some on the honeymoon, lol) I have finally finished it. Granted, a lot of the off and on was "off" as I was out of town a lot, but still. And now, just now, I realize why: the word count is 1124K. Wow.
( Cut for your sanity )
Anyway, there are a lot of one shot fics, and there are some chaptered fics. I'd read a few of the chaptered fics, and they were fairly short, maybe 20K-50K at most, and I mostly skimmed. So when I found a four chapter fic, I thought nothing of clicking on it. I think my eye just glossed over the count next to the links.
I started reading and thought, hmm, this is pretty good. And I kept reading. And reading. And reading. And reading.
It took me a loooong time to get through chapter one, and I read quickly, mind you. Same with chapter two.
After about three months off and on (even read some on the honeymoon, lol) I have finally finished it. Granted, a lot of the off and on was "off" as I was out of town a lot, but still. And now, just now, I realize why: the word count is 1124K. Wow.
( Cut for your sanity )
