for Javert: Back on Track4/14 c1 
1Keyanna
I like your take on Javert. I was amused by his sudden incredulity over Valjean's willingness to let Javert take him to the police station - he's all, "Wait. Seriously? *Seriously*? What is *wrong* with you?" Which admittedly makes sense in both the larger context of his experience - that Valjean will always do his utmost to escape prison - and in terms of reacting to Valjean's actions at that particular time ("So, you'll just come along voluntarily and let me throw you in prison for the rest of your life. Who *does* that?")
I'm not sure if currently lets authors make edits to already posted stories without having to take the whole thing down and lose all of the reviews, but if it does allow it you might want to fix the way everything turns into italics after the first quarter or so of the story.
I also have to admit that every time I read this story's title, the opening chords of "Back in Black" start to play in my head. Which is pretty fun.
1KeyannaI like your take on Javert. I was amused by his sudden incredulity over Valjean's willingness to let Javert take him to the police station - he's all, "Wait. Seriously? *Seriously*? What is *wrong* with you?" Which admittedly makes sense in both the larger context of his experience - that Valjean will always do his utmost to escape prison - and in terms of reacting to Valjean's actions at that particular time ("So, you'll just come along voluntarily and let me throw you in prison for the rest of your life. Who *does* that?")
I'm not sure if currently lets authors make edits to already posted stories without having to take the whole thing down and lose all of the reviews, but if it does allow it you might want to fix the way everything turns into italics after the first quarter or so of the story.
I also have to admit that every time I read this story's title, the opening chords of "Back in Black" start to play in my head. Which is pretty fun.
2/26 c1 Jack Apron
Well, I thought it was very good. I really enjoyed your opinion and commentaries before and after the piece. Anyway, good job, I defiantly have this on my Favorites list.
Well, I thought it was very good. I really enjoyed your opinion and commentaries before and after the piece. Anyway, good job, I defiantly have this on my Favorites list.
12/11/2012 c1 completelyens
So long as they are alive, their paths will cross again and again.
Hugo made certain of that.
And... I like the possibility of a future meeting... :)
So long as they are alive, their paths will cross again and again.
Hugo made certain of that.
And... I like the possibility of a future meeting... :)
9/23/2012 c1 Guest
Very good!
Very good!
9/24/2009 c1 2L'Ael-Inire
Pretty good. I liked it.
The characters were well in character, I think, and very believable, which is important for an AU story like this. I also liked the way Javert solved the issue. He was very realistic about it, and it was almost like an upgraded Javert, the one we all wish existed so he hadn't thrown himself off the parapet. All in all, good job. A nice, clean and easy read. :)
- L'Ael
2L'Ael-InirePretty good. I liked it.
The characters were well in character, I think, and very believable, which is important for an AU story like this. I also liked the way Javert solved the issue. He was very realistic about it, and it was almost like an upgraded Javert, the one we all wish existed so he hadn't thrown himself off the parapet. All in all, good job. A nice, clean and easy read. :)
- L'Ael
7/24/2009 c1 D.L
You remind me of myself a bit (I'd say it's a compliment, but that might sound a bit pretentious, don't you think?)
I absolutely LOVED this. I loved it I loved it. I have issues with fanfiction in general-mostly because a lot, if not all of the time, you can hear the writer's sentiments and fancies about what THEY selfishly want while reading the story (granted they don't, as it is a lot more commonplace than I would wish, blatantly throw whatever they want into a story simply because they have the power to do so and ignoring realism and truthfulness to those pre-existing characters and situations they are using). A lot of fanfiction does what it wants without respect or thoughtfulness to the original work.
BASICALLY this is the first story I've read, perhaps in existence, where I didn't get that icky feeling in the pit of my stomach that reminded me it was a fanfiction. This was very good. VERY. Very good. True, and real, and I loved it.
You remind me of myself a bit (I'd say it's a compliment, but that might sound a bit pretentious, don't you think?)
I absolutely LOVED this. I loved it I loved it. I have issues with fanfiction in general-mostly because a lot, if not all of the time, you can hear the writer's sentiments and fancies about what THEY selfishly want while reading the story (granted they don't, as it is a lot more commonplace than I would wish, blatantly throw whatever they want into a story simply because they have the power to do so and ignoring realism and truthfulness to those pre-existing characters and situations they are using). A lot of fanfiction does what it wants without respect or thoughtfulness to the original work.
BASICALLY this is the first story I've read, perhaps in existence, where I didn't get that icky feeling in the pit of my stomach that reminded me it was a fanfiction. This was very good. VERY. Very good. True, and real, and I loved it.
3/18/2008 c1 10Not Days but Knights
I certainly enjoyed the psychological drama you created with this "missing scene". It definitely keeps in character with Javert who I consider to be the ultimate paradox.
That being said, I feel I must comment on a statement you made about the static quality of Javert's character development. Ultimately, the fact that Javert has not changed since he embraced the Bible as well as the bourgeois way of life signifies how important religion and the law has been to him. It was what gave his life structure - a rigid structure at that. But more importantly, he recognized these laws as the way to get out of the lower class which he otherwise would've been "condemned" to as a result of his mother's social class; he was born inside a jail, after all.
Therefore, what rocks Javert to his core, moving him to suicide in the book is not the sole fact that Valjean spared him at the barricade, but that, firstly, a convict spared him. These people were viewed as the lowest of low and more importantly, Javert viewed these people with the idea that they were as stagnant in their character development as he is. Hugo states in the book during Javert's soliloquy that "A convict was his benefactor!" and this fact overwhelms him. The irony, role reversal and fact that an individual can change is unheard of to him.
Above all, it is this drastic change that confuses Javert. He cannot bring himself to understand that human beings take on a dynamic personality. Not everything in society is as rigid as the law, and in fact, the law itself must be dynamic in order to keep up with society.
Whew, I apologize for the length of this comment; it turned into a Hugo-sized digression. Anyway, great work! I commend you for your creativity and your ability to keep Javert very close to character. It's really difficult to do.
10Not Days but KnightsI certainly enjoyed the psychological drama you created with this "missing scene". It definitely keeps in character with Javert who I consider to be the ultimate paradox.
That being said, I feel I must comment on a statement you made about the static quality of Javert's character development. Ultimately, the fact that Javert has not changed since he embraced the Bible as well as the bourgeois way of life signifies how important religion and the law has been to him. It was what gave his life structure - a rigid structure at that. But more importantly, he recognized these laws as the way to get out of the lower class which he otherwise would've been "condemned" to as a result of his mother's social class; he was born inside a jail, after all.
Therefore, what rocks Javert to his core, moving him to suicide in the book is not the sole fact that Valjean spared him at the barricade, but that, firstly, a convict spared him. These people were viewed as the lowest of low and more importantly, Javert viewed these people with the idea that they were as stagnant in their character development as he is. Hugo states in the book during Javert's soliloquy that "A convict was his benefactor!" and this fact overwhelms him. The irony, role reversal and fact that an individual can change is unheard of to him.
Above all, it is this drastic change that confuses Javert. He cannot bring himself to understand that human beings take on a dynamic personality. Not everything in society is as rigid as the law, and in fact, the law itself must be dynamic in order to keep up with society.
Whew, I apologize for the length of this comment; it turned into a Hugo-sized digression. Anyway, great work! I commend you for your creativity and your ability to keep Javert very close to character. It's really difficult to do.
2/18/2008 c1 6Bramblefox
"Javert Derailed"? Where the heck is that chapter? Do you mean 'Javert off the Track'?
Back to the story...this is quite good. But Javert doesn't kill himself, does he? It doesn't sound like it...
6Bramblefox"Javert Derailed"? Where the heck is that chapter? Do you mean 'Javert off the Track'?
Back to the story...this is quite good. But Javert doesn't kill himself, does he? It doesn't sound like it...
12/13/2007 c1 Carolyn
Very well done, dear! I love all of your Les Miserables stories, being the LM junkie that I am, you are a fabulous writer, and should be very proud. *hugs*
Very well done, dear! I love all of your Les Miserables stories, being the LM junkie that I am, you are a fabulous writer, and should be very proud. *hugs*
10/16/2006 c1 Jordan Kintz
I totally agree.Why O Why couldn't this happen in the book?
I totally agree.Why O Why couldn't this happen in the book?
4/5/2006 c1 118Slightly Sinister Sinestra
Excellent. I agree. Javert has too much respect for himself to give in to the kind of egotism Hugo portrays. And I like the last line. Well done.
118Slightly Sinister SinestraExcellent. I agree. Javert has too much respect for himself to give in to the kind of egotism Hugo portrays. And I like the last line. Well done.
2/28/2006 c1 LetOthersRiseToTakeOurPlace
Excelente! I wish that had happened... realistically explained. Javert was still at a standstill, it wasn't easy. If you had made it a cinch, the story would not work. AT ALL! I think you should write more assuming the same idea... what happens next?
Excelente! I wish that had happened... realistically explained. Javert was still at a standstill, it wasn't easy. If you had made it a cinch, the story would not work. AT ALL! I think you should write more assuming the same idea... what happens next?
10/19/2005 c1 M Leblanc
OMG- this is incredible. You've completely pinned down Hugo's style, and your characters are, well, in character. ;) I was hoping for some slash, but this is brilliant anyway. I'd like to see another chapter, if you ever feel like continuing this...please?
Also, I love this- "In the chapter “Javert Derailed,” (I hate that title – why do we need to compare Javert to a train?)" It made me laugh for some reason. :)
~Olivia~
OMG- this is incredible. You've completely pinned down Hugo's style, and your characters are, well, in character. ;) I was hoping for some slash, but this is brilliant anyway. I'd like to see another chapter, if you ever feel like continuing this...please?
Also, I love this- "In the chapter “Javert Derailed,” (I hate that title – why do we need to compare Javert to a train?)" It made me laugh for some reason. :)
~Olivia~
4/16/2005 c1 77Shekiah Rosay
I liked that a lot, especially considering that Javert doesn't end up at the bottom of the river Seine at the end. Very nice. I liked your rant at the bottom perhaps as well as the story itself. So . . . very good!
77Shekiah RosayI liked that a lot, especially considering that Javert doesn't end up at the bottom of the river Seine at the end. Very nice. I liked your rant at the bottom perhaps as well as the story itself. So . . . very good!