for Bring me back to life4/6/2014 c4 
42englishtutor
Another beautiful chapter. Mary deducing John-perfect! I hope to see another chapter soon!
42englishtutorAnother beautiful chapter. Mary deducing John-perfect! I hope to see another chapter soon!
4/6/2014 c3 englishtutor
"Mary. . . what are we doing here?" Yes, I wonder! Great chapter-lots of lovely angst!
"Mary. . . what are we doing here?" Yes, I wonder! Great chapter-lots of lovely angst!
4/6/2014 c2 englishtutor
I love your depiction of Mary. "Foot conditions can sometimes be very emotive" Perfect! I love the touches of the messages from Mrs. Hudson and the blog entries. Great technique!
I love your depiction of Mary. "Foot conditions can sometimes be very emotive" Perfect! I love the touches of the messages from Mrs. Hudson and the blog entries. Great technique!
3/30/2014 c4 28GeorgyannWayson
Forgive me, I meant to review earlier and it totally slipped my mind. But here I am and oh, dem FEELS. Poor John and thank goodness for Mary, his support. Great chapter!
28GeorgyannWaysonForgive me, I meant to review earlier and it totally slipped my mind. But here I am and oh, dem FEELS. Poor John and thank goodness for Mary, his support. Great chapter!
3/25/2014 c4 Atlasina7
At the end of S2, one might assume that with the title "bring me back to life" this story may be about Sherlock, but I love how you are showing that John was destroyed by the loss of his friend and needs his own help regaining his emotional equilibrium.
At the end of S2, one might assume that with the title "bring me back to life" this story may be about Sherlock, but I love how you are showing that John was destroyed by the loss of his friend and needs his own help regaining his emotional equilibrium.
3/25/2014 c4 22Ennui Enigma
I like how, in a sense, you've begun to compare Mary and John's "amazing" comment to John's initial comments about Sherlock. Grieving. Nicely described in this piece.
"looked in the fridge for milk, grimacing at the date on the carton." - ironic!
"silence stagnating between them". - great description
"It felt to him as if she had deduced every thought in his mind." - cute :)
"the feelings confused and jammed so tightly in his head that there was no room for tears." I like!
22Ennui EnigmaI like how, in a sense, you've begun to compare Mary and John's "amazing" comment to John's initial comments about Sherlock. Grieving. Nicely described in this piece.
"looked in the fridge for milk, grimacing at the date on the carton." - ironic!
"silence stagnating between them". - great description
"It felt to him as if she had deduced every thought in his mind." - cute :)
"the feelings confused and jammed so tightly in his head that there was no room for tears." I like!
3/22/2014 c3 Ennui Enigma
Good chapter to illustrate the mix of emotions that come and go as one sorts through loss. Nice comparison with Mary's plight.
Anger is part of the "letting go" process. Perfectly natural. Better than being numb forever.
"The cold rain fell on the windscreen, and John felt a heady sense of liberation, as he realised for the first time that the knot in his stomach had temporarily dissipated. He watched the lights of the other cars, blurred and blinking in the wet." - funny how a drive into the country can do that :)
smile that seemed to hold a million secrets. - lovely description!
As if your human side leaves you and it's just the terrified animal in you, looking for a way to escape. - interesting analogy.
Great job! Enjoy the little interludes of Mrs H's texts.
Good chapter to illustrate the mix of emotions that come and go as one sorts through loss. Nice comparison with Mary's plight.
Anger is part of the "letting go" process. Perfectly natural. Better than being numb forever.
"The cold rain fell on the windscreen, and John felt a heady sense of liberation, as he realised for the first time that the knot in his stomach had temporarily dissipated. He watched the lights of the other cars, blurred and blinking in the wet." - funny how a drive into the country can do that :)
smile that seemed to hold a million secrets. - lovely description!
As if your human side leaves you and it's just the terrified animal in you, looking for a way to escape. - interesting analogy.
Great job! Enjoy the little interludes of Mrs H's texts.
3/22/2014 c3 28GeorgyannWayson
Nice chapter, but I have just one teeny tiny thing...I get that you probably didn't want to write the word...well, the 'f' word out completely, but seeing those asterisks broke the tension for me in a split second. No one that I know of bleeps out curse words in their head, they just think them and that's it. Sometimes, grief is just that offensive, and while I appreciate your courtesy, it ruined the mood for me. Anyways, I'll shut up now, but this was nice!
28GeorgyannWaysonNice chapter, but I have just one teeny tiny thing...I get that you probably didn't want to write the word...well, the 'f' word out completely, but seeing those asterisks broke the tension for me in a split second. No one that I know of bleeps out curse words in their head, they just think them and that's it. Sometimes, grief is just that offensive, and while I appreciate your courtesy, it ruined the mood for me. Anyways, I'll shut up now, but this was nice!
3/21/2014 c2 22Ennui Enigma
Poignant and full of emotion.
How do I know if I am processing, or if I am wallowing? - good question. One many others have asked themselves as well.
urging life to keep going, regardless of the surrounding destruction. - funny how life doesn't stop just because we feel it should.
Thanks for updating!
22Ennui EnigmaPoignant and full of emotion.
How do I know if I am processing, or if I am wallowing? - good question. One many others have asked themselves as well.
urging life to keep going, regardless of the surrounding destruction. - funny how life doesn't stop just because we feel it should.
Thanks for updating!
3/21/2014 c2 28GeorgyannWayson
This was such a sad chappie, but grief isn't an easy process. Great job!
28GeorgyannWaysonThis was such a sad chappie, but grief isn't an easy process. Great job!
3/20/2014 c1 harrie
Very well written and an interesting idea! I am really looking forward to read more :-)
Very well written and an interesting idea! I am really looking forward to read more :-)
3/18/2014 c1 22Ennui Enigma
Thoughtful, almost quiet and reverent, piece. Somewhat sad but not entirely. Mary gives a glimmer of hope.
"woven in, intrinsically part of something; feeling its heartbeat" - very nice!
"starting to heal. But he didn't know if he wanted to, because surely that would mean forgetting." - insightful.
Sometimes the world seems so big that's impossible to imagine that he can't be somewhere. - An interesting thought here. I like it.
Well done! Glad you wrote this. Thanks!
22Ennui EnigmaThoughtful, almost quiet and reverent, piece. Somewhat sad but not entirely. Mary gives a glimmer of hope.
"woven in, intrinsically part of something; feeling its heartbeat" - very nice!
"starting to heal. But he didn't know if he wanted to, because surely that would mean forgetting." - insightful.
Sometimes the world seems so big that's impossible to imagine that he can't be somewhere. - An interesting thought here. I like it.
Well done! Glad you wrote this. Thanks!
3/18/2014 c1 28GeorgyannWayson
I have always wondered how John coped with Sherlock's death throughout the two years of silence. Good idea to explore and great start!
28GeorgyannWaysonI have always wondered how John coped with Sherlock's death throughout the two years of silence. Good idea to explore and great start!