L.C. Schäfer

Joined May 2020

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Words that Changed My World - II
My first literary glow-up was The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. I wrote about that here. My second happened when my sister found a copy of this book in a newsagents, and was intrigued by the cover. Josh Kirby does have a distinctive and eye-catching style of artwork. She bought that book, enjoyed it thoroughly, loaned it to me, my brother, my sister, and my mum.
By L.C. Schäfer3 years ago in BookClub
Words That Changed My World
I don't remember a time when I couldn't read. This is one of my earliest memories of reading. It's one of my earliest memories, full-stop.
By L.C. Schäfer3 years ago in BookClub
Schäfer's Round Up
I've wanted to do this for a while. It seemed a bit pointless when my stats were in my shoes. It would be a nice gesture, I guess, but not much of a leg up, from a practical point of view.
By L.C. Schäfer3 years ago in Journal
Shaun of the Dead (Critique). Top Story - August 2023.
My all-time favourite movie, certainly my favourite Z-word movie. Funny, jam-packed with references to iconic movies, quotable to the nth degree. A tale of survival, love and friendship. Pegg/Frost's masterpiece. Perfection!
By L.C. Schäfer3 years ago in Critique
Harry Potter (Critique)
This series inspired and defined an entire generation, and galvanised them to read. It's spawned movies, video-games and theme parks. The titular character is similar to Gaiman's Timothy Hunter, but the story is well-plotted and resonates deeply.
By L.C. Schäfer3 years ago in Critique
Terminator 2: Judgement Day (Critique)
Iconic from the first frame. We have good effects that hold up well, action, time-travel, commentary on the nature of humanity, and 90s floppy hair to end all 90s floppy hair. We've got a filthy, thigh-trembling riff:
By L.C. Schäfer3 years ago in Critique
A Christmas Carol (Critique)
Iconic, picturesque and spooky. A nauseatingly sentimental promotion of crass consumerism. Scrooge has no arc; he's just moved by terror from one extreme view to the opposite. His motivation is corrupt. Still a terrible person, but now buys love with generosity.
By L.C. Schäfer3 years ago in Critique
My Musings on the Tales Retold Challenge
This is possibly my favourite kind of story - a well known fairytale, not just retold, but twisted. Turned upside down and inside out. Modernised. Flipped on its head. Made into a parody of itself. Reimagined from another perspective. Let's make the hero the villain. Let's make the villain a sympathetic character.
By L.C. Schäfer3 years ago in Writers
East of the Sun & Text of the Moon. Top Story - August 2023.
Dec 27th, 08.13EST >> From: Anna >> To: Dad > I don't need to think about it. I'll do it. You've got to have the best treatment to give you the best chance. This is the way.
By L.C. Schäfer3 years ago in Fiction
Lord of the Rings (Critique). Top Story - August 2023.
Movies: decent adaptation, wonderfully cast. A lot of detail cut to make these books fit to the screen, and yet characters gaze meaningfully for minutes on end. At least I finished them.
By L.C. Schäfer3 years ago in Critique
Breaking Bad (Critique)
I loved it. The characters are full and rich, and their arcs are compelling. The casting is perfect and the chemistry between the main characters is too; they play off each other perfectly. Hank is also a huge favourite.
By L.C. Schäfer3 years ago in Critique
Kill Bill - Volume 1 (Critique)
I hated it the first time. Over the top, silly, too long, too violent, too muddled. But now? Each scene - no, each frame - gorgeously stylised, terrific badass protagonist, perfectly chosen soundtrack (seriously, spot-on), exquisite casting.
By L.C. Schäfer3 years ago in Critique