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Reviews for With Spit and a Prayer

By : Refur

From Starflow on May 14, 2007
Oh my...such emotional progress! I applaud you. The sessions with Horst, the inner progress, the brothers' common urge to find their way out... Such an amazing, amazing chapter. I love the way they're slowly trying to work things out, both on their own and now gradually together too. Maybe there is light at the end of this tunnel - be that as it may, I can honestly say your story is the best I've read in a long, long time.

Kudos and much love. See you next time.
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From ANON - From across the Pond on May 07, 2007
I'm going to keep this short and to the point:

Don't you dare stop now! These last 3 chapters were very, VERY good! Really well-done!

And I'm guessing / hoping that what follows next will be at least as good.

Anxiously awaiting the sequel.
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From Starflow on May 06, 2007
Just so you know, that ending scene was...absolutely heart-wrenching.

Dean's sessions with Horst are progressing nicely - still as realistic as ever. I do love Horst as a character, you know; he doesn't stand out, doesn't steal the show, he's exactly what he's needed to be and that is the catalyst to unlock the painful healing process. Sam and Dean couldn't do it by themselves, but it's still their own doing now that they are slowly progressing toward it. Very well planned and carried out just marvellously.

And Sam, poor Sam, he's trying so hard but it's still so complicated. I really look forward to the next instalment, you always manage to exceed the enormously high expectations.
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From angeljade on May 06, 2007
So excited to see a new chapter up. And what a chapter! I don't even know where to start on why I loved it. The improvement Sam's making is putting a huge smile on my face, but then at the end, Sam's episode broke my heart all over again. I never know how each chapter's going to affect me and that makes it all the more exciting. Bring on the next one!
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From ANON - Mary on May 04, 2007
I really felt I had to review chapter 19 before I moved on to 20, cause you know, it was so good I wanted to be able to gush before I forgot what I wanted to gush about. I suppose one of the things I really like about your fics is the way you present the therapy, I like the way you present the different characters reaction to similar situations in such diverse ways. It really brings to life the people your writing about, instead of just being cardboard cutouts of characters from the show, they are living real personalities which you have devoted much understanding and skill too. For example Deans reaction to therapy vs. Sams, and the way that dean is internalising much of what is happening in the therapy, its making his guilt worse rather than releiving it. I also like the way you point out that Dean is also a rape vitcim here, it's a very valid point and it adds dimensions and truth to your story which much fanfic's miss (not that I mind, I mean I'm hardly looking for deap literary persuites here, but your story, is different, better, complex) See I guess I just mean Wow, the story just keeps on getting better, and better
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From angeljade on May 03, 2007
We've seen Sam crash and burn, with Dean barely keeping it together to help him, now it seems the roles have reversed. I really like how you've done this, Dean needs to break before he can get himself together and it's a clever way to get him to go back to Horst. And I know I've said this before in other contexts, but the way you've handled a similar event for each brother so differently and so suited to their personality is just outstanding. Dean's breakdown was so different to Sam's, but every bit as heartbreaking. Eagerly awaiting my next fix.
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From Starflow on May 03, 2007
First of all - there's a sentence missing, or rather, the beginning of one. Check that out.

But, hmm...yet another wow. You just knew exactly how to get Dean to finally try therapy, didn't you. Perfect - there was no other way, and you nailed it. The anger, the craziness, the self-loathing and the confusion, and everything else... It just worked, once again. As we didn't get much of a glimpse into Sam this time, Dean was really under the spotlight the whole time through and it was good like that. Well done. Now, let's see where this leads and how you eventually wrap it up...I have faith that this story will keep impressing me. Realism + fucked up angst = a near-impossible combination you have obviously managed to tackle with force and skill.
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From ANON - sami on April 30, 2007
dont worry about it i'll just check back every once and a while to see if you put up new chapters!
as for this one, wow that was really intense, you seem to have a real grasp of both their characters which is what makes the evolution over the course of each chapter believable. you make me feel so bad for the characters, i cant wait to see what will happen next!
Great job
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From angeljade on April 29, 2007
From the first few lines I knew you'd nailed it. It's exactly how I'd expect Dean to react to therapy. The way you've taken a situation and made it so different for each brother, perfectly characterising each and every word. Very impressive. And I love the glimpse of old Sam convincing Dean to go back. As much as I love angst, the gradual improvement Sam's making is really driving the plot forward, making it so addictive. Wonder if Dean'll stick it out long enough to follow suit.
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From Starflow on April 29, 2007
Wow...how very, um, real. Believable. That might be what I love most about this story, even though it's fucked up and feverish, it's always felt real somehow. Dean's reaction to therapy was just perfect, I would've been tempted to criticize if he had just taken everything in and been co-operative from the start. He's more of a complex, stubborn kind of person anyway. So I commend you on your interpretation.

What also delights me is that Sam showed some spine. He's still far from okay, but he told Dean what had to be said - that he won't obey that kind of hasty order. Good. I can't wait to see what kind of developments follow, so I do hope you update soon enough. Take your time though, this one is always more than worth the wait...
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From ANON - sami on April 26, 2007
wow, thats all I can say. I am really into this story, i just read the whole thing and I can't wait for you to finish it!!! I know aff doesn't have alerts but I was wonder if you could send out an email or something for people who wanna know when your next chapter comes out, that is if you dont do that already. cause i would really love to continue!
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From ANON - Mary on April 20, 2007
Aw, that was such a touching chapter, I really like the way you've established them as both strong and weak. I mean you don't make it simplistic like one of them is the strong one and the ohter is the weak one, they're both strong for each other and falling apart none the less, and yeeh, Dean is going to a therapist (cause lets face it he needed it) I do love the way you do the therapy sessions. Another REALLY great chapter, thanks
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From ANON - From across the Pond on April 20, 2007
So then, I'm finally back to leave another well-deserved little comment on your story here :-).

I can assure you that I too am still with you on this one, as I am still very much interested in the way both of the brothers are going to deal with the therapy sessions / what it will lead to!

You have a writing-stile that I haven't come across too often before at that, but that doesn't mean I like it any less, as hard as it may be sometimes to tolerate the huge amounts of gut-wrenching angst...
For instance: I still appreciate your way of writing the therapy sessions greatly, so by all means continue on your chosen path.

Do keep up the good work, and as said before: I'm not going to stop reading your story before I know how it ends (no matter how many chapters it will still take).

Best regards, and until a next time!
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From angeljade on April 19, 2007
If it's possible, things just got even more interesting! I love where you're taking this. And I'm so glad Horst caught on about Dean being Sam's brother! It still brightens my day every time I see you've written a new chapter. Keep 'em coming!
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From ANON - Starflow on April 19, 2007
Ahh... At last, an update, and a worthy one at that. Finally someone realizes Dean needs therapy too, that Sam wasn't the only one who was hurt. It's just incredible how well this injured on the inside thing works in your hands. It's smooth, feverish and entrancing at the same time. I don't think there's anything I can say that I haven't already said before - it's all praise, praise, praise.

I can hardly wait to see what Dean's sessions are going to be like...
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