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[Five-star review by Frost's Fancy at Rainbow Reviews.]
The initial incredulity of Merrick [toward his new guard] turns [to] opportunity: maybe Merrick can manipulate this man . . . [But] Merrick will learn that a firm hold can be more tight than a strong one.
[Review (with major spoilers) by Elisa Rolle at her blog.]
I like the psychological dimension you bring to your stories, exploring the character of a man rather than just a recital of physical acts.
[DoggyJ, Letter to the author, February 2003]
It is a gorgeous work. I was captivated from the beginning to the end, not knowing where the tale was going. . . . I thought this story was probably a simple non-con [story] at first. A prisoner gets tortured by his guard and they have a lustful s/m relationship, you know, something like that. And then [the new character] appeared, I thought that this story is probably a simple hurt/comfort [tale] where a hardened prisoner meets a sweet 'n' good guard. Then of course I didn't know where the story was going and couldn't take my eyes off.
[Istima, Letter to the author, April 2003]
I'm still stunned by the power and beauty and evil and darkness of the story.
[Gail, Letter to the author, April 2002]
I love first person unself-aware point of view when it's done with such a subtle touch. No bats or hammers in your story, no sir, just razor sharp flicks of a very slim blade and maybe you don't know you're bleeding until you feel the blood warm on your skin. . . .
[AuKestrel, Letter to the author, April 2002]
Intense is probably an inadequate word for that work of art.
[Ne'ichan, Post to e-mail list, August 2006]
The kind [of story] that when you stop reading it, your jaw is on the floor and you're staring at the screen in awe and admiration, and your head eventually hits the desk and you wonder why you even got into writing in the first place when you're so pathetic compared to masterpieces like that and eventually you throw your hands up towards the sky and scream "TO WRITE LIKE THAT, I WOULD GLADLY SELL MY SOUL," but Satan doesn't appear, the lazy little bastard, so you're left filled with frustration and end up writing a run-on sentence in your LiveJournal.
[Recommendation by Snuffy Livingston.]
Der Name sagt alles. Sehr düster, non-con. Ein Mörder im Gefängnis, der darauf hofft, dass sein neuer Wärter ihn umbringt, weil er anders nicht aus dem Gefängnis "entkommen" kann.
[Recommendation by mllesatine (skip down to "Liveprison".]
Other reviews and recommendations:
Review by Rispa at Rispa Recommends.
Brief recommendation by faithfulreader (skip down to "Dusk").
Brief recommendation by Krss.
[Review by Sychaeus at The Slash Pile.]
I find myself reading it over again to catch subtleties in the interactions that I'd originally missed. The society that's developed in Compassion is strangely touching.
[Reader comment at orig_slavefic.]
The amount of research you must do and the detail you put into your work is awe inspiring.
[Reader comment at duskpeterson.]
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