1 [Report This]Date: June 26, 2023 10:29 pm Title: Chapter 1
This is a good little sneak peek into Karen’s mindset during season three. Very good. I like how you subtly sprinkle in how Jim and her were not meant to be.
1 [Report This]Date: May 21, 2021 11:29 am Title: Chapter 1
Really good look into the mind of Karen here. You can tell she's trying to make it work, but there hoving around is Jim's past and of course Pam. Does kind of make me feel bad for her. In reality really the only thing wrong with Karen is she's not Pam. Great way to bring that out.
1 [Report This]Date: August 19, 2020 02:13 pm Title: Chapter 1
Canon-compliant or no, I love this. (Also, jeez, Karen - I bet Jim high-fives Pam literally all the time.)
1 [Report This]Date: May 12, 2020 03:04 am Title: Chapter 1
I know this is an older one of yours but I recently found it (random stories maybe?)and I really, really love it. d84;a039;
Author's Response: Thanks for reading and commenting! Yes this was like the 2nd fic I ever wrote but I’m still pretty fond of it
1 [Report This]Date: August 17, 2018 07:52 pm Title: Chapter 1
Oh this one was a joy to read! I love little one shots like these. That last one with the turn was great.
Date: December 07, 2017 01:07 pm Title: Chapter 1
Loved this. Just like everyone else said, "turn right and go home" is just indelible! Kind of opposite of the Grinch, I just felt my heart grow three times softer. :)
Author's Response: Thank you! This was, I think, the 2nd fanfic I ever wrote but I'm still pretty proud of it.
Date: May 30, 2017 02:52 pm Title: Chapter 1
I love this and you know why. I'm hoping to do my own twist on this soon but I love the way you mapped out the fall of their relationship so succinctly.
Author's Response:
Thanks, I keep flirting with doing another set of vignettes leading up to The Job (maybe even to branch wars) but it's in with all my other fic ideas right now. I'm looking forward to reading your own Karen fic!
Date: May 26, 2008 07:52 am Title: Chapter 1
I love this story...late November was great and the ending makes me just so happy! :) So glad he turned left!
Date: August 09, 2007 09:34 pm Title: Chapter 1
DAMN.
How did I miss this? So. so. so. SO GOOD.
That last part just about broke my heart; what a horrible and yet beautiful image.
Well done :)
9 [Report This]Date: March 17, 2007 10:15 pm Title: Chapter 1
He turned left.
And the crowd went wild! Woo! Sorry, sad Karen.
I love these- all of them. Because Karen is smart, and she's certainly seen the signs. Wonderful characterization here, and wonderful insight into a slightly-drawn character.
Date: March 13, 2007 01:49 pm Title: Chapter 1
Oh, I really liked this story. All the little details adding up to making Karen being cheated out of the boyfriend she deserves because he is just not quite there or quite right for her.
10 [Report This]Date: March 13, 2007 06:55 am Title: Chapter 1
I LOVED THIS. The last one just made my heart break for Karen a little bit, and I adore stories that paint her in a sympathetic way. I know that everyone keeps repeating the "turn right," but it really is such a great line, and the way she's willing him to go home instead of going to Pam (which she knows he's going to do) is just so sad and the whole story just rings so true to me. Fabulous job!
Date: March 11, 2007 10:05 pm Title: Chapter 1
This felt real and true to the characters. I feel like Karen has been fleshed out so much better in fanfic than on the show -- kudos to you for not making her cartoony.
"Turn right, Halpert," she whispered, "turn right and go home."
Aw, man. Poor Karen.
Date: March 11, 2007 09:33 pm Title: Chapter 1
This was really excellent. You did a really great job writing the inner Karen, and Karen and Jim's interchanges seemed so natural. Of course, I LOVE that he turned left!
Date: March 11, 2007 08:44 pm Title: Chapter 1
Well, that's depressing. Poor girl.
9 [Report This]Date: March 11, 2007 07:53 pm Title: Chapter 1
I love this. It seems to right with what's been on the show. I loved that Jim turned left and Karen knew what that meant...wonderful.
10 [Report This]Date: March 11, 2007 03:29 pm Title: Chapter 1
I agree with StarShine, I do feel sorry for Karen, but my happiness for JAM outweighs everything else! What a great story. I too loved the ending - "Turn right, Halpert," she whispered, "turn right and go home."
10 [Report This]Date: March 11, 2007 03:01 pm Title: Chapter 1
GAH!!! HE TURNED LEFT!!!!so awesome.. love this.. i actually do feel bad for Karen, but it's buried under my happiness for JAM! such a great read!
Date: March 11, 2007 02:51 pm Title: Chapter 1
I really enjoyed this. Anything that has Karen sad and doubting at this point is a good thing...you might want to update your story to include Jim's new car, a silver Saab, which he got after his return to Scranton.
Author's Response:
well, since two people said something, I changed it ;) I'm sad though, "Saab" doesn't roll off the tongue like "Corolla." I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Date: March 11, 2007 01:35 pm Title: Chapter 1
He turned left! I love that little detail.
Date: March 11, 2007 12:04 pm Title: Chapter 1
I really liked this story. I heard someone mention the "turn right" comment on TWOP, and now that I've read it, I got it, and... wow. One comment: Jim doesn't drive a red Corolla anymore. I don't know when exactly he got a new car, but during "Traveling Salesman" we saw him driving a silver Audi sportwagon. It's not a big deal, but it was distracting to me, because I am a dork.
I really liked this, though. I think you captured Karen really well. I liked the bit about her never letting Pam do a prank with Jim again, too. (How much do I think that's true now? Seriously.)
Author's Response:
Oops, well, that just shows you how much I notice cars. I only knew his old car was a Corolla because he said it one time. I even rewatched Diwali to try to figure out what model Karen drove so I could write it in here, but I certainly can't tell, so I just went with the generic "SUV."
I'm glad you liked the prank line. I was going to write something about the possibility of a "6th" night of talks, but I think at that point Karen decided there was going to be less talk and more action.
Date: March 11, 2007 11:53 am Title: Chapter 1
Ooh, those were great. I like seeing Karen actually being aware and not stuck in denial - very conscious of these little moments that give her doubt. I love that little moment at the end:
"Turn right, Halpert," she whispered, "turn right and go home."
After a moment the little car started to move. He turned left.
- Ouch.
Date: March 11, 2007 10:46 am Title: Chapter 1
Seriously, she has to know. I like that you suggest that Jim's asking her to move for him is a bit of a leap on her part...as is much of what she wants him to feel for her. Good detail that he doesn't even touch her when he reassures her over coffee (hello?) Self-aware Karen is so much more sympathetic. You made me feel simultaneously sad for her and want to cheer when he turned left.
Date: March 11, 2007 10:41 am Title: Chapter 1
Ooooooooooooh. Awesome ending. Just awesome.
I love number one, because I always imagined Karen trying to convince herself that she wasn't moving for a guy she barely knew. It doesn't seem like something she would normally do.
I love number two, because that last line really made me feel for Karen. Like a sinking in my gut. Ugh.
I love number three, because the whole curl thing is genius.
I love number four, because of the way you describe Karen's thought process about Pam's transition into a bumbling nervous wreck. And her resolution in the last line. I can definitely see that happening.
And of course, number five. Oh that ending. So, so good.
10 [Report This]Date: March 11, 2007 10:09 am Title: Chapter 1
That was all kinds of awesome. Well done - he turned left!!