Date: May 26, 2008 07:38 pm Title: Chapter 1
This is great - a real slow burn, that's been very satisfying to read. Please continue!
Author's Response: I'm glad you're enjoying it so far! I know it's a lot of angst, but I hope you will continue to enjoy the story! Thanks for taking the time to review!
Date: May 26, 2008 07:19 pm Title: Chapter 1
This is so creative...such a fascinating "what if?". I'm looking forward to the next chapter - soon, please!
Author's Response: Thank you! I was always fascinated by the idea of Jim taking the job in New York, but it took me a while to find this spin on it. Thanks for reviewing! I really appreciate it!
9 [Report This]Date: May 26, 2008 07:18 pm Title: Chapter 4
Specatacular! Hope you'll be posting again soon.
Author's Response: Thanks! I hope to keep the updates fairly regular! I'm almost done writing the story, so look for more every week or so!
10 [Report This]Date: May 26, 2008 07:08 pm Title: Chapter 4
"So she spoke to him in their own secret language, the one they discovered the first day they met and spent every day since then perfecting." aww!
(I'd love to see a fluffy epilogue, or at least Jim going back to Pam and trying to make things work ;o)
But this was so beyond amazing. I'm hooked on the angst and I LOVE that it was all the yogurt lid.
KUDOS, and JOBWELLDONE!
Author's Response: There will be a fluff-tastic epilogue (at least as my plans have it now!) Thanks for the review! I hope you'll continue to read and enjoy the story!
10 [Report This]Date: May 26, 2008 06:46 pm Title: Chapter 4
What a great story! I love that you took this dark route, because you're writing it to be so believable. I usually don't like stories that are mostly exposition, but your writing tells a great story and gives great character insight without becoming laborious. Can't wait for more!
Author's Response: Thank you! I'm glad to hear you think I'm pulling it off. This is a very wordy story without much dialogue...very much inside Jin's head. I know it doesn't work for everyone, but I'm so happy you're enjoying the story so far! I hope you'll continue to read and let me know what you think!
Date: May 26, 2008 06:25 pm Title: Chapter 1
I love this story. For how dark and ugly the situations are, it's gorgeously written. I only hope things turn out okay in the end, but even if they don't, I'm sure it will be beautifully handled.
Author's Response: Thanks so much for your confidence! I hope the angst will continue to be satisfying and tolerable, and I promise you a happy ending!
Date: May 26, 2008 05:39 pm Title: Chapter 1
This story is so fantastic! I just hope they find their way back to one another :)
Author's Response: Thank you! They will...eventually! Jim and Pam belong together, and they will get there!
Date: May 20, 2008 07:35 am Title: Chapter 3
Congrats on the well-deserved blue ribbon, Strawberry Fields!
A walk across hot coals gave her momentary courage for momentary humiliation, but a life together required more than a confession inspired by fire and adrenaline. So fuck her, and fuck Matt. This was his life now, and he was a better person for it. Wow. Our Jim does not sound like he's loving life, eh? You've done such a fine job of conveying his hurt, insecurity and desperation.
Author's Response: No, Jim is definitely not loving his life! That's been my biggest concern in writing this....how to portray the Jim we know and love in a very different, much darker place. I'm so glad to hear you've liked the results! I hope you will continue to enjoy it and find it believable even though it's a side of him we haven't explored as much in the show! Thanks for taking the time to review! I really appreciate it!
9 [Report This]Date: May 19, 2008 07:15 pm Title: Chapter 3
Wow. This is killing me. I can't wait to see where you take it.
Author's Response: Thank you! There's a lot more angst to come, but hopefully you'll still with it for the non-angst that awaits later down the road!
Date: May 19, 2008 06:40 pm Title: Chapter 1
Chapter 3 killed me once again. From the mouth of Michael Scott....I have no words.
Author's Response: You know the real fun doesn't start until chapter four, right? ;-)
Date: May 19, 2008 06:13 pm Title: Chapter 3
Many words rang through my head in this chapter:
Urgh.
Awww
Yes!
No...
I love Jim's parents and I love this dynamic you have set up. It's very realitic and very heartbreaking. Update soon!
Author's Response: Great, those are exactly the words I was going for!! Hopefully the next chapter will be satisfying as well! I'm glad you liked Jim's parents. We'll be visiting his family a bit more later!
10 [Report This]Date: May 19, 2008 06:09 pm Title: Chapter 3
so sad!
Author's Response: It gets better, I promise! Just hang in there!
6 [Report This]Date: May 13, 2008 08:49 pm Title: Chapter 2
ooh - i like this. am very curious to see where this will go.
Author's Response: Thank you! I am, too! (Just kidding, I do pretty much know where it's going, but it has surprised me a few times!) Thanks for reading and reviewing. Hope to hear more of your thoughts as the story continues!
Date: May 13, 2008 08:04 pm Title: Chapter 1
This is great. After watching Job Fair, I can see this persistent and dark side of Jim. I often wondered what could have happened if Jim needed to hear more than "I miss you" at the Beach.
I'm looking forward to more!
Author's Response: Yeah, I think we've seen a few hints into a darker side of Jim, and I like exploring it! I could see him needing more than "I miss you." Pam did kind of trust him to interpret that, but that's not always what men are great at doing. ;-) Thanks for reviewing! I hope you will continue to enjoy the story!
10 [Report This]Date: May 12, 2008 08:29 pm Title: Chapter 2
Another great chapter. I think it is very believable that he feels nothing about Karen's cheating. Very sad. Wake up Halpert. It's because you don't love her and you cannot make yourself. I like the relationship that you've given Jim and David Wallace. I hope we see more of it. Thank you for the reassurance before the chapter started that things will get better because He Cannot Marry Karen. His heart is with Pam. He knows it and Karen knows it. Glad to hear you have a lot more story planned.
Author's Response: I agree! No marrying Karen! The fun will be getting to that point! ;-) I really have a writing crush on David Wallace, for some reason. I like to imagine him as a mentor to Jim, and I think they would end up being friends. Poor Jim is very confused about everything right now, but things will eventually work out and he'll see the light! Thanks for taking the time to review. I'm glad you find his numbness believable...it's hard to go to a darker place with these characters and still keep it true to them!
9 [Report This]Date: May 12, 2008 05:53 pm Title: Chapter 2
OMG. This just gets better and better and my heart breaks into even more pieces. You are doing an awesome job writing this - as I said before, you make it all seem so real. I loved the scene in the restaurant, Karen telling him he hadn't come back, Jim trying to make her see he wants to try again, and then asking her to marry him. Wow. I really need a thesaurus before I write another review for this as I am just not finding the right words to say how much I love this.
PS I do believe you that it has to get worse before it gets better, but how much worse will it get?
Author's Response: In regards to the first review...I don't blame you! I wait for WIPs to be done in case they end sadly! I can promise there will be a happy ending, though. I'm not good at leaving things angsty! But do you REALLY want to know how much worse it gets? That totally ruins the fun! ;-) Thanks so much for reviewing and sharing your thoughts. I hope you'll continue to read despite the angst!
9 [Report This]Date: May 12, 2008 05:38 pm Title: Chapter 1
Wow. This is amazing. I was going to wait until it was complete before I read it, that way I could peek at the ending and see how it ended and thus protect my JAMmy heart. But I gave in tonight and although it was indeed heartbreakingly angsty, I ended up really, really liking it. It is so well written and seems so very real.
Date: May 12, 2008 01:55 pm Title: Chapter 2
Thanks for this excellent update, Strawberry Fields. I was itching for something good to read. I love your style of writing. Thanks also for your author's notes, because I'm feeling pretty sad here...but in a good way...in an I-can't-wait-to-find-out-what's-going-to-happen-next kind of way. I was very intrigued with the Jim/Wallace-as-mentor relationship.
Anxiously awaiting more!
P.S. I love that you're able to put out nice long chapters : )
Author's Response: Sorry about the sadness! I swear it does get better, but it's gonna take a bit. But there won't be too much more Jim/Karen to endure! I really like David Wallace, for some reason. He seems like a great guy. I thought he would take Jim under his wing, so to speak. Hope you enjoy the next chapters!
Date: May 11, 2008 09:08 pm Title: Chapter 1
there's a lot in this i'm really nuts about. i hope you'll continue this and tease out more content. it's very well written, i guess i'm just hoping we get into the "meat" so to speak.
Author's Response: Thank you for taking the time to review! I'm really enjoying this opportunity to get inside Jim's head and try to imagine what he might be thinking in this situation. I hope I'm doing it justice! I'd love to hear more of your thoughts as the story progresses and see if you like the way it all unravels. Thanks again for sharing your thoughts!
Date: May 06, 2008 10:31 pm Title: Chapter 1
Completely heartbreaking.
But, you wrote this story so well that it is also believable. Is this a one shot?
Author's Response: No, this is not a one-shot! I'm thinking it will have about 10 chapters! I promise it will get better...eventually! Thanks for your kind comments!
Date: May 06, 2008 02:36 pm Title: Chapter 1
Really great. I hope you post more soon.
Author's Response: I will! I'm thinking there will be about ten parts to this story, and I'm planning on updating it at least once a week, maybe more often! Thanks for taking the time to let me know what you think!
10 [Report This]Date: May 06, 2008 07:04 am Title: Chapter 1
Great writing style; I can visualize the scenery and the emotional descriptions. You've done a great job "setting the scene." Looking forward to updates!
Author's Response: Thank you! That was what I was going for, so it's really nice to hear! Thanks for taking the time to comment. I hope you will enjoy the rest of the story.
Date: May 06, 2008 06:17 am Title: Chapter 1
I love it. Very intriguing.
Author's Response: Thank you! I hope you will enjoy the rest of the story.
10 [Report This]Date: May 05, 2008 11:41 pm Title: Chapter 1
This is only the first chapter and it's already gut wrenching! You've got me interested in how this all turns out. Look forward to the rest.
Author's Response: There will be some more gut wrenching to come! It has to get worse before it gets better, right? Thanks for reading and taking the time to review! I really appreciate it! I hope you will enjoy the rest of the story!
10 [Report This]Date: May 05, 2008 11:02 pm Title: Chapter 1
I love all your stories, just so you know. And of course, this is no exception. Can't wait to see more.
Author's Response: Thank you, I really appreciate that! I'm pretty new to the fandom and still getting used to these characters and how to write them, so I'm very happy to here you've liked my stories so far! Thanks for reading!