The Parable of the Shower

[truepenny]

Let me recommend to you "The Parable of the Shower" by Leah Bobet (a.k.a. cristalia), which is trenchant and thoughtful and passionate about any number of things, is a wickedly wickedly brilliant use of the second-person narrator, and also makes me laugh like a loon: The angel of the LORD cometh upon you in the shower at the worst possible moment: one hand placed upon thy right buttock and the other bearing soap, radio blaring, humming a heathen song of sin.

You will so not regret reading this story.

Comments

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

...aw. Thank you. :) I am glad you like!

[naamah-darling.livejournal.com]

That really was lovely. Very funny, and very charming, and perfectly sharpened to make its point. It delighteth me much.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Eee. Thank you. :)

[skull-bearer.livejournal.com]

Oh, how adorable!

[ashnistrike.livejournal.com]

I did not fall out of my chair, because it has armrests. But I did sniffle a little bit at the end.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Well good, we do not want bruises. :)

[herewiss13.livejournal.com]

I think I got some funny looks from my co-workers when I started wheezing from hysterics. We work in a call-center. The escalation from boss to boss was _far_ too spot-on. Delightful, all the way through.

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Hee -- thank you. :)

[jade-sabre-301.livejournal.com]

...I was halfway through the story before I realized that not only was it in second person, it was in second person using "thou." For that alone, I shower many accolades upon you (and laughed. A lot.).

The story itself was wonderful, and funny, and poignant, and I loved all the angels and the style in which you wrote it, and so thank you for writing it. :-)

[leahbobet.livejournal.com]

Eee. I'm really glad you like. :)

[ungemmed]

Oh, it was brilliant!

[ohari.livejournal.com]

hehehehehehe I dig it.

[naamah-darling.livejournal.com]

Hilarious AND beautiful. So much love.

beautiful...

[themadblonde]

& funny. Thanks for the share.

[aberrant1.livejournal.com]

Oh my god, that was the most entertaining story I've read in years. Thank you for linking to it!

[calanthe-b.livejournal.com]

~giggles~ Lovely. Thanks for the link!

[renatus.livejournal.com]

That was... yes, all the things you said it was. I'm wearing the biggest, happiest grin right now!

[britmandelo.livejournal.com]

Oh, I liked that! Thanks for the link.

[elliemurasaki.livejournal.com]

Dying laughing here. Thanks.

[uilos.livejournal.com]

Thank you! That made my morning.

[(Anonymous)]

There's really only one word for this story: AWESOME! Thanks for the link.

Susan Loyal

[jerusha.livejournal.com]

Thank you for reccing that. I think one of my favorite lines was, "The angel of the LORD vanisheth in a puff of perplexedness and light."

[alamaris.livejournal.com]

Thank you for linking this! It made my day. :)

[girlpunksamurai.livejournal.com]

XD *dies laughing*