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''[[Trial By Tenderness]]'' by Cevn is a [[Doorstopper|massively long]] [[Fan Fiction]] based on the anime and manga series ''[[Ah! My Goddess]]''. The [[Fanfic]] is (at face-value), about a man from Hawaii [[Anti-Sue|named Cevn]] who makes a wish to a Goddess. That wish then drives over a hundred and seventy (as of 2016) chapters (!) worth of material, [[Genre Busting|ranging in genre]] from Horror to Comedy and everything in between. It's definitely tipped towards the cynical side of the scale, but it's also very moving in what ordinary humans are capable of. There are definitely mature topics covered (drug addiction and recovery; sexual and physical abuse; mental illness challenges; and spiritual and societal alienation, just to name a few) which mainly come from the author's [[Write What You Know|real life addiction problems]], but with a liberal application of artistic license thrown in. |
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From the author's introductory notes: "Okay...if you dare yourself to read this fanfic, you will be in for a wild ride." He's not kidding. |
From the author's introductory notes: "Okay...if you dare yourself to read this fanfic, you will be in for a wild ride." He's not kidding. |
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[http://www.fanfiction.net/s/445254/1/Trial_By_Tenderness |
It can be found [http://www.fanfiction.net/s/445254/1/Trial_By_Tenderness here]. |
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Oh and just to clear any doubt, this story is a definite [[Doorstopper]]. How long, you might ask? '' |
Oh and just to clear any doubt, this story is a definite [[Doorstopper]]. How long, you might ask? ''NEARLY TWO AND A QUARTER MILLION WORDS''; As one recent review put it: "If we take each novel to be 120,000 words, currently your story can be divided into 18 books." It's even listed on Wikipedia's [[wikipedia:List of longest novels#Longest Self-published and Controversial Novels|list of longest "novels."]] |
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Unfortunately, as of early 2016 the story is still incomplete but no new material has appeared in almost two years; some fear it has become a [[Dead Fic]]. |
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A note on the tropes: Spoilers abound below. Needs more examples! |
A note on the tropes: Spoilers abound below. Needs more examples! |
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* [[All There in the Manual]]: Having previous knowledge of the Ah! My Goddess universe isn't needed but it definitely helps. |
* [[All There in the Manual]]: Having previous knowledge of the Ah! My Goddess universe isn't needed but it definitely helps. |
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* [[Alternate History]]: In one section, Keiichi and his cousin are sent back in time to feudal Japan and eventually construct a fully working ''bamboo car'' which then shows up in a cave hundreds of years later still somewhat intact. |
* [[Alternate History]]: In one section, Keiichi and his cousin are sent back in time to feudal Japan and eventually construct a fully working ''bamboo car'' which then shows up in a cave hundreds of years later still somewhat intact. |
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