Supernatural/J2 Recs

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

 

With few exceptions, the podfic I listen to is all in the Supernatural/J2 fandom, so that is what this post will focus on. Also, I go through bursts of podfic listening and I’m wildly disorganized with saving my favorites to my delicious account, so this is an incomplete list.

Excellent podfics are a mix of a) pleasant voices, read at an appropriate pace with clear diction, b) technical accuracy, including sound quality and editing skills, and c) the quality/personal preference of the story recorded. Which is to say that all of this is pretty subjective to my personal preferences. The stories below are a mix of short and long and gen and slash.

1. Mind-meltingly HOT stories

juice817 is probably the best known reader in the Supernatural fandom, and with good reason. She has a smooth, lovely voice with excellent diction and primo taste when it comes to story choice. I especially like how she seems to read some parts with a smile in her voice. But Then My Homework Was Never Quite Like This by thenyxie [J2, long]

painted_pain  has a non-American accent and exquisite pacing and inflection. Plus her story choice is just wonderful. Nothing Says I Love You Like A Punch In The Face by standing_fic [J2, less than an hour]

2. Stories that made me laugh

meansprite  has the most amazing accent – just a hint of a burr – and beautiful pacing. Her Dean voice is distinctive and her inflection skilled. F*** Me by rockstarpeach  [Sam/Dean, less than an hour]

reena_jenkins  has a pleasant voice and awesome expressiveness – in particular, she's skilled at great line delivery. This Is the Start of a Beautiful Friendship by truelyesoteric [J2, less than an hour]

3. Just plain enjoyable stories

superstitiousme  sounds like she is whispering to you in the dark. She has a slow, sweet style , and doesn’t skimp on the pauses when necessary. A Kept Boy by poisontaster [RPS, 25+ hours of wonderfulness! Amazing!]

cassandra_leeds' voice has a hushed quality of voice and excellent pacing. This story is chillingly wonderful; Bring Me The Disco King by mimblexwimble [Gen, less than an hour]

crinklysolution gives a wonderful unhurried read with great inflection and skilled music mixing: Crush by sonofabiscuit77 [Sam/Dean, long]

applegeuse is an all around wonderful reader. The Bitch by stele3 [Sam/Dean, around an hour]

emerald_embers  has a perky voice with a lovely accent. Life Used to Be So Hard by roque_clasique [Gen, less than an hour]

Comments

[caseylane.livejournal.com]

I have a question. I've read very little RPS and have just gotten into SPN recently with Dean/Castiel. Still I downloaded one of your earlier J2 recs and was surprised. I thought they were about the actors but it was actually an au (Anna of Green Gables). I loved it.

Are most J2 RPS au's?

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

I wouldn't say that most are AU's, but a lot of them are. I tend to like those the best. To me, they are original stories with the J's as the lead actors in them, sort of like they are playing the part of themselves.

I loved that Anne of Green Gables one - so delightful! There are some J2 AU recs located here to give you a taste of what's out there: http://sites.google.com/site/j2authemedficrecs/ Some of these also have podfics.

The best thing I can recommend is just to cruise around and try some different J2 podfics - you'll discover some favorite readers pretty quickly, and then you can see what else they've recorded.

Hope this helps!

[superstitiousme.livejournal.com]

hi. man I totally agree on all your selections here!

and....<3 thanks for reccing AKB. I'm pleased it rated enough for you to rec it since I fangirl your podfics so hard!! You are too sweet and it's feels so nice/great to be recced by such an amazing podfic reader!

Oceans of love to you!!
:)

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

Hey, kudos to you for having the gumption to record 25+ hours of podfic! That's pretty awesome!!

Aww, thanks for your kind words. I'm afraid I haven't recorded anything in quite a while, but there's always the possibility that I'll get back into it. :-)

[crinklysolution.livejournal.com]

Thanks for the rec, twasadark! I am so glad you liked it...completely makes me happy.

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! You did a wonderful job on it! :-)

[meesasometimes.livejournal.com]

EXCELLENT list...It encouraged me to download 'A Kept Boy', I'm sure I'll enjoy it.
Now...what is this Gen of which you speak? *confused* I sometimes forget all stories are not filled with smut and porn.

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

A Kept Boy is amazing!! Very addictive!

LOL - yeah, I know what you mean about gen. It's nowhere near as popular, I suppose, but I find it a refreshing change of pace sometimes. :-)

[sarahj2222.livejournal.com]

Where can I find A Kept Boy? If you've downloaded it can you send it to me? Thanks. Sarah

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

The download link is above next to superstitiousme's entry. Enjoy!

[applegeuse.livejournal.com]

YES YES YES YES. *jumps around* SPN AND J2 RECS! Hooray, hooray, hooray, hooray!

Um. On a more coherent note, thank you ever so kindly for compiling this rec list. <3 I just want to wallow in SPN fic and podfic forever, and thankfully there appears to be an overabundance of both in the world. HUZZAH.

And, um, thanks for reccing one of my podfics! *hides in the corner and blushes* I'm really happy to know you liked it enough to mention it here.

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

LOL - glad you like the recs! And OMG YES there's SO MUCH SPN/J2 podfic that you could probably listen on and on and on for a year steadily, lol!

You're welcome for reccing your podfic! I really enjoyed it. &hearts

[meansprite.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much for the rec, and for describing my accent as 'amazing'. That made my day cause over here in the UK my particular regional accent in this classless society *coughs* is really one that would not be described as anything close to amazing.

*hugs*

[twasadark.livejournal.com]

Classless! Shame on them! :-)

[celtic-forest.livejournal.com]

Thanks for putting this list together! :)