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Oneshot Knock, Knock by michelle-31a - K

Discussion in 'Humor' started by darklordmike, Aug 16, 2009.

  1. darklordmike

    darklordmike Headmaster

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    Title: Knock, Knock
    Author: michelle-31a
    Rating: K
    Genre: Humor
    DLP Category: Humor/Parody
    Pairing: none
    Words: 1,024
    Published: June 15, 2004

    Status: Oneshot
    Summary: Harry tries to tell a 'knock-knock' joke to Luna - 'try' being the operative word
    Link: http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1912215/1/Knock_Knock

    At 700 words, this cute little oneshot is short but very funny. It makes me chuckle every time I read it. The summary explains all you need to know.

    5/5


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  2. Red

    Red High Inquisitor DLP Supporter

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    I remember reading this a while ago. Anyway, it's a fun little piece the only problem being the length.

    4/5
     
  3. Ryuugi Shi

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    Perhaps I simply don't have a sense of humor, but I didn't consider it very funny.
     
  4. Scrittore

    Scrittore Groundskeeper

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    I read this earlier when I was going through Oz's favorite's list. I'm going to give this fic a 4/5 because of how great the interaction between Harry/Luna is. It sounds genuine and it was fun to read. The only problem being the length.
     
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    I've read it before, can't remember where it was recomended to me though.

    Its small, cute and feel good in a way.

    I'd give it 4/5 for that. Its not outstanding literature or anything though.
     
  6. darklordmike

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    I mentioned it in the 'Almost Recommended' thread a couple months ago, so maybe you saw it there. At the time I thought it was too short to put up for review, but that was before I noticed all the 400-500 word drabbles in the humor section.

    I totally agree about the 'feel good' aspect of the story. She writes a great Luna. There's a long story of hers called "Luna's Year" in the Recycling Bin, but I haven't had time to check it out yet.
     
  7. lucis

    lucis Seventh Year

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    I liked it. The dialog was... natural. 4/5
     
  8. Testament

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    A nice little fic that provided me with a chuckle.

    4/5 for what it is.
     
  9. Bittersweet

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    It does exactly what it promises to do (both in the summary and genre).

    For that and for generally amusing me, 4.5/5
     
  10. reggin

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    I thought it was lulzy. 4/5
     
  11. Kinser

    Kinser Fourth Year

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    Well the description was certainly accurate. Harry did indeed try to tell Luna a Knock-Knock Joke.

    Over all though I thought it only mildly funny although the writing technique was superior.

    4/5
     
  12. Portus

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    I thought it was funny, and seemed exactly how Harry trying to tell Luna a joke would play out, with
    her confounding the fuck out of him until he ends up forgetting the joke entirely.

    Hard to believe I missed that little nugget when I've read lots of other ficlets from the same author, who leans toward femmeslash, especially Hermione-Luna and Ginny-Luna.

    In fact, I should re-read a few of those and see if any are worth placing in For Review or Almost Recommended. From what I remember, they were generally quite good, but I never really got into the author's Harry-Luna stuff.

    I give this ficlet a 4/5 because it delivered on its promise and made me smile. Plus, Luna was very in-character and not over-the-top at all.
     
  13. Korisovra

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    Decent little one-shot 3.5/5
     
  14. Nemrut

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    The story is a nice and enjoyable read. Most of the authors stories are worth reading, especially Luna's year.

    4/5
     
  15. Amerision

    Amerision Galactic Sheep Emperor DLP Supporter

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    This is fucking stupid.

    0/5
     
  16. Mercenary

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    A bit bitter there?


    I liked it. Nothing too special though...

    3/5
     
  17. Rahkesh Asmodaeus

    Rahkesh Asmodaeus THUNDAH Bawd Admin DLP Supporter

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    I chuckled a couple of times. Good enough one shot. 5/5.