I felt a bit blindsided by her poor self-image. Perhaps if I hadn't seen the series it wouldn't have been so distracting.
Oh, I'm gonna go to the special hell.
Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'
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§ ita § - Sep 21, 2005 10:27:58 am PDT #9135 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Amy - Sep 21, 2005 10:45:02 am PDT #9136 of 10002
Because books.
I felt a bit blindsided by her poor self-image.
That was her from book one. Not so much in the TV mysteries, though.
How much angst can Lynley have without his head exploding? Barbara Havers is my favorite character, though.
Yeah. And Deb is my least favorite. I love Simon, though.
§ ita § - Sep 21, 2005 10:50:38 am PDT #9137 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Not so much in the TV mysteries, though.
Yeah -- she's just normal looking, and a wee bit avoidant.
Is she ugly in the books, or is it in her head? I couldn't be sure from Deception, since she was battered the whole way through.
Amy - Sep 21, 2005 10:54:31 am PDT #9138 of 10002
Because books.
I don't think she's supposed to be ugly. Rather, frumpy, at least in her opinion. Wears hightop trainers all the time, her suits always have a hem coming undone, etc. And she wants to lose weight, I know.
Connie Neil - Sep 21, 2005 11:33:39 am PDT #9139 of 10002
brillig
And she wants to lose weight, I know.
Ah, the great literary shorthand for "woman with issues".
My favorite variant on that is Elizabeth Peter's Vicky Bliss, an art history (I think) Ph.D. who works in a museum, has a world-class thief as a lover, and thrilling adventures all the time. She's blonde, blue-eyed, six-foot with big tits, and she hates it. Her dream is to be petite and to not be stared at all the time.
sumi - Sep 23, 2005 5:01:49 am PDT #9140 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
I hated the new Elizabeth George. AmyLiz -- did you read the whole thing? Because I couldn't stand that she killed off Helen in that way.
Amy - Sep 23, 2005 5:08:46 am PDT #9141 of 10002
Because books.
A friend spoiled me for the thing you hated, sumi -- I told her to. And I doubt I'm going to get through it -- I'm only a third through now, and so frickin' bored I could scream. I can't make myself care about any of it.
sumi - Sep 23, 2005 5:19:49 am PDT #9142 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
Well, it just seemed so gratuitous.
Nutty - Sep 23, 2005 5:38:43 am PDT #9143 of 10002
"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."
Anybody here read Edith Wharton, much? I'm spoiling for a debate about the Gilded Age, feminism and Citizen Kane, and it is hard to debate myself. Anybody up for it?
Amy - Sep 23, 2005 5:46:19 am PDT #9144 of 10002
Because books.
I love Edith Wharton, but I haven't read the novels in a while, aside from The Age of Innocence.