Narcissus in Chains; because I just won't let that horse die

[ellenel13.livejournal.com]

So, today I began choosing the books I'm going to be taking to my new dorm in a months time and I ran across the old copy of Narcissus in Chains that I rescued from my town's public library soon-to-be-trash bin a few years ago and I couldn't help myself; I actually flipped through the pages. I'm convinced these books have some sort of magnetic pull that entrances people for a few minutes. That's the only thing that can explain their continued success.

Anyway, I ended up wondering about some of the plot points that LKH pretty much forgot about. I only tried to read Ceruleans Sins after that, and I must admit it scarred my psyche, so I maybe she did mention some of this stuff and I just wasn't brave enough to wade through the horrifying attempts at a JC/Asher/Anita "threesome" (JC and Asher need the assistance of a woman to fuck? WTH?). So, I ask those of you who were strong minded enough to deal with the hell that were the next books, did LKH ever do anything with the following plots even if it was only at the "epilogue" at the end of all the books:

The thing with Dolph and his son marrying a vampire. That was the only part of Narcissus in Chains were I was actually interested in what was going on instead of just morbidly fascinated at the sheer badness of the book. Did Anita ever meet with Dolph's wife like she promised to do?

The werefox Jill. And while we're on the subject, why did LKH decide to characterize foxes as cowards? In all the legends I've ever read, foxes were either powerful tricksters and villains or sacred animals. Did LKH do her fox research from Dora the Explorer?

And no, I will not be taking that book with me to college.

Comments

[vmisery.livejournal.com]

Same thing she's done with the Merry Gentry series. Same thing. Whole book crammed into practically no time. Has she been watching 24 or something?

[witchwillow.livejournal.com]

/snickers/ It's gonna take 16 books to get to the Goblin Court

*skips away having satisfactorily poked*

[witchwillow.livejournal.com]

The power of Popsicle compelled you! Yay!

[rozasharn.livejournal.com]

I've been thinking since about Merry-Gentry book three that LKH's proper medium would be television. She's stopped writing self-contained stories with a plot arc that resolves neatly at the end (which is what novels are supposed to be). Now she's writing stories that continue seamlessly from one book to the next, have tons of plotlines, and never really resolve anything. That's the description of soap operas. If these stories were presented as TV shows then the short, frequent updates would work much better.

[vmisery.livejournal.com]

It keeps people watching/buying, though, I guess that's the important thing. :/ Hell, it's even worked to a degree for me, I won't buy the books anymore but I still read them looking for some kind of resolution. Although, there's only so long you can string along an audience before they get frustrated at the lack of a satisfying climax, give up, and go somewhere else.

It's amazing when an author can give you the effect of unfulfilling sex in more than one way, isn't it?