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

two days?!?!

[skeezix74.livejournal.com]

So Anita had sex with approximately seven different men totally about 67 times in the span of two days??? I don't even know how she walks any more. *sigh*

[dwg.livejournal.com]

Ahh, but there's the amazing healing powers of sex to help our heroine!

Also, chaffing apparently does not exist in this universe.

[reticentric.livejournal.com]

LOL a long time ago on Jerry Springer they had a girl doing that...I think it was like a thousand men in 2 days or something and after only a few men she was crying and they had to pack her with ice. Not sure how true that is of course since it's Springer and all lol.

[hellfire82.livejournal.com]

Isn't that the sign to quit?

[delphinapterus.livejournal.com]

There was an article on Salon awhile ago about one of those shoots - apparently it was lots and lots of lube, getting the men off fast, and icing the necessary bits once in a while.

[delphinapterus.livejournal.com]

Here, found it. It's pretty long, just be warned and nws. The gang's all here article (http://archive.salon.com/health/sex/urge/1999/08/31/houston/print.html)

Here's a couple of the more Anita-y bits"
Five of the ten fluffers -- women on hand to get the guys hard before reaching Houston -- primp in an empty green room. . . . For protection, all of the fluffers get a pair of kneepads ($5.99 apiece) and a dose of antibiotics to block the transmission of STDs.

Understandably, the day becomes a blur for Houston.

This about sums it up.
the whole event settles into a numb pattern, broken by shouts of "Fluffer!" "Lube!" and "Next!" Always "Next!"

[kyalesyin.livejournal.com]

That whole thing juststrikes me as incredably sad. I can't imagine something much more tragic than a woman like that, who finds absolutley nothing in sex or intimacy except profit.

[witchwillow.livejournal.com]

Geeze.
And it's probably wrong that all I can think, is at least 'Houston' was aware she was putting on a freakshow. Laurmerita doesn't seem to get that at all.

[kyalesyin.livejournal.com]

Which just makes the whole thing even more disturbing. 'Houston' was at least being paid. What is Anita being paid?

[tsubaki-ny.livejournal.com]

Ow. Ow. Just... OW!

[teamlexana.livejournal.com]

LOL. Does sound very Anita and Merryish.... except for the fact that the men were aloud female fluffers with kneepads. In LKH's lala land no other females would be aloud within a hundred feet of the nekkid men's family jewels. Anita and Merry with their insane desire for putting things in their mouths would be needed.

[roguetailkinker.livejournal.com]

Anita and Merry with their insane desire for putting things in their mouths would be needed.

OMG yes. That's what makes it even worse- the monotony. If you're going to write umpteen million sex scenes, at least get a little creative, fercryin'outloud! Have her put Jason over her knee and paddle his butt. Invite (OMG!) another woman to play. Let Jean-Claude and Asher hump like bunnies while Anita eats popcorn and enjoys the show. Do SOMETHING besides P-i-V and deep-throating, please!

Ahem. Rant over. But seriously, LKH's sex scenes come across like an inexperienced teenager who just discovered she can put her mouth on his peepee and OMGthat'ssoKINKY!!!

[kyalesyin.livejournal.com]

LKH musta had a very shelterd childhood then, since I had that thing figured out by the time I was 15...

[teamlexana.livejournal.com]

LOL, so true.

I personally think the sex scenes come off as if they were written by a man.

[colubra.livejournal.com]

A talentless man, at that.

Re: two days?!?!

[ellenel13.livejournal.com]

I try not to think about that little detail too much.

Re: two days?!?!

[pandorasblog]

She doesn't need to walk; she's floating on the cloud of her own speshulness. Or something. ;)