Also, do I detect some wisftulness in that tone? (For those unfamiliar with LKH, Gary is her ex-husband who many believe played a role in the development of the series.)
I read it more as LKH still being bitter about her ex, and wanting him to be super jealous of her new life. I also note the implication that everything wrong with their relationship was *his* fault.
Envy is all about telling it like it is. Their dynamic is severely fucked up.
Yeah, but you just know that was intended to come off as her just not understaaaanding how great and awesome and better-than-everyone-else's relationship their's is.
Again, this plot is supposed to be about Jason, but as usual it’s all about Anita.
Of course it is. Everything in these books is about Anita.
I fought the urge not to squirm, because I had issues with Cynric. Sin was what he wanted to be called, not Rick.
I have two issues with this:
1) I refuse to accept that name not being pronounced with a hard-K sound. It's the name of the second king of Wessex, and literally means "kin-ruler" in Old English.
2) A character wanting to be called "Sin" sounds so very juvenile to me. As in "My name is Harry, but everyone calls me 'Vampire'," only without the possibility of it being a parody. Not that it's keeping me from laughing anyway.
Also, despite the fact that Anita is still 30, Cynric is somehow now 19
Of course she is. Because Anita, being LKH's self-insert, can never be allowed to age beyond a certain point, because then she'd have to deal with certain real world problems that come with getting older. And just like a certain other author of a popular book series with an obvious self-insert as the main character, LKH is likely terrified of getting old, and therefore no longer being sexy. Hence her insistence on people still finding her incredibly attractive.
re: the non-sexy terminology: I've said it before, and I'll say it again - despite all her "edginess" and claims to the contrary, LKH is a huge prude.
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Date: 2014-12-07 06:19 pm (UTC)I read it more as LKH still being bitter about her ex, and wanting him to be super jealous of her new life. I also note the implication that everything wrong with their relationship was *his* fault.
Envy is all about telling it like it is. Their dynamic is severely fucked up.
Yeah, but you just know that was intended to come off as her just not understaaaanding how great and awesome and better-than-everyone-else's relationship their's is.
Again, this plot is supposed to be about Jason, but as usual it’s all about Anita.
Of course it is. Everything in these books is about Anita.
I fought the urge not to squirm, because I had issues with Cynric. Sin was what he wanted to be called, not Rick.
I have two issues with this:
1) I refuse to accept that name not being pronounced with a hard-K sound. It's the name of the second king of Wessex, and literally means "kin-ruler" in Old English.
2) A character wanting to be called "Sin" sounds so very juvenile to me. As in "My name is Harry, but everyone calls me 'Vampire'," only without the possibility of it being a parody. Not that it's keeping me from laughing anyway.
Also, despite the fact that Anita is still 30, Cynric is somehow now 19
Of course she is. Because Anita, being LKH's self-insert, can never be allowed to age beyond a certain point, because then she'd have to deal with certain real world problems that come with getting older. And just like a certain other author of a popular book series with an obvious self-insert as the main character, LKH is likely terrified of getting old, and therefore no longer being sexy. Hence her insistence on people still finding her incredibly attractive.
re: the non-sexy terminology: I've said it before, and I'll say it again - despite all her "edginess" and claims to the contrary, LKH is a huge prude.