The Ringed Castle (spoilers to end)
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petroniaRandom points, since I haven't fully mustered my thoughts. Mostly a placeholder, to be added to, and in case anyone wants to continue a thread from preceding posts without having to sift out spoilers. I may break out parts 2-3 of the book separately... or is that too much? (Won't really have time til this evening, anyway!)
* Reading experience was improved 19% by the existence of Danny Hislop (who, ineffably, seems to be played in my brain by John Simm). Out of all the characters in the series thus far, I think his reactions to Lymond (reactions to other ppl's reactions to Lymond, reactions to the universe's happenings in general, etc.) are closest to mine. XD This was particularly appreciated after Richard beat the crap out of Lymond and Danny Hislop was there to reflect my own SIMMERING HILARITY AND CONSPICUOUS LACK OF SYMPATHY. Perhaps eventually Richard will discover how many bros he gained that day.
Adam Blacklock on the other hand... oh, honey. Even Danny won't mock you on purpose, so you know it's bad.
* I actually do have some "nameable" mental casting for this series, which is unusual (I often picture character actors I can't pin a name to, photographic models, old paintings, acquaintances XD;). Joleta as Lily Cole; an obvious one. Philippa is basicallyAriadne out of Inception Ellen Page. Christian Stewart looks like Laura Marling. The youngish John Dee is Benedict Cumberbatch. XD;
* Imma put something to you: if you take someone who is not entirely mentally stable and expose them to the dubious radioactive therapy of Lymond's focussed attention, and then you take it away, do they become more stable or less stable? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
* After everything, we've somehow not managed to solve the question of how Marthe is Lymond's sister. orz
* You finally get to meet Margaret's baby Henry, that Lymond threatens so volubly in GoK. HOLY SHIT IT'S DRACO MALFOY GET IN THE CAR.
* There's a difference between levelling up Philippa so she can believably hold up half of the plot, and levelling up Philippa for Lymond. Don't feel latter efforts are necessary. XD He's damned lucky any Somerville deigned to mark his existence. I also don't need them to be arch and exhausting at each other - I mean, by this point? It's a matter of taste. I like it better when they don't talk and instead do the tactical intrigue equivalent of a blind pass down the length of the ice. No way did you see that puck coming!
* Thing is... apparently I can reconstruct Lymond's emotional life from will o' the wisps, bawling. It's hard to avoid literary progeny when the reading of your book depends on modelling your character as if he were one's own from the first; and on the shelf it goes, in a corner of one's mental workshop, forever... neat trick. Anyway, I'm looking forward to the pure idiocy he's going to display in the final book. But not 'til after Barcelona.
* The Song of Baida is vaguely homoerotic. This isn't just me, right?
* Reading experience was improved 19% by the existence of Danny Hislop (who, ineffably, seems to be played in my brain by John Simm). Out of all the characters in the series thus far, I think his reactions to Lymond (reactions to other ppl's reactions to Lymond, reactions to the universe's happenings in general, etc.) are closest to mine. XD This was particularly appreciated after Richard beat the crap out of Lymond and Danny Hislop was there to reflect my own SIMMERING HILARITY AND CONSPICUOUS LACK OF SYMPATHY. Perhaps eventually Richard will discover how many bros he gained that day.
Adam Blacklock on the other hand... oh, honey. Even Danny won't mock you on purpose, so you know it's bad.
* I actually do have some "nameable" mental casting for this series, which is unusual (I often picture character actors I can't pin a name to, photographic models, old paintings, acquaintances XD;). Joleta as Lily Cole; an obvious one. Philippa is basically
* Imma put something to you: if you take someone who is not entirely mentally stable and expose them to the dubious radioactive therapy of Lymond's focussed attention, and then you take it away, do they become more stable or less stable? WHAT DO YOU THINK?
* After everything, we've somehow not managed to solve the question of how Marthe is Lymond's sister. orz
* You finally get to meet Margaret's baby Henry, that Lymond threatens so volubly in GoK. HOLY SHIT IT'S DRACO MALFOY GET IN THE CAR.
* There's a difference between levelling up Philippa so she can believably hold up half of the plot, and levelling up Philippa for Lymond. Don't feel latter efforts are necessary. XD He's damned lucky any Somerville deigned to mark his existence. I also don't need them to be arch and exhausting at each other - I mean, by this point? It's a matter of taste. I like it better when they don't talk and instead do the tactical intrigue equivalent of a blind pass down the length of the ice. No way did you see that puck coming!
* Thing is... apparently I can reconstruct Lymond's emotional life from will o' the wisps, bawling. It's hard to avoid literary progeny when the reading of your book depends on modelling your character as if he were one's own from the first; and on the shelf it goes, in a corner of one's mental workshop, forever... neat trick. Anyway, I'm looking forward to the pure idiocy he's going to display in the final book. But not 'til after Barcelona.
* The Song of Baida is vaguely homoerotic. This isn't just me, right?
