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Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: magicmountain on August 15, 2006, 10:24:07 am ---Not enough romance? How could we ever forget Ellery buying that bunch of roses for Ennis?
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And don't forget, with the roses came the card....
(and for those of you who said Ellery's handwriting looks like a doctor's...Louise gave her seal of approval to this card while we were in London. ;)
Polly:
--- Quote from: louisev on August 15, 2006, 10:06:58 am ---Romantic?
From those of you who have read further than the middle of LfA, did you find them getting more romantic? Considering the amount of kissing and embracing going on I didn't ever consider there was a deficiency in the romance department here, but since someone is asking for it, I figured I would throw the question out. Is this romance insufficiently romantic?
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I usually just lurk, Louise, but I wanted to say that I found 'Taking chances' infinitely romantic and tender, but without being corny or sentimental. The basic themes are romantic in themselves (finding love when you think you'll never find it again, opening up to new possibilities). But there's so much else as well - how open Ellery is about his feelings for Ennis from day one, how emotionally supportive he is to Ennis (especially round his guilt about Jack), the way Ennis looks after Ellery when he's crippled by back pain, all the physical contact (lots of kissing, hand-holding) that is as much tender and loving as sexual.
Inevitably, the later volumes have got a broader focus so the emphasis is different, but, to me, the story remains centred in a relationship that is both tender and passionate. This tenderness isn't just prompted by the more dramatic plot developments around danger, jealousy and insecurity (for example I love the wading-in-the-river scene which I suppose is a reaction to Ellery getting all angry about Beagle) - it's also shown in all the incidental pleasures of sharing your life with someone (breakfast in bed, having friends round for a barbeque).
Of course, I'm biased because Ellery just does it for me as a romantic character!
Polly
louisev:
Well that was a great confidence booster, Polly! So you didn't find the earlier books to be deficient in the romance department then...! Yes, we did have that bathing Ellery scene after he got injured didn't we?
thanks!
louisev:
Update to "Shelter From the Storm"
http://louisev.livejournal.com/93926.html "Chapter 69: Reopening"
Full of Joe goodness!
Lumière:
Howdy folks!
I didn't get to do all the updates to the Gallery yesterday, so hopefully tonight! :)
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