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Taking Chances, by E. L. Van Hine and L.H. Nicoll
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: pastorfred on December 28, 2006, 10:07:05 am ---Aargh.
This series of chapters was by far the hardest for me to read in the entire Saga.
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I agree, Fred. These were very difficult chapters. And the anguish seemed to come up so suddenly. Of course there was Ellery's trip to Austin and Ennis seeing Jack's picture. Still, the last book ended with declarations of love and Ennis's decision to move to Laramie. And here we have Ellery wondering if it is all going down the drain. Fortunately, as you said, the little bit of comic relief gave me hope that things would work out.
I remember reading this back in May. By this point in the saga I was on the chapter-by-chapter update program. Waiting on these chapters was ripping me to shreds.
Leslie
pastorfred:
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on December 28, 2006, 10:17:39 am ---
Waiting on these chapters was ripping me to shreds.
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Heheh.
I remember that feeling well! By the time I was reading the Saga for the first time, it was July, and this part was complete. Louise was writing in the middle of the third book then. I caught up in about three days! During that time, I was barely able to keep up with the absolute necessities of life, eating, sleeping, and dog walking. :)
Reading the Laramie Saga became just as important as any of those.
Now think how many new readers have that same experience to look forward to!
This fic should come with a warning: "Highly addictive! Be sure to set aside a block of time for reading and little else!"
MaineWriter:
--- Quote from: pastorfred on December 28, 2006, 10:28:36 am ---Heheh.
I remember that feeling well! By the time I was reading the Saga for the first time, it was July, and this part was complete. Louise was writing in the middle of the third book then. I caught up in about three days! During that time, I was barely able to keep up with the absolute necessities of life, eating, sleeping, and dog walking. :)
Reading the Laramie Saga became just as important as any of those.
Now think how many new readers have that same experience to look forward to!
This fic should come with a warning: "Highly addictive! Be sure to set aside a block of time for reading and little else!"
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Boy, isn't that the truth! I started reading on May 20th (don't ask me why I remember the date so clearly, I have no idea!) and "Taking Chances" was up to Chapter 74. I did a marathon read of that book and for the past 7 months have been on the daily update program.
Necessities of life? Lots of those went out the window with BBM....
L
mariez:
Good Morning -
--- Quote from: pastorfred on December 28, 2006, 10:07:05 am ---Aargh.
This series of chapters was by far the hardest for me to read in the entire Saga.
Both of these beloved men were in so much pain, and the only way out of it was through it.
The following exchange is very important to me, for in it I could see the hope that Ennis and Ellery were going to be alright.
“Here,” Ennis said, and pressed the ice pack, cushioned in padding, against his low back.
“Oh Jesus god that’s cold.”
“Yeah, was in the freezer, darlin.”
Ellery glanced up quickly, and their eyes locked once again. “You called me...”
“I know. I don’t hate you, Ellery. I fixed you cream corn!” he held out the plate, and Ellery reached out a hand and took it, setting it down on the bed between his chest and the edge, then accepting a fork.
“So you did.”
Then the comic relief when Ellery said, "He's my momma. Didn't you figure that out, son?" gave me the assurance that they would, indeed, work things out.
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Yes - so true. Hard to read is an understatement. And what sweet relief it was to see that they were going to work their way through the pain together.
--- Quote from: MaineWriter on December 28, 2006, 10:17:39 am ---I remember reading this back in May. By this point in the saga I was on the chapter-by-chapter update program. Waiting on these chapters was ripping me to shreds.
Leslie
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Yep - I wanted to just jump into the pages and make everything right!
One of the comments at LJ spoke of Ennis's "impotent rage" - what a perfect description. When we feel so helpless and have so many strong emotions boiling inside us and don't know where to go with all of it - well, all those feelings have to find a release somehow. I'm so grateful that Ellery understood this.
Kudos to Louise for handling these difficult, but necessary, chapters with such a deft hand.
Thank you, Leslie, for the quotes and Thank you, pastorfred, for the thoughtful comments.
Marie
MaineWriter:
For no particular reason, I am posting this...
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