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Mary Renault Book Discussion
David In Indy:
--- Quote from: Kerry on January 10, 2007, 03:57:54 am ---David!!! What are you doing up at this time of night?! It's only 7pm here in Sydney, but I figure it must be very late in Indianapolis! :o
Grab yourself a copy of "The Last of the Wine" and join our Mary Renault Book Club. :laugh:
Do that tomorrow! Go to bed first! ;)
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haha!
I'm a nightowl Kerry!
I'm going to bed right now.
Yeah, it's 3:00 am in Indianapolis, so I'm going to bed! :)
Have a really super terrific day Kerry and I'll talk with ya tomorrow, my friend!
David.
Zander:
One thing about all her books is that they "feel" real, like she's personally experienced these things, her Bagoas character was tremendous and she really can get you hot for the guys described! The only thing that irks me is that most of the characters portray this concept of "greek love" where the sexual attractions are broadened to include both male and female. She doesn't really write about any truly gay male / female only characters - or is my memory slipping ::)
injest:
most of her characters DO have relationships with women, but the primary love affairs are between males. Remember that this was more the norm in ancient times, women were for children, men were for companionship and love. Women were considered to be so inferior as to not be able to meet a man's mind...
injest:
--- Quote from: David925 on January 10, 2007, 03:46:27 am ---Hmmm.... I guess I will go back and read this thread from the very beginning. I saw a post from Jess and Kerry and I started checking out this thread on the 7th page. It's as if I'm listening to half of a telephone conversation.
Serves me right for evesdropping, huh?? ???
I have some reading ahead of me tomorrow, I guess. :)
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LOOK at all these eaves lying around....David musta dropped 'em!
LOL!
Welcome to our little club, David...now get to reading!
injest:
--- Quote from: Kerry on January 10, 2007, 03:37:00 am ---I must stop rabbiting-on about history and concentrate on what's in the book. I admire your focus and insight. I'm enjoying having a female perspective. I have only ever read MR solitarily through the eyes of a man; albeit a sensitive, romantically inclined, gay man; but a man, nonetheless. I'd not appreciated this until now. In the past, I suspect I was concentrating on the grunt, the biffo and the sex! ::)
I was aware of the romance, but I guess I was preoccupied with the harshness of the times. The blood and guts! Even in the highly charged romantic scene with Alexander in the great bed with Bagoas in "The Persian Boy," I'm most drawn to the way MR describes the smell of "sex and cedarwood" in the room! Grunt! :o
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You calm down!! Take a deep breath!!
:laugh: :laugh:
--- Quote ---I love the way you are looking through the wide eyes of the infant Alexias, watching his "beautiful" (sigh!) father march off to war, resplendent in his polished and beplumed armour. I've still got a crush on this cocky, arrogant, peacock of a man. However, as I'm not reading ahead and only taking one chapter at a time, I suspect I may come to regret any misplaced admiration I have for him. Am I right? Go on, you can tell me ;)
Nooooo dooooon't! I'm enjoying it too much, to have the plot given away ahead of time! (comment aside to self - "I bet daddy dearest ends up being a real bastard, just like John Twist!")
Let's discuss the Rhodian?
Your turn!!! ;D
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Alexias daddy is something else isn't he? You are not reading ahead? What self discipline! ;)
oh the Rhodian....
witch! I tell you it definitely makes me question daddy's judgement. She terrorized not only Alexias but the whole household. She doesn't even sound like she was pretty but you know Alexias is not going to admit it even if she was.
a cruel desperate woman.
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