Comments on: i'm not afraid of a little chemical reset http://deborahkalin.com/damselfly/2010/01/im-not-afraid-of-a-little-chemical-reset/ hunting on a humble scale Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:10:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: damselfly http://deborahkalin.com/damselfly/2010/01/im-not-afraid-of-a-little-chemical-reset/comment-page-1/#comment-2459 damselfly Fri, 29 Jan 2010 21:18:33 +0000 http://deborahkalin.com/?p=2591#comment-2459 It's what I like about her too :) But it can also be frustrating to witness, and I suspect it's one of those love-or-hate-with-no-middle-ground things. (I can live with that!) It's what I like about her too :) But it can also be frustrating to witness, and I suspect it's one of those love-or-hate-with-no-middle-ground things. (I can live with that!)

]]> By: Peter http://deborahkalin.com/damselfly/2010/01/im-not-afraid-of-a-little-chemical-reset/comment-page-1/#comment-2458 Peter Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:22:44 +0000 http://deborahkalin.com/?p=2591#comment-2458 yup, I recognised "analogy" wasn't the correct word this morning. Never type when your brain is fried and you should be in bed :-) You hit on one of the things I liked most about Shadow-Queen, that Matilde doesn't act like a Hollywood Hero, but frequently muddies herself with the activities of Dieter and often invokes the occasional cry of "why the hell are you doing <i>that</i>" from the reader. That makes her realistic, and makes me very keen to see what happens in the next instalment. yup, I recognised "analogy" wasn't the correct word this morning. Never type when your brain is fried and you should be in bed :-)

You hit on one of the things I liked most about Shadow-Queen, that Matilde doesn't act like a Hollywood Hero, but frequently muddies herself with the activities of Dieter and often invokes the occasional cry of "why the hell are you doing that" from the reader. That makes her realistic, and makes me very keen to see what happens in the next instalment.

]]> By: damselfly http://deborahkalin.com/damselfly/2010/01/im-not-afraid-of-a-little-chemical-reset/comment-page-1/#comment-2456 damselfly Fri, 29 Jan 2010 10:01:22 +0000 http://deborahkalin.com/?p=2591#comment-2456 heh - less analogy and more exactly what's happening ;) i've had varied reactions to that issue, actually. a lot of people miss it (because romance in fantasy genre can often be a little stockholm syndromy), some people noticed it and have accused me of being a closet romantic because of it, while still others have thought it was a flaw, and there's no way Dieter can redeem himself and the relationship given the history. it's been interesting to watch! heh – less analogy and more exactly what's happening ;)

i've had varied reactions to that issue, actually. a lot of people miss it (because romance in fantasy genre can often be a little stockholm syndromy), some people noticed it and have accused me of being a closet romantic because of it, while still others have thought it was a flaw, and there's no way Dieter can redeem himself and the relationship given the history.

it's been interesting to watch!

]]> By: Peter http://deborahkalin.com/damselfly/2010/01/im-not-afraid-of-a-little-chemical-reset/comment-page-1/#comment-2453 Peter Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:45:17 +0000 http://deborahkalin.com/?p=2591#comment-2453 "Stockholm Syndrome" is a brilliant analogy, and one that I would definitely have come up with, had I been clever enough. "Stockholm Syndrome" is a brilliant analogy, and one that I would definitely have come up with, had I been clever enough.

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