Notes from halfway through Checkmate

[oyceter]

I think everyone in RL who knows me now thinks I am entirely insane because most of me is still living in Dunnett's world. Plus, there's the fact that I grin crazily every so often thinking about the books and what's going to happen next.

So, to get this out of my system, below are many incoherent thoughts and many strange noises, mostly incoherent (I was scribbling these down at work because as I said, I am insane and entirely obsessed):

(the incoherency can mostly be summed up as: OH THE ANGST!!!)

- no Lymond, why Russia?? Silly boy, Philippa is perfect for you
- Jerott is so messed up!
- eep, Lymond sounding unsteady when Philippa says she's not infatuated with him
- EEP, Lymond admits he's bound to someone for life to Philippa and she thinks it's Kate! Waaah! *wibbles*
- I think I'm half in love with Lymond now. Oh dear, Philippa, you've fallen too
- I love the Philippa and Lymond chase scene
- OMG Lymond tried to kill himself after that?!
- Waaaaah, the angst of Lymond and Philippa!
- Oh no, Marthe has found Philippa's in love and it can only be bad (poor Philippa, standing there crying) <-- for some reason this scene reminds me of the last scene in Perilous gard
- OMG the angst because they're in love with each other except Lymond keeps pushing everyone away and Philippa thinks he's in love with someone else!
- Marthe! What are you doing? Don't tell Lymond Philippa loves him! Oh Lymond, when do you ever not strike out at everyone in the worst possible way?
- No! Sybilla and Richard can't be dead! It's the middle of the book!
- Oh thank god Sybilla is still alive. Oh no, is Richard really dead?? Waah!!
- Hey, Lymond, be nice to your mother!
- PHEW. Richard is still alive and the messed up Crawfords are back together.
- Still think Lymond is Sybilla's son somehow and not Gavin's, but will probably be embarrassingly off target
- How can Lymond be so intoxicating when he's having fun and so utterly insane all the other times?
- Oh, Philippa suffering nobly and not knowing about Lymond! And poor Austin! And eep, her speech to Austin on falling in love utterly with the right man at the wrong time and wrong everything and not knowing!
- WTF? Who fathered Lymond?!

Comments

[rilina.livejournal.com]

I sympathise with the insanity. At one point I started forgetting to eat dinner because I just wanted to read more Dunnett.

The angst really does get ridiculous, but it's So Damn Good. Hee. Can't wait to hear what you think when you finish.

[oyceter]

OMG, I am practically incoherent now... have reached Lymond's confession to Philippa, which I have already reread three times.

And I absolutely adore Danny Hislop:

"And the prospect of watching the Crawford family at grips with itself was something that, blissfully, he wanted very much for his birthday."

Hee!

[oracne.livejournal.com]

I would totally do Danny Hislop.

[oyceter]

Me too.

I love that entire scene.

I'd also do Adam Blacklock.

[oracne.livejournal.com]

Hmmm, maybe both! At the same time! [fans self] [smacks self into sanity]