Mori Kaoru - Emma, vol. 05 (Eng. trans.)
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oyceterAwwww! William's parents are so cute! Though I am sad by how things ended up. And I want to know: do they still love each other? Does he resent her for not being able to handle the stress, even if he knows it's not logical? Do they write to each other?
I very much like that Mori isn't providing a fairy-tale ending to the Jones' story. I like how quietly and slowly things fall apart, how love doesn't conquer all odds, how things like social expectations and whatnot have an effect, no matter how much people try to make them not matter. It's a nice contrast to the usual "Love conquers all!" schtick that annoys me.
But it also makes me afraid of what will happen with William and Emma. I do not know how it can possibly end well! And oh, they are so cute, and part of my love-triangle-hating heart is mollified by the fact that Eleanor isn't in this much.
(but i still want to whap william because dude! not nice!)
Also, I am a total sucker for letters in fiction.
I'm also glad that Mori isn't keeping Emma and William's relationship a secret; part of this is because I detest love stories that involve sneaking around. Another part is just because the schtick of "Oh no! Will they get caught!" gets really, really old.
In conclusion, Emma running toward William and flinging her arms around him is the cutest thing ever.
Unless the cutest thing ever is Mori Kaoru's author notes at the end ("Lace, lace, corsets, stairs, lace, aprons, aprons, glasses, glasses!").
I very much like that Mori isn't providing a fairy-tale ending to the Jones' story. I like how quietly and slowly things fall apart, how love doesn't conquer all odds, how things like social expectations and whatnot have an effect, no matter how much people try to make them not matter. It's a nice contrast to the usual "Love conquers all!" schtick that annoys me.
But it also makes me afraid of what will happen with William and Emma. I do not know how it can possibly end well! And oh, they are so cute, and part of my love-triangle-hating heart is mollified by the fact that Eleanor isn't in this much.
(but i still want to whap william because dude! not nice!)
Also, I am a total sucker for letters in fiction.
I'm also glad that Mori isn't keeping Emma and William's relationship a secret; part of this is because I detest love stories that involve sneaking around. Another part is just because the schtick of "Oh no! Will they get caught!" gets really, really old.
In conclusion, Emma running toward William and flinging her arms around him is the cutest thing ever.
Unless the cutest thing ever is Mori Kaoru's author notes at the end ("Lace, lace, corsets, stairs, lace, aprons, aprons, glasses, glasses!").
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cross-dressing in fiction
Thu, Sep. 20th, 2007 04:29 pm (UTC)You might find the novel Through A Brazen Mirror by Delia Sherman interesting. One of the things it does is turn that convention on its head.
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Re: cross-dressing in fiction
Tue, Sep. 25th, 2007 05:02 pm (UTC)