tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post1729926216083820388..comments2023-10-20T16:03:03.157+01:00Comments on Devouring Texts: "'She knew how to keep her own secrets in spite of her innocent ways and her curly hair.'"Laurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-66406144778418945952014-06-03T21:40:30.992+01:002014-06-03T21:40:30.992+01:00I have maybe three chapters left to the end, and I...I have maybe three chapters left to the end, and I'm SO MAD.Megshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967657695336270359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-70757045201568183662014-06-03T20:23:35.637+01:002014-06-03T20:23:35.637+01:00OH MY GOD. This is the BEST hypothesis ever. It ma...OH MY GOD. This is the BEST hypothesis ever. It makes so much sense!!!Hanna @ Booking in Heelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705048655467252248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-33534583806877358882014-06-03T20:23:11.587+01:002014-06-03T20:23:11.587+01:00ALTHOUGH- even though we clearly all believe this ...<i>ALTHOUGH- even though we clearly all believe this is definitely true, the way she talks about murder in her own brain does make me the tiniest bit doubtful that this is what has happened (I know!) because she still seems so horrified by it.</i><br /><br />YES! Exactly this! I mean clearly she's not a shining angel but she was so hesitant and self-doubty and if she'd killed before surely it would be old hat now? Unless this is MAB's tricking us to throw us off the scent and she really did kill George?<br /><br />I can't help thinking she didn't though. She's so weak and frail and he's a burly man (as we're frequently reminded on both points).Hanna @ Booking in Heelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17705048655467252248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-53272882323648828402014-05-30T02:40:56.943+01:002014-05-30T02:40:56.943+01:00I think that Lucy might be ACTUALLY mentally ill. ...I think that Lucy might be ACTUALLY mentally ill. That whole internal battle she was having with herself in her bedroom was so disturbing to watch, because she was spending a good deal of time justifying her actions to herself (I've never done anything TRULY horrible except for that one thing, and I totally had a reason to do that), and then she finished it all off by saying out loud to herself that Rob is mad and Rob is the problem, like a mantra.<br /><br />And ALSO when she's trying to convince Sir Michael that Rob is crazy, doesn't she sound like she's describing herself with this: "People are insane for years and years before their insanity is found out. They know that they are mad, but they know how to keep their secret. Sometimes a paroxysm seizes them, and in an evil hour they betray themselves. They commit a crime, perhaps. The horrible temptation of opportunity assails them, the knife is in their hand, and the unconscious victim by their side."<br /><br />OMG...what if Lucy's big secret is that she's clinically insane???<br /><br />I will be so mad if this ends up being a Victorian madwoman tale. SO MAD.Megshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10967657695336270359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-27160009129305405512014-05-29T23:48:55.960+01:002014-05-29T23:48:55.960+01:00Phoebe does deserve better than this. FINGERS CROS...Phoebe does deserve better than this. FINGERS CROSSED Luke is actually dead and then Phoebe can be Sir M's new wife when Lady A goes to jail (Lady A IS going to jail, right? RIGHT?!)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-6990186705579077052014-05-29T23:46:35.111+01:002014-05-29T23:46:35.111+01:00Oh Robert. So gay. I love it.
I get the feeling ...Oh Robert. So gay. I love it. <br /><br />I get the feeling bad for Lady Audley because of her abandonment and whatnot, but I feel like there's a point where you have to be like 'actually... you can't just DO that, no matter what your damage.' What about the poor bailiff guy, he hasn't done anything!Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-56861821345813247732014-05-29T23:45:04.322+01:002014-05-29T23:45:04.322+01:00Oh yeah, they totally can't talk about it and ...Oh yeah, they totally can't talk about it and wife-rape didn't even exist, legally, in the Victorian times (sigh) but it's become VERY UPSETTING to me. Do not want.<br /><br />Phoebe is interesting in that she's the only one keeping the pub afloat and is generally more capable than Stupid Luke. But MEB definitely doesn't seem to like her much. Maybe she's just a misogynist.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-68483335468162190582014-05-29T23:43:12.332+01:002014-05-29T23:43:12.332+01:00MEB IS being a jerk. Stupid jerky MEB.
Luke is t...MEB IS being a jerk. Stupid jerky MEB. <br /><br />Luke is this kind of stupid kind of evil. Like when people are stupid but they don't give a shit and want to drag everyone down to their level and just UGH no Luke, go away. Hopefully he's dead. Is he dead?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17371636785566309578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-19832899909999000672014-05-29T22:58:59.419+01:002014-05-29T22:58:59.419+01:00Robert JUST is the worst. Except for Luke, who is ...Robert JUST is the worst. Except for Luke, who is the actual worst and is totally a rapist. I wish Lady Audley had given Phoebe some money to take off for Sussex or something. Phoebe deserves better than this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-60662535677571522112014-05-29T21:40:35.407+01:002014-05-29T21:40:35.407+01:00"the perfect Clara Tallboys who, let's fa..."the perfect Clara Tallboys who, let's face it, looks like a man" hahaha. Hence Robert's love.<br /><br />I felt worse for Lady Audley before she VERY EASILY burned down the inn and assumed she killed at least 3 people. And was all "Ugh Phoebe, what are you even WHINING about? You didn't even like the inn and your husband was a jerkface." Which, yes he was, but damn you are casual about this triple homicide. Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16456600806188531803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-68699325743957702152014-05-29T20:31:33.194+01:002014-05-29T20:31:33.194+01:00LUKE IS TOTALLY A WIFE-RAPIST and I keep thinking ...LUKE IS TOTALLY A WIFE-RAPIST and I keep thinking about it because he sucks so much and you can't outright SAY it in Victorian lit, but the fact is right theeeere.<br /><br />Phoebe Marks is an interesting lady-character. Although it does basically call her ambitious and grasping, so...I dunno what you're doing, Braddon.Reading Rambohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12614467198216577755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6275165298547340568.post-8982327746194320832014-05-29T19:41:27.606+01:002014-05-29T19:41:27.606+01:00Ugh, Robert. I did not like his comments about wom...Ugh, Robert. I did not like his comments about women this week. I think MEB must have hated other women. She's being a real jerk about it. <br />I would not be sorry at all about Luke dying. He's the WORST!Chrisbookaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11972547663609480210noreply@blogger.com