tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545302900560676544.post3277845637500099469..comments2023-12-19T17:38:40.984-08:00Comments on Right Behind: Chloe misses Irene, 3Spherical Timehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435055266803359329noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545302900560676544.post-48653834736400206092022-04-27T09:02:06.876-07:002022-04-27T09:02:06.876-07:00oooh, this is excellent. i love this exploration o...oooh, this is excellent. i love this exploration of the idea that what Chloe finds attractive about Buck isn't the man himself, it's the knowledge that <i>he's</i> attracted to her--like, she gets off to the <i>power</i> she has over him.<br /><br />reminds me of this bit in <i>The Handmaid's Tale</i> where Offred is walking by a guard--a man without a wife and thus not allowed to have sex--and thinks about, wonders about, if he's aroused by her. as a woman in a societal position of utter powerlessness, if sexual control is the only form of control she has, she'll take it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12300659768351916763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545302900560676544.post-91767631472507450352007-12-19T05:13:00.000-08:002007-12-19T05:13:00.000-08:00Nenya, the ONLY way this could get published would...Nenya, the ONLY way this could get published would be if some publisher were willing to say it was a parody of Left Behind. <BR/><BR/>And I'm fairly sure that it doesn't qualify as parody, though I admit I'm beginning to feel as if the LB story is parody and this is what <I>really</I> happened...Jesurgislachttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05124272360842969425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545302900560676544.post-6906643191865431042007-12-17T18:09:00.000-08:002007-12-17T18:09:00.000-08:00Jesu, you need to write a book!Jesu, you need to write a book!Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09170725148888991807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545302900560676544.post-68325123807902422502007-12-06T14:57:00.000-08:002007-12-06T14:57:00.000-08:00Oh dear. Chloe's starting to take after Daddy, is...Oh dear. Chloe's starting to take after Daddy, isn't she?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545302900560676544.post-29797101241755653182007-12-04T13:09:00.000-08:002007-12-04T13:09:00.000-08:00"The customers weren't buying toys: they were buyi..."The customers weren't buying toys: they were buying replacement babies."<BR/><BR/>That got to me. I put myself in the shoes of those customers and wanted to start crying. *sniff* I slogged my way through LB and never had an emotional reaction like that to something that L&J wrote.<BR/><BR/>Well done, Jesurgislac.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545302900560676544.post-83350294997556064602007-12-03T16:02:00.000-08:002007-12-03T16:02:00.000-08:00Awesome writing. It's amazing how much you people ...Awesome writing. It's amazing how much you people here can do with almost the exact same writing that Jenkins had. And he gets paid for this! <BR/><BR/><I>Too bad L&J would consider that too titillating for their audiences...</I><BR/><BR/>Also, for some reason L&J suck at choosing viewpoint characters. There is no reason why Rayford and Buck's characters and their storylines can't be spliced together to make room for a character on the other side of the world. Imagine Left Behind written from the perspective of Cameron "Buck" Steele, former- Kosovo War fighter pilot-turned-ace military journalist. They can keep the Hattie relationship and turn Chloe into his grumpy boss Rayford Williams's daughter. Then we could get a Hattie or even a Nicolae POV. But of course nothing like that could ever be considered by the hacks in charge of the real novels because they suck so much.<BR/><BR/>I should stop reading these Right Behind things. They make me feel queasy and frustrated when I think about how many opportunities that rat Jenkins squandered.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545302900560676544.post-1544722527807089022007-12-03T05:23:00.000-08:002007-12-03T05:23:00.000-08:00I have to agree, nice writing! It certainly flesh...I have to agree, nice writing! It certainly fleshed out the story a bit more (pun intended). This is exactly the kind of writing we should have been seeing around Hattie, though, if she's to become the harlot of Satan - that sort of self-sexual awakening. Too bad L&J would consider that too titillating for their audiences...Ninerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00286323216260303635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545302900560676544.post-90245023817904516972007-12-03T01:17:00.000-08:002007-12-03T01:17:00.000-08:00CJMR: Thank you! It was an experiment - the dialog...CJMR: Thank you! It was an experiment - the dialogue is so awful, but would it work if you actually thought about the feelings/motivations in a way that of course our LB pair never did?<BR/><BR/>Mouse: Ask Ecks on Slacktivist: he has the keys.<BR/><BR/>Johnny: Thank you! So true.<BR/><BR/>Michelle: Thanks! I was thinking if it was from Chloe's POV, and it was a bit of a reach to have her fall in love at first sight like Buck.<BR/><BR/>Dahne: Thank you. I remembered Fred noting that the LB pair had just claimed that Buck was constantly missing his niece and nephew (without any indication that Buck actually has) - and I just thought, well, what kind of relationship would an uncle who travels a lot have with young kids? It's got to be a present-giving one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545302900560676544.post-61063147002934707022007-12-03T00:47:00.000-08:002007-12-03T00:47:00.000-08:00he told her about his brother's children. He'd alw...<I>he told her about his brother's children. He'd always collected souvenirs for them, little bits and pieces he could pop into a pocket and mail to them, from wherever he was in the world. He still did, out of habit, and had to throw them out.</I><BR/><BR/>That was a really nice touch. So...human. <BR/><BR/> Chloe dealing with the creepiness of her dad was excellent, too. Nice job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545302900560676544.post-763748081146371822007-12-02T23:10:00.000-08:002007-12-02T23:10:00.000-08:00Jesu, that was VERY well done!Jesu, that was VERY well done!Michele Sharikhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07399812325632034227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545302900560676544.post-20810520499846154642007-12-02T23:07:00.000-08:002007-12-02T23:07:00.000-08:00There are no bad stories, only bad writers.There are no bad stories, only bad writers.Johnny Pezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07430884010621619176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545302900560676544.post-40831941311724535942007-12-02T20:27:00.000-08:002007-12-02T20:27:00.000-08:00Hi, long time reader, first time poster. Sorry to ...Hi, long time reader, first time poster. Sorry to take up space with unrelated matter,but I was wondering how does one go about contributing material to this site. I looked for an e-mail address but I couldn't find anything. How do you send in material?Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936002393931074811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6545302900560676544.post-9496586302684775972007-12-02T16:45:00.000-08:002007-12-02T16:45:00.000-08:00It's amazing how much better you can write it, usi...It's <B>amazing</B> how much better you can write it, using all the same dialogue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com