tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post1153595933179751015..comments2024-03-25T09:03:39.020-07:00Comments on The Uncrushable Jersey Dress: Stormy Springtime - RepriseBetty Debbiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-75793402360143789612013-08-19T07:15:00.883-07:002013-08-19T07:15:00.883-07:00Stormy Springtime has the absolute best phrase in ...<i>Stormy Springtime</i> has the absolute best phrase in all of Neelsdom in it -- <i>"she was more determined than ever that the Professor shouldn't marry that <b>truly awful girl</b>."</i><br /><br />"truly awful girl". TAG. What a great description. I love it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-15713806931322719912011-10-13T17:20:25.725-07:002011-10-13T17:20:25.725-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Betty Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-81871664581449063282011-10-13T17:03:15.739-07:002011-10-13T17:03:15.739-07:00via email:
Dear Betty Debbie,
Maybe the train is ...via email:<br /><br />Dear Betty Debbie,<br />Maybe the train is yellow, because it's a Dutch train. I think there is<br />also a houseboat to be seen, so this must be the Netherlands.<br />Love,<br />Betty CiscaBetty Debbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16446092401692468002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-65172768691862246492011-10-11T23:35:58.621-07:002011-10-11T23:35:58.621-07:00Well, I think BN is trying to say that she would b...Well, I think BN is trying to say that she would be a really good candidate for a really good wife someday. That she is loyal to family. <br /><br />The other plot point that BN brings out is the huge contrast between the "more worldly" female siblings/contemporaries and our heroine. <br /><br />The heroine gets to shine in contrast. She is noticed by the discerning RDD. It forces him to look at her, really look at her. <br /><br />Is she really pretty in this one? I don't remember that. I think she is Araminta, right? <br /><br />Well, the ARamintas of the real world and BN world are not really noticeable. So BN makes sure they are by contrast. And if the rDD has a pretty good character and is sensible, he will notice it too, hopefully. <br /><br />In one other BN where the heroine is very pretty and she has even more beautiful sisters, she is always putting herself down because of that. But the reality is that she is very beautiful, and her RDD falls in love with her beauty before he meets her even more beautiful siblings. Luckily. And they are all sweet fun and nice girls. Unlike this Araminta's sisters. Since the other I guess Olivia with the beautiful nice sisters has no contrast to show her for her true BN fun niceness, BN made sure that the hero fell in love with her before. Otherwise the "cute meet" wouldn't work. <br /><br />I like the BN ARaminta stories where a heroine is surrounded by awful people and the BN RDD has to "rescue" her. It makes HIM seem like a much better man. I don't much care for some of her RDDs who marry the beautiful girl and is arrogant throughout the whole book. And rude. etc. It drives me nuts. And she still likes. ugh. <br />FrancescaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-83694044031032743092011-10-11T19:44:41.546-07:002011-10-11T19:44:41.546-07:00Queen of puddings from me as well. Good job with ...Queen of puddings from me as well. Good job with the review. I love this Neels, but I don't like it when Neels heroines get bossed around and taken advantaged of by their siblings. And here is one example of bossiness from an older AND a younger sibling, and presumably they get away with it because they're family and Meg is loyal. Now, really, how are we to believe that these loyal heroines won't get run over by RDD husbands who always have a penchant for getting their own way? Or that she is innately more inclined to joust with him than with her siblings?Betty Luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17634519999898307583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-70443613644705749032011-10-11T18:25:17.497-07:002011-10-11T18:25:17.497-07:00The moment, I add, is full of her lost status and ...The moment, I add, is full of her lost status and her lowered condition, the futility of her affections (as this old friend is so gorgeous and right up the Prof's alley), and the friendliness with which the school chum holds her and the wealth of knowledge she could impart to the Professor about Meg's background. I know it's touched on (and that might be better) but I wish we'd lingered there for a while.Keirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334172370385784966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-45902236369869885532011-10-11T18:21:59.463-07:002011-10-11T18:21:59.463-07:00One of the plot points that I thinks gets wasted w...One of the plot points that I thinks gets wasted with a book this short is when her old (rich and glamorous) school chum (this is THAT book, yes?) comes to his office. We get a small glimmer of a deeper moment there but it doesn't get very far and I've always wished Betty had followed that road for a bit.Keirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334172370385784966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-54917158099117171162011-10-11T00:45:33.454-07:002011-10-11T00:45:33.454-07:00Love that proposal!
Love the story.
Meg is wond...Love that proposal!<br /><br />Love the story. <br /><br />Meg is wonderful. <br /><br />But I didn't much care for his female relatives. Did you notice, that even the nice ones, are superlatively arrogant??????<br /><br />FrancescaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-931981138747432610.post-17726636737131135612011-10-10T08:36:13.467-07:002011-10-10T08:36:13.467-07:00Betty Barbara here--
I just finished re-reading th...Betty Barbara here--<br />I just finished re-reading this for the umpteenth time. And I very carefully called him "Rafe" the whole time.<br />The only scene that was a clanker for me was when he stomps into the DLF looking for a reference book and rips her up one side and down the other for borrowing the book and rescuing Nelson the cat. His brusqueness was way out of line with his usually half-crabby behavior. However, I liked the way Meg held her ground through it all.<br />I liked Meg a lot and his mother was a sweetie. Rafe(spelled Ralph) wasn't one of my favorite RBDs, but he redeemed himself with that totally awesome marriage proposal.<br />So, yeah, I can agree with the Queen of Puddings rating. And that cover? Lashings of Whipped Cream!Barb in Marylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11374278685536530837noreply@blogger.com