tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19556198.post6009584063256492119..comments2023-10-31T04:55:45.299-04:00Comments on The Odd Orchard: Splinter of the Mind's EyeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19556198.post-43758722450631329932010-09-23T19:24:28.321-04:002010-09-23T19:24:28.321-04:00@Erica
Normally I don't mind the awkward crus...@Erica<br /><br />Normally I don't mind the awkward crush, but I think the medium of storytelling influenced that part of my brain. An awkward sibling crush moment on screen is only a few minutes, whereas reading prose takes longer. So those scenes seemed to stretch on, even though they probably would have been quite brief in a movie.Freakish Lemonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04532288386660750253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19556198.post-35537321152900872012010-09-22T16:56:35.145-04:002010-09-22T16:56:35.145-04:00I was quite interested in your post from the minut...I was quite interested in your post from the minute I saw the little thumbnail of the book cover. I am a fairly serious Vader fangirl, and have read some of the EU novels, though never this one. Very interesting, the vantage point of this having been written before anyone really knew the relationships. However, Luke's infatuation with Leia would make sense in that light, since obviously he had no idea. I don't understand why people do get worked up about his interest in the first two movies - nothing more than a kiss "for luck" took place. <br /><br />I definitely never thought Leia was interested in Luke "that way," either. How could she, when Han was right there, his despicably self-interested exterior hiding that heart of gold? :-)<br /><br />And lastly (sorry to go on), I agree with you that Vader never seemed likely to be cruel for no reason. I say that, even discounting the whole Anakin backstory that was revealed in the original trilogy. I have to say, I did like him better when we didn't know all that - I liked the mystery of who he was, and it was left to our interpretation, WHY he became this short-tempered dark conqueror. (I'm 39, btw, and sadly still into Star Wars - though not as much as I once was.)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing!Ericahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09196288882200309072noreply@blogger.com