Either that or someone who adheres to the medieval school of thought that says that good characters must be beautiful, and conversely, that characters try to ensnare poor, innocent men into marrying them must be, if not ugly, at the very least plain.
I think she does - see my Camille comment above. Perhaps she believes being a historical novelist means holding historical oppinions. She just does sound mildly ridiculous having every reference to Éléonore embellished with a reminder that She Wasn't Even Pretty! Jealous are we Hillary?
Also poor, innocent Robespierre is just fucking idiotic. Saying - as PoGS seems to imply - that no Robespierre was not a genocidal, friend killing, blood drinking maniac but only because he was too stupid/naive to know what he was doing is not much of a defence. Also, I am begining to see why she was a failure as a lawyer.
It will be a challenge... (LJ is not letting me copy/paste for some reason.) I would really like to see it, if you could persuade them to try and be fluffy for a while.
Sadly, I've come to realise that the turpentine I loved was not the one Éléonore would have worked with as I was working with the cheap mineral substitute. I also have a crack psychoanalytical reason why Robespierre loves the smell too! Being, you know male and pre-Rousseau and all this miniRobespierre didn't get much in the way of cuddles after mum died, except when he was ill. Turpentine was a common ingredient in chest rubs and other inhalants for snotty kids and therefore he subconsciously associates the smell with being coddled a bit. Beat that Gallo.
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Date: Tuesday, 6 July 2010 07:42 (UTC)I think she does - see my Camille comment above. Perhaps she believes being a historical novelist means holding historical oppinions. She just does sound mildly ridiculous having every reference to Éléonore embellished with a reminder that She Wasn't Even Pretty!
Jealous are we Hillary?Also poor, innocent Robespierre is just fucking idiotic. Saying - as PoGS seems to imply - that no Robespierre was not a genocidal, friend killing, blood drinking maniac but only because he was too stupid/naive to know what he was doing is not much of a defence.
Also, I am begining to see why she was a failure as a lawyer.It will be a challenge... (LJ is not letting me copy/paste for some reason.) I would really like to see it, if you could persuade them to try and be fluffy for a while.
Sadly, I've come to realise that the turpentine I loved was not the one Éléonore would have worked with as I was working with the cheap mineral substitute.
I also have a crack psychoanalytical reason why Robespierre loves the smell too! Being, you know male and pre-Rousseau and all this miniRobespierre didn't get much in the way of cuddles after mum died, except when he was ill. Turpentine was a common ingredient in chest rubs and other inhalants for snotty kids and therefore he subconsciously associates the smell with being coddled a bit. Beat that Gallo.