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desertvixen) wrote2008-05-29 10:15 pm
desertvixen) wrote2008-05-29 10:15 pm
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Eve Dallas musings
So I've been listening to my collection of Eve Dallas on CD. I picked up Born in Death, unabridged on CD for under ten bucks, so that's the one up now. And I've been thinking.
Eve is a relative of Mary Sue. I don't think anyone disputes this. I mean, I love the books, and the characters are fab, but... Mary Sue alarms. The books, however, are well-done enough that I don't mind, and because Eve is getting rid of some of her issues in a logical pattern.
However, I don't think she's NR's actual character insertion.
I think that's supposed to be Dr. Mira. The closest thing Eve has to a mother figure. She gets to get inside everyone's head, and she usually provides Eve with needed shoves.
Any thoughts?
DV
Eve is a relative of Mary Sue. I don't think anyone disputes this. I mean, I love the books, and the characters are fab, but... Mary Sue alarms. The books, however, are well-done enough that I don't mind, and because Eve is getting rid of some of her issues in a logical pattern.
However, I don't think she's NR's actual character insertion.
I think that's supposed to be Dr. Mira. The closest thing Eve has to a mother figure. She gets to get inside everyone's head, and she usually provides Eve with needed shoves.
Any thoughts?
DV
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Re: the candy thief - I'd love to know as well.
I think it's got to be one of the detectives. It still could BE Peabody, but I doubt it.
Baxter's a possibility. I think the candy thief has been around longer than Trueheart has.
The droids-as-service-people, I get. The droid cats freaked me out, though.
DV