Yeah, that was my reaction. I guess maybe it was a budget thing, I dunno.
I'm still trying to wrap my brain around Thormod/Justyn. Like, sure, I can totally buy it, and Justyn is loyal to Thormod...I just don't really understand why, hence desire for fic.
And... there's a whole other consideration there that I suspect you've already gone through in some detail, about women in Sutcliff.
I don't know which one you mean? I'm...conflicted...about how Sutcliff writes women, shall we say. I love a lot of her female characters as individuals, but the overall patterns kind of sadden me, and I get the impression they do not bother most other Sutcliff fans as much (or at all). And certainly the way she writes (or doesn't write) women contributes heavily to the slashiness of her books.
Re: Blood Feud
I'm still trying to wrap my brain around Thormod/Justyn. Like, sure, I can totally buy it, and Justyn is loyal to Thormod...I just don't really understand why, hence desire for fic.
And... there's a whole other consideration there that I suspect you've already gone through in some detail, about women in Sutcliff.
I don't know which one you mean? I'm...conflicted...about how Sutcliff writes women, shall we say. I love a lot of her female characters as individuals, but the overall patterns kind of sadden me, and I get the impression they do not bother most other Sutcliff fans as much (or at all). And certainly the way she writes (or doesn't write) women contributes heavily to the slashiness of her books.