I really enjoyed reading through your reply - Wow. You brought up so many things to talk and think about - thank you! I'll just respond to a couple here..
Okay, I didn't find the plot jerky, though when I realised Bodie was off AGAIN I wanted to throw something. I liked the fact that the plot is... well, that it's basically just the two of them working things out. I didn't need anything other than that to propel them forward through the story, and the Hebrides and its people were fine for me( except that bit with the doc, which I agree with empty_mirrors jarred).
Doyle's motivation for being in Scotland never struck me as bizarre, I rather like that stoic, spartan exixtence he thinks he deserves. I admit to having little knowledge about the world of supply teaching at that time, so that wouldn't strike me as odd, either. Personally, I would much rather have had more on Bodie's motivation for his intial abandonment of Doyle after Northern Ireland.
"Hardarse" doesn't strike me as American - tho' I could well be wrong. (I'm a Birt who neverthless needs a Brit-check on her fics, so Americanisms don't always jump out at me). And Angelfish always seems to do her own thing to English sentences regarding structures, etc. For me it works and doesn't distract.
Part way through I realised that I was car-crash reading I don't agree for this fic, but boy, you make me laugh! I *love* this expression and will have to remember it for future reference ( Ditto the "earth-child moment"- hee:))
(I love the last sentence of your comment, btw - I don't agree - but I love and wish I had your eloquence..:)))
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Okay, I didn't find the plot jerky, though when I realised Bodie was off AGAIN I wanted to throw something. I liked the fact that the plot is... well, that it's basically just the two of them working things out. I didn't need anything other than that to propel them forward through the story, and the Hebrides and its people were fine for me( except that bit with the doc, which I agree with
Doyle's motivation for being in Scotland never struck me as bizarre, I rather like that stoic, spartan exixtence he thinks he deserves. I admit to having little knowledge about the world of supply teaching at that time, so that wouldn't strike me as odd, either. Personally, I would much rather have had more on Bodie's motivation for his intial abandonment of Doyle after Northern Ireland.
"Hardarse" doesn't strike me as American - tho' I could well be wrong. (I'm a Birt who neverthless needs a Brit-check on her fics, so Americanisms don't always jump out at me). And Angelfish always seems to do her own thing to English sentences regarding structures, etc. For me it works and doesn't distract.
Part way through I realised that I was car-crash reading I don't agree for this fic, but boy, you make me laugh! I *love* this expression and will have to remember it for future reference ( Ditto the "earth-child moment"- hee:))
(I love the last sentence of your comment, btw - I don't agree - but I love and wish I had your eloquence..:)))