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RE: Let's Talk About Books
Oops. ERIK's song lyrics.
And the descriptions of him with his red guitar.
All that backstory unfolds with startling clarity. The old Taylor was lucid and likable. The post-Erik Taylor is a sharp-tongued, hard-edged woman who slams the door shut when old memories resurface. We know she's been through some kind of hell. Finding out what, and why this Erik guy is not part of her present, keeps us turning pages to find out why...
You definitely got the nuances!
Yeah, the Taylor of the flashbacks is so wholesome, so NOT fashion-conscious, so real and unpretentious. The Taylor of the present is at home with the guys, firing comebacks to their crudest comments while on a road trip. She's tough, she's capable, cynical, and no push-over. Charles keeps challenging her. She always keeps him at bay. They've known each other a long time, it seems. He is so patient. Nothing is lost upon him; he is so AWARE of Taylor, and we know a smart, tech-savvy researcher like him has to know waaay more than he's letting on. Again, this keeps the reader turning pages.
----What, you need exploding helicopters and screaming heroines running from knife-wielding assassins to keep you turning pages? Go, you're in the wrong place! :)
"Exploding helicopters." Haaah! That is one joke that is never going to die. I laugh every single time.