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Just finished it. Overall, I enjoyed the story very much. I had a little trouble getting into it at first, but then it picked up speed. I like the character of Tom Nash and enjoyed going along for his first adventure. I am not too enamored of the friend Erin. For some reason, the sexual overtones to her teasing bothered the hell out of me.
I wonder why it had to be there. Why can't a man and a woman just be friends?
I hope there is a sequel, as I would enjoy more adventures with the characters.
Just finished it. Overall, I enjoyed the story very much. I had a little trouble getting into it at first, but then it picked up speed. I like the character of Tom Nash and enjoyed going along for his first adventure. I am not too enamored of the friend Erin. For some reason, the sexual overtones to her teasing bothered the hell out of me.
I wonder why it had to be there. Why can't a man and a woman just be friends?
I hope there is a sequel, as I would enjoy more adventures with the characters.
Re: Thread for The Calling, David Mack's first original novel (it's ou
Which is sort of the point Tom makes to Erin late in the book. Erin uses her sexuality as a substitute for friendship or intimacy, and it has a lot to do with...
the angel to whom she is spiritually bonded, about which I hope to reveal more in future books....
Re: Thread for The Calling, David Mack's first original novel (it's ou
In my experience -- and I am a young man, so that may well be coloring my view of things, but -- it is possible for a (heterosexual or bisexual) man and woman to just be friends, but, unless one party is markedly older than the other, it takes a certain level of trust and maturity on both parts. Not that they can't be friends without that level of trust and maturity, but in my experience, there's usually an unspoken subtext to those friendships.
That's not to say that it's a subtext that's seriously pursued, or that's ever allowed to develop. Or even that it's a subtext either or both friends want. It's just that, frankly, there's always the unspoken knowledge in both friends' minds that the other is a potential sexual partner, and that plays into every other aspect of the friendship even if it doesn't dominate it.
For the friends to move past that, it takes a certain level of honesty and trust. Ironically, the heterosexual or bisexual male/female friendships I've seen that most successfully avert any unwanted subtext have been friendships forged between some former lovers: They've already been there, decided it's not for them, and moved on with their lives, so there's nothing left to be unspoken.
I just take it as a fact of life and move on. It doesn't inhibit a friendship, and it doesn't necessarily dominate a friendship, and it doesn't need to be acknowledged or acted upon, but the potential for a sexual relationship is almost always one that exists between people of compatible ages and sexes.
In my experience -- and I am a young man, so that may well be coloring my view of things, but -- it is possible for a (heterosexual or bisexual) man and woman to just be friends, but, unless one party is markedly older than the other, it takes a certain level of trust and maturity on both parts. Not that they can't be friends without that level of trust and maturity, but in my experience, there's usually an unspoken subtext to those friendships.
That's not to say that it's a subtext that's seriously pursued, or that's ever allowed to develop. Or even that it's a subtext either or both friends want. It's just that, frankly, there's always the unspoken knowledge in both friends' minds that the other is a potential sexual partner, and that plays into every other aspect of the friendship even if it doesn't dominate it.
For the friends to move past that, it takes a certain level of honesty and trust. Ironically, the heterosexual or bisexual male/female friendships I've seen that most successfully avert any unwanted subtext have been friendships forged between some former lovers: They've already been there, decided it's not for them, and moved on with their lives, so there's nothing left to be unspoken.
I just take it as a fact of life and move on. It doesn't inhibit a friendship, and it doesn't necessarily dominate a friendship, and it doesn't need to be acknowledged or acted upon, but the potential for a sexual relationship is almost always one that exists between people of compatible ages and sexes.
Re: Thread for The Calling, David Mack's first original novel (it's ou
Sci,
I absolutely agree that it is possible, and it just may be that the last couple of books I read had "sexual tension" between the 2 characters in it.
Dave,
It was not a criticism in anyway, just something that caught my eye.
Sci,
I absolutely agree that it is possible, and it just may be that the last couple of books I read had "sexual tension" between the 2 characters in it.
Dave,
It was not a criticism in anyway, just something that caught my eye.
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^ No worries. As for the presence of sexual tension between Tom and Erin, it seemed appropriate given the characters' backgrounds, etc. There are many such hints of temptation between them, such as when she consistently gets him to eat foods that his wife dutifully reminds him to avoid because of his cholesterol problems, etc. The sexual component of their interaction was just one facet of that.
^ No worries. As for the presence of sexual tension between Tom and Erin, it seemed appropriate given the characters' backgrounds, etc. There are many such hints of temptation between them, such as when she consistently gets him to eat foods that his wife dutifully reminds him to avoid because of his cholesterol problems, etc. The sexual component of their interaction was just one facet of that.
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