Posted to Gutenberg: The Lily and the Cross
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James De Mille - The Lily and the Cross has been posted to Gutenberg.
Random Notes:
This one went fast, because it was a shorter book. But the racism made it really unpleasant. Oh, you'll read worse. Especially on any random internet comment page. Still, it was present much more than in other De Mille titles, so I wasn't prepared for the ick.
I wasn't expecting slamming of the French either, seeing as how the subtitle is 'A tale of Acadia', but I guess De Mille had some serious culture / language bitterness that he needed to vomit somewhere. That, or he just knew his audience. But ew.
Also, for the first time, his girls were really lame.
One of the things that I find so interesting about De Mille is he clearly thinks girls in his time got shafted. How stupid and unfair it is, to have your life and general fortune decided by men who don't give a crap about you, to be treated as property or a burden, is pretty much a point of endless rage for most of his heroines. And please find my another classic writer who has written his chicks ARMED.
Yes, I will always choose the gals who shoot over the ones who faint.
But in this one, everybody was lamejuice.
Except the guy who gnawed on turnips.
The ending is also...weird. He goes for a wrap up out of nowhere, in about 500 wrds. I suppose he needed that next check NOW.
End point, it's still De Mille. Even when he's crap he's better than whatever else you're reading.
James De Mille - The Lily and the Cross has been posted to Gutenberg.
Random Notes:
This one went fast, because it was a shorter book. But the racism made it really unpleasant. Oh, you'll read worse. Especially on any random internet comment page. Still, it was present much more than in other De Mille titles, so I wasn't prepared for the ick.
I wasn't expecting slamming of the French either, seeing as how the subtitle is 'A tale of Acadia', but I guess De Mille had some serious culture / language bitterness that he needed to vomit somewhere. That, or he just knew his audience. But ew.
Also, for the first time, his girls were really lame.
One of the things that I find so interesting about De Mille is he clearly thinks girls in his time got shafted. How stupid and unfair it is, to have your life and general fortune decided by men who don't give a crap about you, to be treated as property or a burden, is pretty much a point of endless rage for most of his heroines. And please find my another classic writer who has written his chicks ARMED.
Yes, I will always choose the gals who shoot over the ones who faint.
But in this one, everybody was lamejuice.
Except the guy who gnawed on turnips.
The ending is also...weird. He goes for a wrap up out of nowhere, in about 500 wrds. I suppose he needed that next check NOW.
End point, it's still De Mille. Even when he's crap he's better than whatever else you're reading.
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