AMLS finished at last!

[markprobst]

Well, three months later I've finally finished reading As Meat Loves Salt by Maria McCann. I took some time off in the middle of it to finish proofing Prove a Villain, and also to read a manuscript that I'm in the process of signing for Cheyenne Publishing for next year. Anyway, back to AMSL, for me it was one of those things where you feel

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[kcwarwick]

Right, I think I'm going to try this one then. I read far too much light trivial stuff, and this sounds as if it might make me use my brain a bit more. Thanks for your opinion, Mark.

[markprobst]

I can't guarantee you'll like it. While it is superb writing, it is certainly not to everyone's taste. Though if you're up for it, I would definitely recommend it.

[blake_fraina]

Hey you.

Just got back from a [much needed] week away and am catching up on my LJ. Glad you finished AMLS and appreciated it - even if you didn't exactly enjoy it.

The one thing I found most interesting about it, and I think it's something most people choose to miss, is that Ferris is actually quite mercenary in his initial wooing of Jacob. I didn't feel he was as ingenuous as most readers I've encountered tend to believe. He needed "muscle" for his commune and Jacob filled the bill. Not that there wasn't attraction (and ultimately a kind of love) between them, but I think he used Jacob a bit.

[markprobst]

Yep, I definitely didn't view Ferris as a saint. I don't know that I would have come up with that particular observation on my own if you hadn't pointed it out. But back when they were still in the army there were two men vying for Ferris' affection and Ferris chose the less appealing option. The subtext beneath the characters is quite extraordinary.