Ten Big Ones was actually the first Janet Evanovich book I read. I read it and then figured out that I should go back and start the series one at a time. So I kinda cheated knowing how far along the characters progressed. Regardless, I have since read Ten Big Ones about five or six times so I think I evened it all out. LoL
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I love that Evanovich brings back characters. That continuity is something I appreciate in a series, whether it is television or the written word. So, I was very pleased to see Sally Sweet back
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I figure Valerie was the favorite because she was the one that fit the traditional demands. You get married, have kids and a normal life -- Stephanie was clearly *never* going to have a normal life.
Sally Sweet is simply more clear evidence that nobody does supporting characters like J.E. does. :-)
On the triangle...supersekritidMay 12 2009, 02:54:59 UTC
It works so brilliantly as a plot device but it also works on an emotional level IMO.
Morelli offers Stephanie the Burg life - house, husband, family - bundled up with a gorgeous hunka maleness.
And she wants this, was brought up to want it.
But security comes at the price of freedom to take risks, walk a little on the wild side, express recklessness.
While Steph wants the Burg life, she also needs the sense of freedom.
And Ranger offers that - the sense of walking on the edge. He's the man who gives her the freedom to fly.
I so get this! As a woman who chose the safe road of marriage, home and children, I'm completely sympathetic to the secret desire to jump off the roof sometimes.
Even though she's with Morelli, loves him, fits with him, Steph hasn't really jumped in with both feet. Deep down, she doesn't think of herself as 'his woman', committed. And she can't, as long as Morelli needs her to give up her need to be reckless and crazy and free. And he's always going to want that.
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Sally Sweet is simply more clear evidence that nobody does supporting characters like J.E. does. :-)
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Morelli offers Stephanie the Burg life - house, husband, family - bundled up with a gorgeous hunka maleness.
And she wants this, was brought up to want it.
But security comes at the price of freedom to take risks, walk a little on the wild side, express recklessness.
While Steph wants the Burg life, she also needs the sense of freedom.
And Ranger offers that - the sense of walking on the edge. He's the man who gives her the freedom to fly.
I so get this! As a woman who chose the safe road of marriage, home and children, I'm completely sympathetic to the secret desire to jump off the roof sometimes.
Even though she's with Morelli, loves him, fits with him, Steph hasn't really jumped in with both feet. Deep down, she doesn't think of herself as 'his woman', committed. And she can't, as long as Morelli needs her to give up her need to be reckless and crazy and free. And he's always going to want that.
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