Oct. 30th, 2023 09:58 pm
Immediate reflections on Kidnapped.
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thrillingdetectivetalesI finished Kidnapped! Huzzah huzzah!
[Minor spoilers for the book below.]
There were some bits I knew would be coming and thus could properly prepare myself for (five days sleeping together under Alan's greatcoat!) and others that were hinted at but not detailed or else not warned for entirely (the fight after Cluny's! a month together[ish] in a house with Alan doting on Davie every night! Alan plays ravishing pipes! [yeah I'll bet he does Davie]). It was delightful from start to finish despite and also because of the phonetic Scots dialogue and vocabulary I'd never encountered before. I'll definitely be reading it again to pin all the details in place in my mind but what a joy!
Side note: I can't believe how many of the book beats they managed to hit in the play. Like I knew it was a lot but damn. Though now I know we were robbed of Torrance so I'm a bit miffed about that, but in all seriousness how cool to see two pieces of media that tell the same story in kindred ways while both feeling like the best and truest version of the tale.
Anyway I'm going to bed now, where I'm going to be lying awake for hours salivating over how many delicious fic opportunities have opened up now that I have both canons at my disposal. Will do a more proper review tomorrow or possibly later this week depending on what kind of free time I can finagle.
[Minor spoilers for the book below.]
There were some bits I knew would be coming and thus could properly prepare myself for (five days sleeping together under Alan's greatcoat!) and others that were hinted at but not detailed or else not warned for entirely (the fight after Cluny's! a month together[ish] in a house with Alan doting on Davie every night! Alan plays ravishing pipes! [yeah I'll bet he does Davie]). It was delightful from start to finish despite and also because of the phonetic Scots dialogue and vocabulary I'd never encountered before. I'll definitely be reading it again to pin all the details in place in my mind but what a joy!
Side note: I can't believe how many of the book beats they managed to hit in the play. Like I knew it was a lot but damn. Though now I know we were robbed of Torrance so I'm a bit miffed about that, but in all seriousness how cool to see two pieces of media that tell the same story in kindred ways while both feeling like the best and truest version of the tale.
Anyway I'm going to bed now, where I'm going to be lying awake for hours salivating over how many delicious fic opportunities have opened up now that I have both canons at my disposal. Will do a more proper review tomorrow or possibly later this week depending on what kind of free time I can finagle.