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But Scarlett is affected deeply by this war. She's seen people she loves die. Jameson is terrified by that, but Scarlett has seen it happen. He does not understand.
Then Scarlett makes it worse. She calls their marriage a dictatorship.
Bold words, in this age of Mussolini and Hitler, in the age of concentration camps and police states. Hitler isn't even mentioned in this book, only Nazi Germany!
— Aug 30, 2023 06:19PM
Then Scarlett makes it worse. She calls their marriage a dictatorship.
Bold words, in this age of Mussolini and Hitler, in the age of concentration camps and police states. Hitler isn't even mentioned in this book, only Nazi Germany!
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Julie
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I feel like there could have been an easier solution to the double endings problem, like an author's note, but hey, what do I know?
— Aug 30, 2023 06:39PM
Julie
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When the Eagle Squadron showed up at Scarlett's house, I did not think they were American. They had eagles on their shoulder, so I did not think of the Allies. I thought of the other ones, who also wore eagles.
— Aug 30, 2023 06:37PM
Julie
is 78% done
Love-interest-whose-name-I-forgot, to Georgia, "If I could fly off and fight the Nazis to win your love, I would."
Only to win her love? Rather than common basic decency? Love interest, you have the context of the post-war period. You know what happened. You should have chosen to fight, that would the Right Thing To Do.
— Aug 30, 2023 06:33PM
Only to win her love? Rather than common basic decency? Love interest, you have the context of the post-war period. You know what happened. You should have chosen to fight, that would the Right Thing To Do.
Julie
is 75% done
It's so interesting to me that they talk about U-boats sinking ships when that is a risk, yes, but they have the convoy system and landmines now, which severely reduces the amount of tonnage sunk. Unrestricted submarine warfare was more of a WWI policy because of Germany's desperate situation, here, the German Navy slowly gets worse and worse as it's proven . . . ineffective.
— Aug 30, 2023 06:29PM
Julie
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Ah, and right on time, his uncle, another flying ace! The book does not mention the Great War, why would it need to focus on a silly thing like that? What matters now are our heroes, not the pointless war that led to them being in this predicament! Now they're in American uniform, and that's something to be proud of, apparently.
— Aug 30, 2023 06:27PM
Julie
is 72% done
Ah, and the wonderful line about the British bombing Cologne, and the Nazis--or should I say Germans?--bombing them in retaliation. A lot of German cities were just rubble by the end of the war. The book does not think of this, only focuses on the air raid sirens ringing in Britain and not the people Jameson could have killed.
They may be Germans, but they may be children.
— Aug 30, 2023 06:23PM
They may be Germans, but they may be children.
Julie
is 70% done
I think the problem is that the author does not want to write the enemy with a motivation. It's always some nebulous force we must fight against. There's no defined goal, even in WWII. Nazi evil is not touched on. It's only a problem when it affects our MCs, not when it's taking countries and killing people. It only matters when it hurts our brave soldiers.
Then, we must go to war. Only then.
— Aug 30, 2023 06:21PM
Then, we must go to war. Only then.
Julie
is 70% done
I think the problem is that the author does not want to write the enemy with a motivation. It's always some nebulous force we must fight against. There's no defined goal, even in WWII. Nazi evil is not touched on. It's only a problem when it affects our MCs, not when it's taking countries and killing people. It only matters when it hurts our brave soldiers.
Then, we must go to war. Only then.
— Aug 30, 2023 06:21PM
Then, we must go to war. Only then.
Julie
is 69% done
But Scarlett is affected deeply by this war. She's seen people she loves die. Jameson is terrified by that, but Scarlett has seen it happen. He does not understand.
Then Scarlett makes it worse. She calls their marriage a dictatorship.
Bold words, in this age of Mussolini and Hitler, in the age of concentration camps and police states. Hitler isn't even mentioned in this book, only Nazi Germany!
— Aug 30, 2023 06:19PM
Then Scarlett makes it worse. She calls their marriage a dictatorship.
Bold words, in this age of Mussolini and Hitler, in the age of concentration camps and police states. Hitler isn't even mentioned in this book, only Nazi Germany!
