Friends at Kingscote/Trennels

[carmine-rose.livejournal.com]

So... um... I didn't realise my post yesterday was going to engender quite that much debate! Maybe this will get a discussion going with a less "poles-apart" feeling.

Who would you prefer as a best friend, Tim or Miranda? And why? And why would Tim be attracted to Lawrie, since they seem quite dissimilar? And dislike (if Nicola's feelings are correct) Nicola?

Was Peter reasonable to feel jealous of Nicola's growing friendship with Patrick? Or Nicola to feel resentful of Ginty's relationship with him? (If she did feel resentful... Would you say she was actually jealous, and if so, are her feelings for Patrick romantic or just friendly?)

Which of the Marlows would you rather have as a best friend? And why?

Discuss!

Comments

[gair.livejournal.com]

And why would Tim be attracted to Lawrie, since they seem quite dissimilar?

Tim's a butch, Lawrie's a femme (indeed one of my favourite femmes in fiction). Nick's a butch too, and butch/butch couples often don't work, especially in school stories - hence Tim's switch to Lawrie.

There's a bit in Falconer's Lure where Nicola and Patrick spend the night in a haystack together discussing how queer everything is, which pretty much sums up my feelings on their relationship.

[cangetmad.livejournal.com]

Oh, I worship you for that response. And that also explains why, alone of the dykes I know, Lawrie is my "me" character.

[gair.livejournal.com]

Oo! Lawrie is one of my girlfriend (Gerald)'s femme role models. Only yesterday, when a man and his tiny son (okay, about 10 years old or something) were connecting up our gas fire, Gerald was explaining to them in all seriousness that "I can't light gas, it bangs at me."

[cangetmad.livejournal.com]

Ah, yes (also, love Gerald's phrasing). Lawrie is irrational to others, but in her head it makes the most perfect sense. Basically, if you want to define "internally consistent", point to Lawrie. The bit that makes her my "me", though, is the boat-sinking scene in The Thuggery Affair, where everyone else is trying to stop them from dying, and Lawrie is thinking about the tragic obituaries.

Only three people on LJ have "lawrie marlow" listed as an interest, and only debodacious and I don't also have Nick. Lawrie-loving is a niche market, but we're fervent.

[darth-tigger.livejournal.com]

OT, but I love your icon and username! Power Of Three is one of my all-time favourite books.

[gair.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Power of Three is one of the all-time best books ever written, so you are clearly a discerning person.