tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3339328496729860196.post5393243006121557084..comments2023-05-09T03:44:54.177-06:00Comments on Meet the Authors: Reactions to "Butterfly Kisses"drldonovanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09064016217890510893noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3339328496729860196.post-1921808499222499712013-08-31T16:57:41.679-06:002013-08-31T16:57:41.679-06:00I also was really surprised when he mentioned that...<br />I also was really surprised when he mentioned that Mari was dumb. I thought she was really smart actually and thought out. How could you be a professional assassin and be dumb? She came off to me as merely naïve in some senses. For example in terms of relationships she didn't know how to trust a person that she wouldn't have to carry a gun around them. The world isn't a safe Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11779784256847991232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3339328496729860196.post-53627610684275692992013-08-30T15:49:51.723-06:002013-08-30T15:49:51.723-06:00I agree with Jaime here, Katherine. 'Spying un...I agree with Jaime here, Katherine. 'Spying uncomfortably on a friend' captures the feeling exactly. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667896751740880649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3339328496729860196.post-72045585359361177312013-08-29T18:19:41.481-06:002013-08-29T18:19:41.481-06:00Yeah when he said that Mari was supposed to be dum...Yeah when he said that Mari was supposed to be dumb I was surprised. I didn't think she was dumb either I just thought she was a foreigner in a new country and not familiar with the customs or slang and especially new to intimacy and relationships in general. <br /><br />For the sex scenes I could just be spit balling here, but maybe they were supposed to be abrupt and awkward, because she Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01138826482425157369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3339328496729860196.post-40373478300643506382013-08-29T16:35:05.133-06:002013-08-29T16:35:05.133-06:00This certainly doesn't count as blog post, but...This certainly doesn't count as blog post, but Katherine, your comment on that feeling of "spying" on them was spot on for me, I laughed louder than I care to admit!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03960260755255517901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3339328496729860196.post-25203738446463426832013-08-28T20:06:57.799-06:002013-08-28T20:06:57.799-06:00Anna, you're absolutely right; I like the auth...Anna, you're absolutely right; I like the authenticity of the location, and it's clear that Joe was Dr. T's favorite character as a writer because I think Joe had the most interesting quirks. I liked Joe, and at first I liked Tigria, too. The use of Spanish did lend itself to authenticity for me, and he did a great job of incorporating his anthropological research into the setting andKate Weinberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11265341086867643751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3339328496729860196.post-7450105334714015532013-08-27T09:52:29.333-06:002013-08-27T09:52:29.333-06:00While reading the book, I also didn't realize ...While reading the book, I also didn't realize that Mari was actually intended to be dumb, and as a result her character annoyed me for most of the book. The sexual content seemed a bit forced and unnecessary to me, but it seemed like maybe Dr. T was just trying to incorporate what's common in other action/adventure books. The violence didn't bother me at all, but then again I'm Emma Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06082069007101966365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3339328496729860196.post-68334196511500156772013-08-26T17:34:17.287-06:002013-08-26T17:34:17.287-06:00I got that Mari was dumb when it comes to people a...I got that Mari was dumb when it comes to people and relationships pretty quickly as I read the book, but the fact the Dr. T kept repeating 'dumb' kind of made me think of different kinds of dumb. I wouldn't call her dumb. I would just call her immature or inexperienced emotionally. I think I already said this somewhere else, but I didn't like the graphic sexual content. I think Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14667896751740880649noreply@blogger.com