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Date Posted: 07:41:01 11/08/07 Thu
Author: pamelalass
Subject: So he's more hard-living than he might appear to the casual observer, and I love how he demands a LOT of brandy!
In reply to: pamelalass 's message, "Something else that really comes through in this book is how physically tough John is. I hadn't thought of him that way until BOTB, which shows him beating Hal at swordplay, fighting off thugs, in the thick of battle, sustaining near-fatal wounds and excruciating treatment, etc. He's not soft at all, in spite of his elegance." on 07:38:59 11/08/07 Thu

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This really struck me also, Pamela. In the books she doesn't really show this much. Because of that, his physical descriptions (only 5'6" tall, eyes like a girl), other things such as being gay and coming from an affluent background...just make him seem like he wouldn't be tough. But, man oh man, were we wrong. I'm looking forward to my next reread of the books, and seeing John in a completely different light. (NT) -- Conmama, 08:48:54 11/08/07 Thu

Yes, the only part that stands out for me in the main books, where we see his masculine toughness/authority/presence is the time in DOA when he climbs out of his sickbed to "defend" Claire from the irate German (Mueller). He's got a gun, and it even impresses Claire, but it's still mainly his diplomacy and command of the German language that give him mastery of the situation. (NT) -- pamelalass, 10:16:05 11/08/07 Thu

that sounds funny -- I don't mean the gun impresses Claire, but she is impressed by his presence of mind and ability to take charge... (NT) -- pamelalass, 10:17:56 11/08/07 Thu
- LMAO...I must have a dirrrrty mind, because I was thinking about it the other way.... (NT) -- Oleander, 10:57:17 11/08/07 Thu
  - LMAO - I knew someone would think something like that! One thing I'm pretty sure about is that Claire doesn't really think he's sexy, even if she grudgingly admits he's a good egg! (NT) -- pamelalass, 13:07:50 11/08/07 Thu

I would think that what he does to Adams at the end of BOTB would settle this question once and for all. That *really* surprised me. (NT) -- Karen, 10:26:10 11/08/07 Thu

So right. Me too. (NT) -- pamelalass, 10:41:55 11/08/07 Thu

Yes, so true...Lord John is well, nearly macho in Brotherhood--this infrequently seen side of John makes him all the more sexy somehow. I'm not thinking so much about how he is portrayed as a champion of a woman's safety (eg, for both Claire, and Brianna); it's more about the battle scenes in Brotherhood. John is da man! (NT) --

teddie, 11:57:02 11/08/07 Thu

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