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Date Posted: 12:28:00 11/08/07 Thu
Author: maddiej
Subject: Since we see him mostly from Claire's point of view in the main books, and mostly after her return, when he's older and a diplomat, we really don't see him as the professional soldier he was. But he *was* a soldier for quite a long time. It's good to see some of that part of his life.
In reply to: teddie 's message, "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!" on 11:57:02 11/08/07 Thu


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  • Yes, great word to see in this context, teddie! It really is good to see this side of him: younger, more impulsive, really kind of a bad-@$$ in some ways, to survive and thrive as a professional soldier. A different world from the one in which we see him in the other books, as maddie noted. I knew he could be deliberate and ruthless in strategy and tactics, but this book shows his physical ruthlessness quite powerfully. It brings me back to yet another Jamie parallel - - these men of honor and the challenge of balancing ruthlessness and mercy, violence and compassion. (NT) -- pamelalass, 13:04:02 11/08/07 Thu

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