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Kincaid microfiction "Goodbye"
Mira:
--- Quote ---On another topic: I never cared for Susan. I didn't like her in the first three books, didn't like her when she became "She-Hulk" by Death Masks, and certainly didn't like her when we found out that she was hiding Dresden's daughter from him. I mostly found her annoying. In my opinion, her best contribution to the series was giving Harry his duster.
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Yes, though she did come to care for Harry, I don't think it would have lasted if she hadn't gotten infected. It was clear from Fool Moon that she was using him to further her own fame, i.e. going public with the video for example. While she wasn't stupid in the classical sense, she had very little judgement and failed to take responsibility for her own actions.
morriswalters:
LMAO. This same author has Harry create a means of restraining Susan so he can have unprotected sex. Based off an idea from a conversation with a 14 year old. I mean consider, the way the story is written. It takes more effort than IVF in a modern hospital, to create that child. If he really had cared about progeny, he would have used a condom. Real men think of their offspring before they have them.
Dresden is closer to Batman than Superman, in that he is flawed and driven by his demons. It's one of the things that make the character appealing. But what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander in terms of Susan. She is flawed as well. I'm sorry that she engenders a lot of hate. Because she makes Harry's story.
Kindler:
There is an enormous difference between not using a condom and going after the people who kidnapped your daughter. They're not even remotely comparable.
morriswalters:
--- Quote from: Kindler on March 13, 2020, 06:12:52 PM ---There is an enormous difference between not using a condom and going after the people who kidnapped your daughter. They're not even remotely comparable.
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Nor has anyone made such a comparison.
g33k:
--- Quote from: morriswalters on March 13, 2020, 03:22:07 PM --- ... This same author has Harry create a means of restraining Susan so he can have unprotected sex ...
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I had understood that to be a defensive tool Harry had previously made for his home, in a preemptive what-if-something-tricked-me-into-inviting-it-in manner, NOT something he made to get sexytime with Susan.
It was a spur of the moment re-purposing.
And I suspect that Harry was thinking (IF he was thinking) that a half-turned Susan wouldn't be able to conceive.
It's not like horny-and-frustrated people are well-known for making solid choices, as a general rule.
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