Post by JTB on Aug 1, 2009 23:39:26 GMT -5
Since I didn't feel like re-reading TWW at all (it's the book I've read most), I went ahead with TMM.
Beginning Illustration Huge financial drop goes along with depressing mood of Paltryville.
Pg. 4 Paltry means "ridiculously or insultingly small"; fits Paltryville quite well: one street, consisting of lumbermill, eye doctor's, a few shops, a post office, and from the illustration on Pg. 125, a few very small houses as well.
Pg. 11 How could an old shoe get up there? Just curious. Someone might have hoisted it with the rope and pulley, but why would anyone do that? Just to add insult to injury to the paltry town?
Pg. 14 The eye's iris is green on Olaf's ankle, then. Another reference to emerald lumber. Or it may be that green is a rare eye color, and such a rare shaped building.
Pgs. 19-20 Was Lemony the volunterr who investigated the lumbermill murder from LSUA?
Pg. 21 Fourteen years ago - Violet's age. Maybe Bertrand and
Pg. 53 Brother's dollhouse - another gay reference intended?
Pg. 57 Terrible childhood, much like Olaf's and the Baudelaire's. Perhaps Sir's parents beat him, so he hides it with his cigar smoke.
Pg. 103 I have to wonder, just for my curious nature, if Ahab Memorial Hospital is in Paltryville itself or somewhere else nearby. It bears absolute no relevance to the story whatsoever (well, none of these notes really do
) The original description on Pg. 11 mentions no hospital.
Pg. 110 Orwell is a bit of a red herring for this short bit. For new readers who didn't know better, the illustration on the inside front cover would lead them to think that Olaf is disguised as Orwell when she is first mentioned as a female. However, their suspicions would be dismissed as soon as the narrative states the children could see it was not Olaf. Still, I think that was an interesting situation.
Pg. 131 This would be the third "very close eye" in Paltryville - Phil's metaphorical close eye, Olaf's eye tattoo, and the eye shaped building. Another possible eye is Orwell's, if she is in V.F.D. and has a tattoo herself.
Pg. 133 What are Sir and Charles doing in a dark room so close to each other? Sir/Charles shippers like me have to wonder.
Pg. 137 Charles strongly reminds me of Jerome in this situation.
Pg. 162 Typo - should be "said to[/i] the doctor." There are a few errors in this book; I haven't mentioned the earlier ones.
Pg. 163Reminds me of Sir and Charles with the 'fifty-fifty'. If Orwell didn't know Shirley was Olaf in disguise (and she did, so this is just a 'What-If), do you think she'd be a lesbian?
Pg. 165 Phase Two.
Ending illustration School bus supports my conclusion that the series is in the 1930's-1950'sish.
Hope you enjoyed! TAA coming soon.
Beginning Illustration Huge financial drop goes along with depressing mood of Paltryville.
Pg. 4 Paltry means "ridiculously or insultingly small"; fits Paltryville quite well: one street, consisting of lumbermill, eye doctor's, a few shops, a post office, and from the illustration on Pg. 125, a few very small houses as well.
Pg. 11 How could an old shoe get up there? Just curious. Someone might have hoisted it with the rope and pulley, but why would anyone do that? Just to add insult to injury to the paltry town?
Pg. 14 The eye's iris is green on Olaf's ankle, then. Another reference to emerald lumber. Or it may be that green is a rare eye color, and such a rare shaped building.
Pgs. 19-20 Was Lemony the volunterr who investigated the lumbermill murder from LSUA?
Pg. 21 Fourteen years ago - Violet's age. Maybe Bertrand and
Beatrice visited to ask about emerald lumber for their mansion for their new family?
Pg. 23 Reminds me of the camp from
[/i]Platoon[/i], or any military camp, really.Pg. 23 Reminds me of the camp from
Pg. 53 Brother's dollhouse - another gay reference intended?
Pg. 57 Terrible childhood, much like Olaf's and the Baudelaire's. Perhaps Sir's parents beat him, so he hides it with his cigar smoke.
Pg. 103 I have to wonder, just for my curious nature, if Ahab Memorial Hospital is in Paltryville itself or somewhere else nearby. It bears absolute no relevance to the story whatsoever (well, none of these notes really do
) The original description on Pg. 11 mentions no hospital.Pg. 110 Orwell is a bit of a red herring for this short bit. For new readers who didn't know better, the illustration on the inside front cover would lead them to think that Olaf is disguised as Orwell when she is first mentioned as a female. However, their suspicions would be dismissed as soon as the narrative states the children could see it was not Olaf. Still, I think that was an interesting situation.
Pg. 131 This would be the third "very close eye" in Paltryville - Phil's metaphorical close eye, Olaf's eye tattoo, and the eye shaped building. Another possible eye is Orwell's, if she is in V.F.D. and has a tattoo herself.
Pg. 133 What are Sir and Charles doing in a dark room so close to each other? Sir/Charles shippers like me have to wonder.
Pg. 137 Charles strongly reminds me of Jerome in this situation.
Pg. 162 Typo - should be "said to[/i] the doctor." There are a few errors in this book; I haven't mentioned the earlier ones.
Pg. 163Reminds me of Sir and Charles with the 'fifty-fifty'. If Orwell didn't know Shirley was Olaf in disguise (and she did, so this is just a 'What-If), do you think she'd be a lesbian?
Pg. 165 Phase Two.
Ending illustration School bus supports my conclusion that the series is in the 1930's-1950'sish.
Hope you enjoyed! TAA coming soon.
