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For off-site access, click here. And that's where Giddon goes wrong. Still, we do have to give him some credit for handling rejection well… eventually. At first he gets pretty snotty and insulting, but we can see how he might feel defensive right after having his proposal of marriage declined.
And he must have really wanted Katsa, not just any woman, for his wife, because we learn from Raffin that "Randa keeps trying to marry him off, and Giddon keeps refusing" But the thing that lets us know for certain that Giddon is ultimately a good guy if a bit misguided when it comes to women , is that "he gives himself completely to the work of the Council," and "he's an invaluable ally" Plus, Raffin says that Giddon wouldn't mind seeing Katsa someday, which lets us know he's not holding a grudge.
And that takes some character. Parents Home Homeschool College Resources. I think it's important for friendship to be able to happen without romance.
But all the small hints were indeed there- Her going on about loving the sound of his voice, nearly crying when he left, etc. I like that Bitterblue didn't end up with anyone, she is WAY too busy with things that are much more important, she doesn't have time to really find a mate and she's got plenty of time to do that later. Fire and Katniss were busy and on adventures too but they weren't trying to pull a 35 year old dagger out of a kingdom's back.
Forget how much Bitterblue herself had to come to terms with and grow through. It suits him. He reminds me a lot of Mercutio and as Shakespeare said of that cahracter in Romeo and Juliet, Mercutio would take over the entire story with his volatile nature and so Saf couldn't have been such a big player, he'd have taken over completely.
Saf has deffo been the worst love interest in the series.. I didn't feel that he loved her or even cared about her.. I'm glad Bitterblue and Saf didn't end up together..
I would have liked an epilogue to get more closure on what happens in BB's life.. I thought BB and Giddon had a lot of feelings for each other, the way they reacted to each other was very telling.. I think they would be a more suitable couple.. If there's a 4th book I really hope their together.. Jun 04, PM. While Cashore has officially said she doesn't know if she'll write more I have seen her make comments about how she plans to include different races and work harder on what limitations Po should have between his blindness and his grace.
She was more musing but she's obviously got it in her mind, she's not decided she's completely done in any case. I'm excited to reread Bitterblue knowing how these relationships turn out so I can pick out more little clues here and there about what might come up in subsequent novels.
This one, of all of them, felt the most unfinished. Jun 08, PM. I think I liked Giddon more than I would have because of how much I didn't l I can see how it would be easy to do as I myself did..
Although, I think if Saf is bi as this passage indicates, then that is an awful lot of gay people in one book. I've noticed newer books trying to include more gay characters which is fine, i'm not a hater but I think there is a point where it becomes a little disproportionate.
Jun 11, AM. I think I liked Giddon more than I would have because of how m I kind of felt that Cashore was deliberately being vague so it wouldn't 'alienate' some readers. I don't even get why either was attracted to the other. I'm not impressed with how she leaves important things open to so many different interpretations.. Jun 11, PM. I think there are more gay people in the world than anyone realizes.
It's just unusual to find more than one, or one couple, in a single book. Which I'm glad is changing. Jun 12, AM. And lets not forget that while most things seem to be a reflection of our world this is techincally a world she invented. She can subvert any rules or norms she wants. Jun 12, PM. Samantha wrote: "And lets not forget that while most things seem to be a reflection of our world this is techincally a world she invented.
And I think that the intention with Saf was that he just be a pretty mysterious character who we never get to know too well.
There are suggestions here and hints there but he's not meant to be clear cut or obvious in any way. This is just another example I've seen lately of newer books trying to be more progressive. It seems forced and it shouldn't have to be. Jessica wrote: "I'm just saying, the world she choses to create is pretty liberal not that I am a republican or anything. But all in all I don't think she was really trying to do anything but write true to the story. I blame it on the fact that we're just not used to multiple gay relationships.
Oh, and to everyone on this discussion Sorry for steering the whole thing off track. Do resume about Giddon and Bitterblue :. Jun 13, PM. Katherine wrote: "Jessica wrote: "I'm just saying, the world she choses to create is pretty liberal not that I am a republican or anything. This is just another example I've seen lately of newer books trying to be This might my own projection here but it seems that when people find out about these gay relationships they still react similarly to how we react in this world, either accepting and liberal with the acceptance there is always a sense that it is because someone is liberal-minded, not that it's simply a commonplace thing or not accepting and closed minded.
I think if the homosexual relationships were meant to be more common and universally accepted in this world then everyone should know about the ones that are and it should be no different than knowing ANYONE is dating. Our first experience with homoesexuality in these books is Raffin and Bann who are secretive because of Raffin's father.
This reflects our world pretty closely which got us all started in the mindset that it's a very similar setting. But now as she brings in more and more particularly having a reveal of 3 in a single book - more than any other relationships that are discussion it feels like a drastic change which gives it the forced feeling.
If she'd introduced it all as being not-a-big-deal from the start this book wouldn't have stood out as much I suppose. Jessica I totally know what you mean, I wasn't disagreeing with you by any stretch. In fact I wrote a really long post about this in another topic. And yes, back to the discussion lol. What should I read if I like Graceling? How old is Bitterblue in Graceling? Is fire a Bitterblue? Is there romance in Winterkeep? Is there romance in Bitterblue?
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