It is somewhat a troubling interview to me ... and some of the things you picked up on, like the issue between Mendes & Emilio, are also things that troubled me reading the book (but then I thought, well, perhaps I just Don't Know). I think it is partly an issue of characterization (for me). For me, all the characters (except, to some extent, Emilio) feel very -- like, "here is so and so, you will like her because she is sensible and funny and big-hearted". "Here is so and so, these are their character traits you will like. These are their character traits you will not like." This is not my favorite.
I would also like to say, while I am whining, that the proposal that Emilio would not be able to understand spoken French is the biggest bullshit I've ever heard in my life ...
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It is somewhat a troubling interview to me ... and some of the things you picked up on, like the issue between Mendes & Emilio, are also things that troubled me reading the book (but then I thought, well, perhaps I just Don't Know). I think it is partly an issue of characterization (for me). For me, all the characters (except, to some extent, Emilio) feel very -- like, "here is so and so, you will like her because she is sensible and funny and big-hearted". "Here is so and so, these are their character traits you will like. These are their character traits you will not like." This is not my favorite.
I would also like to say, while I am whining, that the proposal that Emilio would not be able to understand spoken French is the biggest bullshit I've ever heard in my life ...