The Red and Bad Book Club will now come to order!
Oh, damn. How would you like Bad’s computerized texting voice in your ear, ordering you around? Does he push Red a little too far in the bathroom after their closed circuit lunch date?
Freaking awesome Book Club shirt photo by infowidget on Flickr under this Creative Commons license.
It didn’t even occur to me that it would be weird to have Bad’s texts narrated by a computer voice in Red’s ear (of course in my head they still had Bad’s voice). You’re right – that adds a whole other level of weirdness.
This may be the chapter that made me really dislike Bad. Right at the end, when Red already has plans and Bad gets all pissy about it. I mean, I get that he’s possessive, but they’ve known each other for just a couple of days and he’s acting as though they’ve got some sort of an ownership agreement that’s been in place for years. I do like that Red doesn’t cave and isn’t completely in Bad’s thrall. (All that’s happened so far and *this* is what puts me off…)
dinaw I saw that more as Bad being a control freak. Like, I kind of picture Bad being the guy who goes to the store for milk and has a small meltdown if it turns out the store’s out of the kind of milk he wants. That’s not in his defense; it’s even less likable in some ways as far as I’m concerned. (I’m picturing shelves full of milk, but the one he wants is an empty slot. Sure, he could get a different brand, or a different type, but he’s a control freak and dammit, he wants what he wants!)
KrisRipper dinaw Flexible may be the very last word that anyone would use to describe him.
dinaw but at least he does not try to make Red change his plans.
I might be getting used to red and bad now but I still see my self in red . i keep on asking my self if I would do that! And yes when no one is watching I could. As to your questions
The computerized voice would make me think of hal or wargames can we play a game? Strangely that would embarris me more. Bad is getting close to abuse in the bathroom and you can see the damage in red that he goes have for more. Ultimatiums are blackmail emotional blackmail red will come but only because he needs the attention bad or good he craves it.
I lived with someone like that & it is no fun. He would freak out on me. It was & always will be abuse to me. Mine was verbal & I decided to leave after he hit me. Was blessed with wonderful Mamma & Daddy! I did not like this episode because it brought back bad memories! But will keep reading to see what others are like.
Drmchr Yikes! This isn’t the most extreme Bad gets, so if it brings back bad memories, this may not be the book for you. (And I’m sorry it brought back bad memories!)