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Go here: Vote -- --Team Bill We're all a heartbeat away from forever.
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Nov 8, 2009 8:20 PM
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Guys it is Charlaine answering the questions on her board. She is quite open about the fact that she posts on it regularly.
She is always duckpond100.
And she is very....VERY choosy about what she answers. The things she does address, she often answers without really giving away anything definitive.
She plays with the people on that board mercilessly. Then she complains about being misunderstood...v.frustrating.
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Edited by Aaine at 11/08/2009 5:22 PM PST
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Nov 8, 2009 8:18 PM
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> here is CH Q&A
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> http://charlaineharris.master.com/texis/master/search/
> showmsg.html?id=4af75d0e10&Catid=4061d6053#m4af75d0e10
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> and Charlaine Harris answers the questions
How do you know it's CH answering the questions and which questions does she answer? Specific ones or just interpreting what she writes for those who don't know how to read?
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Nov 8, 2009 8:17 PM
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Rc,
May I ask, how do you know that is CH answering that post?
I am not trying to stir anything up, but I am curious.
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> Now you say CH doesn't say these things but she
> writes them. In all of her books she has written the
> character as doing all of the above things and the
> only thing he was remotely compelled to do was cheat.
> On that I will only say that Bill has the same type
> of selective compulsion where he answers Lorena, goes
> to her, sleeps with her, decides to run away with
> her, BUT does not kill Sookie even though she ordered
> him to - which I don't know that I believe as Bill is
> known to be a liar (see above).
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>
> She didn't write the actual words that is your
> interpertation of her writing . I do go on her web
> site , the information there is from her. Mrs.
> Harris's own words that Bill had to obey his maker
> and that he was yoked to her for many decades. CH
> also said that Bill did not love Lorena. Please don't
> take my word, go to her site and look up that info
> for yourself. She responds to readers' question and
> so do the moderators.
> Good night.
If you know how to read you shouldn't need CH to explain what she wrote. And you shouldn't need to read on her site what her moderators tell you is what she meant. You have a good evening yourself.
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Nov 8, 2009 7:03 PM
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Now you say CH doesn't say these things but she writes them. In all of her books she has written the character as doing all of the above things and the only thing he was remotely compelled to do was cheat. On that I will only say that Bill has the same type of selective compulsion where he answers Lorena, goes to her, sleeps with her, decides to run away with her, BUT does not kill Sookie even though she ordered him to - which I don't know that I believe as Bill is known to be a liar (see above).
She didn't write the actual words that is your interpertation of her writing . I do go on her web site , the information there is from her. Mrs. Harris's own words that Bill had to obey his maker and that he was yoked to her for many decades. CH also said that Bill did not love Lorena. Please don't take my word, go to her site and look up that info for yourself. She responds to readers' question and so do the moderators.
Good night.
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Nov 8, 2009 6:45 PM
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> > > Well CH says that Bill fell in Love with
> Sookie
> > > rather Quickly...and since she writes the
> > books...I
> > > tend to believe her.
> >
> > She also writes that Bill is a liar, a cheat, a
> > rapist, a stalker and a crappy boyfriend. Why
> don't
> > you believe her then?
> >
> > --
> > Edited by swtp555 at 11/06/2009 9:20 PM PST
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> Mrs. Harris has never said any such thing about Bill.
> She would never use those descriptions to describe
> one of her characters. You should try visiting her
> site.
> She describes Bill as good and said he was compelled
> to do most of what he did.
>
> Comment by rs ? October 22, 2009 @ 3:18 pm
> (edited for content) My questions is: Are you
> surprised that Bill is still loved & defended after
> his treatment and deception of Sookie?
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> Comment by Charlaine Harris ? October 22, 2009 @ 3:23
> pm
> No, I?m not surprised. Bill has many good qualities.
> And to some extent, he was compelled to do many of
> the things he did that readers (and Sookie) DON?T
> like.
>
> --
> Edited by DarkOneBL at 11/07/2009 10:48 PM PST
I'll tell you exactly what I meant. If you read the original post and my response there should be no confusion but that is typical of Bill fans to "interpret" whatever they want out of black and white written on a page.
I simply asked if she believes CH when she writes that Bill fell in love why doesn't she believe when CH writes that Bill is a liar, a cheat, a rapist, a stalker and a crappy boyfriend why doesn't she believe her then? It is that same "selective" comprehension where you understand only what you want to understand about your hero not the truth.
Now you say CH doesn't say these things but she writes them. In all of her books she has written the character as doing all of the above things and the only thing he was remotely compelled to do was cheat. On that I will only say that Bill has the same type of selective compulsion where he answers Lorena, goes to her, sleeps with her, decides to run away with her, BUT does not kill Sookie even though she ordered him to - which I don't know that I believe as Bill is known to be a liar (see above).
Lastly, please don't quote CH postings from CH website as answers or comments from CH unless they actually are. You say now that "duckpond" is CH. Rclaurel has quoted a number of different posters all as CH. Basically you use quotes from the site that agree or confirm what you're trying to say and attribute it to CH and that's just wrong.
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Nov 8, 2009 6:44 PM
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The rest of the quote really doesn't change the fact that readers don't always see him as she portrays him in her book in her oppinion as she has stated on her site. That is what I was refering to. Sorry I did not post the whole quote as that was the only part I came across while looking. I too am finished commenting on this issue. Hope you ladies have a good evening. And her web site is quite an enjoyable place to visit.
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Nov 8, 2009 6:26 PM
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OK darkone - I am loathe to get into "quote slinging" with you, but I will. Since you seem so determined to have the last word.
> > > Are you saying after reading her quote from
> her
> > own
> > > words that she doesn't know what she is
> talking
> > > about?
No, you don't know what you're talking about.
You seem quite familiar with CH's site and with her most recent comments about Bill and Eric.
That's why I think it's quite funny that in all your quote slinging to support your point, you have quite glaringly omitted the rest of the comment, which obviously doesn't support your point at all.
So let's repost the quote, in full so that we are all on the same page.
> Hermione, a legitimate point. Of course I don't know
> why you are fond of Eric, you specifically. I do run
> into a lot of fans who are obsessed with him sexually
> and see him as a great guy; they completely ignore
> his darker, murderous side. I'm not saying that other
> vampires are squeaky clean. I'm saying that Eric
> isn't all sweetness and light and great sex.
> He's not particularly bad, but he's a vampire and
> he enjoys that power to the fullest.
OK all done here 
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Nov 8, 2009 6:22 PM
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> > > So I guess we agree to disagree.
> > > You should check out her web site if you
> have
> > not,
> > > you will find it interesting and there is
> alot
> > of
> > > information to learn about the books
> there.
> >
> > I truly can't understand why you are incapable
> of
> > allowing for a dissenting opinion. But I no
> longer
> > care. I am moving on.
>
>
> Sorry if you are offended that was not my intention,
> I was only stating facts from CH's web site.
> And being you are a book reader I thought you would
> enjoy her web site.
I am not offended. No worries there. I just thought we should both see the writing on the wall...which is that we just won't agree on this, LOL.
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Nov 8, 2009 6:17 PM
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> > So I guess we agree to disagree.
> > You should check out her web site if you have
> not,
> > you will find it interesting and there is alot
> of
> > information to learn about the books there.
>
> I truly can't understand why you are incapable of
> allowing for a dissenting opinion. But I no longer
> care. I am moving on.
Sorry if you are offended that was not my intention, I was only stating facts from CH's web site.
And being you are a book reader I thought you would enjoy her web site.
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Nov 8, 2009 5:49 PM
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> > > Are you saying after reading her quote from
> her
> > own
> > > words that she doesn't know what she is
> talking
> > > about?
> > >
> >
> > I am saying that her comments do not match what
> she
> > wrote and that there may be an ulterior motive
> at
> > play here.
> >
> > Specifically, I am saying that she is being
> > disingenuous about how she really feels about
> Eric in
> > an attempt to control the damage caused by AB
> saying
> > that she thought about killing off Bill. That
> is my
> > opinion.
> >
>
> Well you are entitled to your oppininon.
> However she has said these things before AB mentioned
> Bill on her web site many times.
>
>
> > > > her comments she made it sound like
> she
> > was
> > > talking
> > > > about vampires, in general, like we
> didn't
> > > already
> > > > know they had a dark side.
> > >
> > > If you read her quote, she did mention him
> by
> > name
> > > ame and did not refer to other vampires.
> > >
> >
> > But she was talking about his vampire
> > nature...which is the same thing as
> talking
> > about vampires, in general. What she said could
> just
> > as easily have applied to Bill.
> >
>
> I reread that quote and nowhere did she mention his
> nature.
>
>
> > Clearly we interpreted her words differently so
> we
> > are unlikely to agree on this. So maybe we
> should
> > just agree to disagree.
>
> So I guess we agree to disagree.
> You should check out her web site if you have not,
> you will find it interesting and there is alot of
> information to learn about the books there.
I truly can't understand why you are incapable of allowing for a dissenting opinion. But I no longer care. I am moving on.
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Nov 8, 2009 5:44 PM
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> > Are you saying after reading her quote from her
> own
> > words that she doesn't know what she is talking
> > about?
> >
>
> I am saying that her comments do not match what she
> wrote and that there may be an ulterior motive at
> play here.
>
> Specifically, I am saying that she is being
> disingenuous about how she really feels about Eric in
> an attempt to control the damage caused by AB saying
> that she thought about killing off Bill. That is my
> opinion.
>
Well you are entitled to your oppininon.
However she has said these things before AB mentioned Bill on her web site many times.
> > > her comments she made it sound like she
> was
> > talking
> > > about vampires, in general, like we didn't
> > already
> > > know they had a dark side.
> >
> > If you read her quote, she did mention him by
> name
> > ame and did not refer to other vampires.
> >
>
> But she was talking about his vampire
> nature...which is the same thing as talking
> about vampires, in general. What she said could just
> as easily have applied to Bill.
>
I reread that quote and nowhere did she mention his nature.
> Clearly we interpreted her words differently so we
> are unlikely to agree on this. So maybe we should
> just agree to disagree.
So I guess we agree to disagree.
You should check out her web site if you have not, you will find it interesting and there is alot of information to learn about the books there.
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Nov 8, 2009 4:01 PM
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> Are you saying after reading her quote from her own
> words that she doesn't know what she is talking
> about?
>
I am saying that her comments do not match what she wrote and that there may be an ulterior motive at play here.
Specifically, I am saying that she is being disingenuous about how she really feels about Eric in an attempt to control the damage caused by AB saying that she thought about killing off Bill. That is my opinion.
> > her comments she made it sound like she was
> talking
> > about vampires, in general, like we didn't
> already
> > know they had a dark side.
>
> If you read her quote, she did mention him by name
> ame and did not refer to other vampires.
>
But she was talking about his vampire nature...which is the same thing as talking about vampires, in general. What she said could just as easily have applied to Bill.
Clearly we interpreted her words differently so we are unlikely to agree on this. So maybe we should just agree to disagree.
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Nov 8, 2009 3:50 PM
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> > > I would guess she knows what she is
> > > talking about, after all she created him..
> > >
> > > --
> > > Edited by DarkOneBL at 11/08/2009 11:35 AM
> PST
> >
> > You would think so but what she said about Eric
> was
> > not how she wrote him. Besides, when she
> clarified
> > her comments she made it sound like she was
> talking
> > about vampires, in general, like we didn't
> already
> > know they had a dark side.
> >
> > She once said she didn't like to comment about
> the
> > books, that they should be able to speak for
> > themselves. She should have stuck to that.
>
> Totally agree with you there LotF!
Well if you go to her web site she answers fans questions about her books. According to both of you she doesn't know her own character she wrote about.
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