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fandomsecrets2012-12-05 05:21 pm
case) wrote in fandomsecrets2012-12-05 05:21 pm
[ SECRET POST #2164 ]
⌈ Secret Post #2164 ⌋
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(Anonymous) 2012-12-05 11:50 pm (UTC)(link)Um...I think you misread something. The anon above never said he wasn't a jerk, s/he said not all the flashbacks and mentions of him showed him acting like a jerk. It is possible for intelligent readers to read between the lines and and make connections between the gaps and come to conclusions about a character without the character's whole arc being showed explicitly to their faces.
(Although I really would've liked to see or hear post-jerk!James in the books. Not because it was necessary, just because that would be more enjoyable and better writing.)
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And, yes, there are some positive mentions of James when he was younger. I'm not disputing that. I'm just saying that, yes, he was kind of a jerk.
And, yeah, it is possible to read between the lines (I'm not saying I agree with all of this, I'm explaining why other people hate James), but, honestly, Jo in general is really bad at telling, not showing, so I have a hard time cutting her any slack in that department.