#59: In Love Again

[miss_hellfire]

Hi, first-time recapper here! It’s like the first day at school, I’m all nervous. Since my mother threw out my old SVH collection, I’m going to make do with whatever I can find in the charity shops. So far I’ve found... well, this one. Bear with me, it’s stupidly long. I don’t have the art of concise recapping down yet

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[shveta_thakrar]

I couldn’t find a picture, but Todd has been given BLUE eyes.

They're the snobby colored contacts all posh people wear.

Up at 3 am again

[anonymous]

In answer to : *Why can’t posh men have normal first names? Why do they have to have two surnames or a place in England? I’m a little concerned that we’re going to meet a Chipping Sodbury by the end of the book*

Back in the day - like mid-late 19th century - it was common for high society couples in the US to give their boys the mother's surname as a first name. I think the idea was to highlight the fact that one was a product of some great dynastic alliance (as in 'of course MY mother was one of the Boston Phuckins, and Father came from the Philadelphia line of Sods'); though it's pretty sad-assed given that these people were just robber-barons exploiting the USA's industrial boom and not a real aristocracy like you have in the UK.

Anyhoo, that's why you get men with names like 'Newland Archer' in Edith Wharton & Henry James novels. But of course in SV it's totally stupid & 100 years out of date.

Re: Up at 3 am again

[babydraco]

While it is true that the names used for waspish preppies in SV are very ridiculous, I take issue with part of your comment.

though it's pretty sad-assed given that these people were just robber-barons exploiting the USA's industrial boom and not a real aristocracy like you have in the UK.

I suppose you never figured a descendent of one of those "robber barons" would ever possibly stumble across this comment. Not to mention, some of those families actually are related to British aristocracy, it's just a lot further back but that's actually kind of how they got the money to become robber barons in the first place.

[esc_key]

The Cover! He does have blue eyes. FAIL!

Jeffrey has been consigned to Liz’s Ex-Boyfriend Heap of Sadness.
Aww. Poor Jeffrey. I prefer to think of it as him escaping to freedom.

Jeffrey says, “I guess that’s how rope-climbing works.” Heh.
LOVE!

[miss_hellfire]

Ooh, thanks for digging that out. Proof of the artist's epic crappiness!

Jeffrey was the best thing about this book, it's a shame he wasn't in it much.

[esc_key]

Artist fails! Author fails! Jeffrey wins!

[veracity]

Since he's not Todd, doesn't Jeffrey win by default?

[thedilettante]

Nobody ever cheers when I go into a burger place.
Are you 5'6"? Do you have golden blonde hair and eyes the colour of the pacific ocean? Are you a perfect size six? Is there a rich basketball player with eyes the colour of blue coffee by your side?
Well then.

[bcsmurfettegirl]

hee!

blue coffee :)

[skyekissed]

OK, you’ve moved into a mansion and you’re still too cheap to actually buy films. Todd and his dad are both losers.

LMAO that made me spit my water out!