I haven’t finished reading it yet! So I don’t have a public opinion on the freshly Highly Problematic™ aspects, but alcohol does tend to pair well w/ this sort of thing.
♛I would say that the resemblance is uncanny… in more ways than one. Yes, budding youth, handsome, blue eyes and blond hair. Even the expression in the painted portrait we see of Prince Adam is a familiar expression of mine *winks*
I relate deeply to that story. If I’m the Beast, and I’m constantly swooning over Louis’s slightest glance at me, does that make him Beauty? Probably.
As much as I do praise myself (and others do, as well!) to the high heavens for my looks… Being at home in my own body has been, and still is, a constant a struggle. It’s a love-hate relationship with the mirror. As often as I say it, the impact remains the same: my reflection has startled me on more than one occasion, it’s depressed me, it’s made me almost lose the will to live. There were times that I couldn’t look in a mirror. I wouldn’t wish that feeling on my worst enemy.
There is a real horror in what we are, hosts to a vampiric parasite. That moment of awakening, that first breath after the change. Beautiful and monstrous all in one. And each time I survive something and my reflection shows me something close to what I was before all this happened, that’s a small comfort.
OMFG no really can we talk about parallels between these stories.
HELLO WOLFKILLER LOL
Let’s talk about how Belle and Louis are both pretty brunette book nerds.
Lestat experiences horrific changes to himself (his soul and his body both) throughout his life that turn him into a literal monster and he’s often terrified by his own body.
Belle basically winds up with Stockholm Syndrome, HI LOUIS. Like, the Beast keeps her captive for selfish reasons, eventually he grows on her. Louis entered this relationship with his eyes a little more open, and he was enthralled by Lestat in the very beginning, but Lestat did trap him there by withholding Important Vampire Information AND ALSO trapping him with a kid. Claudia is basically the library in this analogy.
//ooc: Very good addition from @monstersinthecosmos! I’m sure essays could be written on this. Lots of comparison could be made.
The story of Beauty and the Beast is far older than the Disney movie (1991) and has been adapted many times over, I wouldn’t be surprised if AR had drawn on some of that story – or any of the various adaptations – for inspiration as TVL was published in 1985. Still, it’s worth comparing this Disney version (or the story itself) with TVL, being made within the same decade. Maybe the Disney ppl were influenced by AR ;]
[I can’t answer this w/o the ask itself already being a spoiler, but tbh I’m not really as worried about spoiling ppl re: this book bc C’MON we all know alot of the spoilery stuff by now!]
Tbh my reading of PLROA has stalled again ;A; I’m sorry! It’s worth it tho, as I may or may not be furiously working on a Coffeeshop AU w/ one of my absolute fave ficwriters behind the scenes…
From what I understand, yes. We have an Angry Birds situation, that’s where all the pain and suffering on earth comes from.
♛I would say that the resemblance is uncanny… in more ways than one. Yes, budding youth, handsome, blue eyes and blond hair. Even the expression in the painted portrait we see of Prince Adam is a familiar expression of mine *winks*
I relate deeply to that story. If I’m the Beast, and I’m constantly swooning over Louis’s slightest glance at me, does that make him Beauty? Probably.
As much as I do praise myself (and others do, as well!) to the high heavens for my looks… Being at home in my own body has been, and still is, a constant a struggle. It’s a love-hate relationship with the mirror. As often as I say it, the impact remains the same: my reflection has startled me on more than one occasion, it’s depressed me, it’s made me almost lose the will to live. There were times that I couldn’t look in a mirror. I wouldn’t wish that feeling on my worst enemy.
There is a real horror in what we are, hosts to a vampiric parasite. That moment of awakening, that first breath after the change. Beautiful and monstrous all in one. And each time I survive something and my reflection shows me something close to what I was before all this happened, that’s a small comfort.
(2) Granted, the creator of Black Butler, Yana Toboso, clearly loves the gothic because the manga and the anime adaption (the movie… not quite as much) are both drenched in gorgeous, dark, Victorian aesthetics, and the storylines deal with heavy, twisted events and demons and reapers and rich fineries all over the place and slick, otherworldly people, etc. So I would not be surprised if she’s ever been a reader of the Rice. Especially since she apparently likes vampires, too.
I don’t watch the series but I’ve seen gifs and fanart for it, and I like the style! I think you summarized it very well so I won’t try to add to your description, just nod and agree, based on what I’ve seen ;]
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Ciel Phantomhive (the younger-looking character in this gif) does seem to remind me of Armand. Not identical in appearance, being 12, but the whole vertically-challenged aspect, and looking like a child/teen compared to the others, and the general fiestiness xD
If we had a VC animated series, I would want it to have the kind of aesthetics you mention for BB, and dip into the silly animation now and then, like this one character gnawing on the other here:
^Lestat noms on anyone w/ a space to nom on ❤ Resistance is futile!
FFS 2016… the bloodthirstiest year on the innocent that ever bloodthirstied on the innocent *cries* (@claudias-ashes told me about this and just… ugh.)
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