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Originally Posted by Hitch
Yes, I am sorry, I got a bit hot under the collar on that one. I've just..for years, you know, when I was still a young somewhat impressionable kid, (Yes, yes, you wiseguys, that person existed, once upon a time and far far away...) I wondered what was wrong with me, that I didn't love TTM. How could that be? I did try, repeatedly, to figure out why, what was "wrong' with my perception of things, and all that. I mean, granted, thank God that I grew up, realized that the problem wasn't me, it was Dumas, and all that, but still, it bugs me to think of boys, particularly, reading this as a "great" classic, and emblematic of the HONOR and CHIVALRY that men are supposed to have. I mean..think about that!
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Oh no, don't apologize! I loved your post!
I got through the book by being largely oblivious to what I was reading. So I didn't get as worked up as I should have about the horrible behavior; I only noticed it in spots.